1779 Spanish Silver and a Largie

[lenmac65]

Since I am out of new spots, I went back to an old farm field on Sunday that I had detected several times before. This time I concentrated on the narrow wooded strips between the field edges and the enclosing stone walls, assuming those now overgrown areas were once part of the field. On one side, I dug a toasted Large Cent. I was so sure I had a deep old coin that I ran my coil over it about 40 times before digging it out just to enjoy the sound 😁. On the other side of the field, I got a steady mid-tone with a consistent VDI of 20 on the Equinox. While expecting perhaps an Indian Head penny, I was surprised to dig a 1779 half real minted in Mexico City. It is well worn, especially the portrait, but I am nonetheless very happy to have found it. I dug the button along the dirt road leading to the field. It reads “Standard Orange Colour,” so perhaps it is British. The 192? Mercury dime was from a different site and day, but is included here for good measure. Thanks and Happy Hunting!

 

[☠️🏴☠️SCOLINO🏴☠️☠️]

Since I am out of new spots, I went back to an old farm field on Sunday that I had detected several times before. This time I concentrated on the narrow wooded strips between the field edges and the enclosing stone walls, assuming those now overgrown areas were once part of the field. On one side, I dug a toasted Large Cent. I was so sure I had a deep old coin that I ran my coil over it about 40 times before digging it out just to enjoy the sound 😁. On the other side of the field, I got a steady mid-tone with a consistent VDI of 20 on the Equinox. While expecting perhaps an Indian Head penny, I was surprised to dig a 1779 half real minted in Mexico City. It is well worn, especially the portrait, but I am nonetheless very happy to have found it. I dug the button along the dirt road leading to the field. It reads “Standard Orange Colour,” so perhaps it is British. The 192? Mercury dime was from a different site and day, but is included here for good measure. Thanks and Happy Hunting!

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Congratulations on your finds!

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Excellent finds - well done !

 

[Bamasteve]

Great finds, congrats!

 

[Gare]

Great finds Thank you for sharing with us

 

[Silvermonkey]

Big congrats lenmac65! Its always appropriate to break out the party hats when a piece of old Spanish silver joins the party. Your comment about running the coil over the LC signal multiple times gave me a good laugh. I do the same thing! Anything to extend that wonderful feeling when you know you have a great target in the hole. Awesome hunt!!!

 

[lenmac65]

Big congrats lenmac65! Its always appropriate to break out the party hats when a piece of old Spanish silver joins the party. Your comment about running the coil over the LC signal multiple times gave me a good laugh. I do the same thing! Anything to extend that wonderful feeling when you know you have a great target in the hole. Awesome hunt!!!

Thanks, Silvermonkey. I am glad I am not the only one that does that 😁. It’s a fix only a fellow detectorist would truly understand . Good luck out there!

 

[Oldrvrrat57]

Great bunch of finds!! Congratulations

 

[Gare]

I love finding large Cents

 

[invent4hir]

You gotta love going back to a place you "detected several times before" and finding those fantastic finds! Persistence pays. I'm not familiar with Equinox detectors, but change some settings, go in different directions than before (i.e. north-south, east-west), and change the speed of your swings. Perhaps you'll have even more success.

 

[LostinGeorgia]

Congrats. Found one yesterday too. Yours is two years older than mine.

 

[lenmac65]

You gotta love going back to a place you "detected several times before" and finding those fantastic finds! Persistence pays. I'm not familiar with Equinox detectors, but change some settings, go in different directions than before (i.e. north-south, east-west), and change the speed of your swings. Perhaps you'll have even more success.

Thanks! I am definitely going back to finish the wooded edges, then redo the field with different settings and perhaps a different coil.

 

[LostinGeorgia]

Slightly better pictures including some of the buttons from the same site.

 

[Mr. Digger]

Great digs, lenmac. Always rewarding when you pull more finds from a site you have already hammered. Love the 1/2 R. Still hoping to get me one of those someday.

 

[lenmac65]

Slightly better pictures including some of the buttons from the same site.

Thanks for the extra pics. I do recall seeing your post with the initial coin photo.. Congrats!

 

[lenmac65]

Great digs, lenmac. Always rewarding when you pull more finds from a site you have already hammered. Love the 1/2 R. Still hoping to get me one of those someday.

They are still out there, fellow Mass digger. Good luck and happy hunting!

 

[oldmxrat]

Those are some sweet recoveries, congrats!

 

[☠️🏴☠️SCOLINO🏴☠️☠️]

Since I am out of new spots, I went back to an old farm field on Sunday that I had detected several times before. This time I concentrated on the narrow wooded strips between the field edges and the enclosing stone walls, assuming those now overgrown areas were once part of the field. On one side, I dug a toasted Large Cent. I was so sure I had a deep old coin that I ran my coil over it about 40 times before digging it out just to enjoy the sound 😁. On the other side of the field, I got a steady mid-tone with a consistent VDI of 20 on the Equinox. While expecting perhaps an Indian Head penny, I was surprised to dig a 1779 half real minted in Mexico City. It is well worn, especially the portrait, but I am nonetheless very happy to have found it. I dug the button along the dirt road leading to the field. It reads “Standard Orange Colour,” so perhaps it is British. The 192? Mercury dime was from a different site and day, but is included here for good measure. Thanks and Happy Hunting!

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Nice finds. I know exactly what you mean when it comes to running out of good spots to visit.