1774 Carolus III found In Lancaster County PA!

[1digger]

Found this morning in a neighbor's yard outside of Manheim PA. Anything special about the year, it's value, and how to clean it? Excited to have found my first Colonial silver. A 1 Real, I believe.

 

[oxbowbarefoot]

Sweet Spanish Silver!

 

[Erik in NJ]

Congrats...if it's the size of a nickel it's a 1 real. If it's smaller than a dime it's a 1/2 real. Wet it and wrap tightly in tinfoil a few times. It'll get warm and smell like rotten eggs--use a new piece of foil each time. Wash it in soap and water then rub a baking soda slurry on it a few times to get it clean.

 

[Rich in Central PA]

Congratulations on your first Spanish silver. Nothing special, not worth much, just clean it with a soft bristle toothbrush and a dab of dish washing liquid with water and that's it. Cleaning the back of it should reveal if its a one reale. It will say 1R and other info as to where it was minted. (mint mark). My first one reale was a 1773 here in Northumberland County with a G mint mark (Guatemala), and it was a thrill to dig one. Again, nice find..................Rich

 

[vpnavy]

Nice find 1digger!

 

[digging440yrs]

SWEEEET

 

[hamiddetecting]

Nice Congratulations

 

[ce550av8r]

Nice find! Totally jealous.

 

[Ifoundit69]

Sweet find !

 

[John Boy]

real nice find.cant wait till I find one of those bad boys.way to go buddy

 

[Finman]

Great find!! HH, Finman

 

[Erik in NJ]

Where's the cleaned pic??

 

[wvwildman]

nice find congrats HH

 

[JohnnyMac]

Great find I found my first real 2 weeks ago..great feeling huh?