1776 Half Reale

West Jersey Detecting · Oct 12, 2012

The cooler weather is finally here, the mosquitoes, chiggers and ticks seem to be gone and the vegetation is beginning to die back here in NJ. I took advantage and got out for a bit this afternoon and returned to a site that I have hit hard with my other detectors in the past. I knew there had to be more finds, but it took a while before I dug anything worth posting. After a while of nothing but a pewter spoon bit I got a deep broken signal, which turned out to be a cuff button nearly 10 inches down. Not too far away I got a bouncy signal reading 8 inches and when I flipped the plug saw the silver in the dirt! I wish I had my camera!

I am very impressed with the depth capabilities of the T2!

bill from lachine · Oct 12, 2012

Good score on the Spanish silver....low and slow does the trick.

Regards + HH

Bill

mpro1 · Oct 12, 2012

Nice find! :icon_thumright:

flyinryan2 · Oct 12, 2012

Way to go on the Spanish silver, 1776, a real historical date to find for any coin!!! :hello2:

RiverRat3 · Oct 12, 2012

Great find. Love Spanish silver!

SouthJerseyJim · Oct 12, 2012

Nice stuff Neil. Been awhile since Ive found any spanish. :headbang:

Nooberz · Oct 12, 2012

That's a beauty! Great find Neil

West Jersey Detecting · Oct 12, 2012

SouthJerseyJim said:
Nice stuff Neil. Been awhile since Ive found any spanish.

Thanks Jim, I think this is my first in nearly a year. I am beginning to like the T2. It's no V3i but it does go deep!

SouthJerseyJim · Oct 12, 2012

Its the clean up hitter for sure. When all other machines fail. Bring in the T2 it's the relic vacuum .

Bill D. (VA) · Oct 12, 2012

That's a great way to start the season Neil. Keep 'em coming!

Sooper Dave · Oct 12, 2012

Great Going On The Spanish Silver! That is an Awesome Coin! :icon_thumleft:

testing123 · Oct 12, 2012

congrats Neil! 1700s silver is such a treat

jerseyben · Oct 12, 2012

Neil, amazing find and congrats! Looks like the Jersey crew was hitting the dirt HARD today!

CoilFisher · Oct 12, 2012

That's hot! Nice find! :icon_thumright:

What that the T2 at work?

West Jersey Detecting · Oct 12, 2012

CoilFisher said:
That's hot! Nice find!

What that the T2 at work?

Yes it was the T2.

oldsalty19 · Oct 13, 2012

CMDiamonddawg · Oct 13, 2012

like the date on that Spanish silver 8-)

VERMONTPACKRAT · Oct 13, 2012

I think that gravity has pulled all of the Colonial Silver south. I have only one so far. Awsome, deep save!

VPR

West Jersey Detecting · Oct 19, 2012

VERMONTPACKRAT said:
I think that gravity has pulled all of the Colonial Silver south. I have only one so far. Awsome, deep save!

VPR

We don't get the Fugio Cents, or the Mass & CT coppers like you guys do. I don't think it's gravity :dontknow:

just more likely the way the coins circulated across the colonies made the Spanish coins more popular in this region. Someone should put together a survey similar to Don's NJ Copper survey. I think it would be cool, but the problem is the time-span for Spanish colonials in the colonies was close to 200 years, as opposed to a relatively few years of the state coppers.