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1785 "REALE" Good Find
Went out hunting a new site in "coastal" NC with a new hunting partner. When we left we really didn't have a particular site in mind to hunt, but when we got to a decent looking site we were hunting. There were the typical junk and iron signals. We had been hunting about 15 minutes when I got a solid "dime" signal. Being the first signal I was willing to dig thus far, I went for it. 4", still there, 8", still there, 12", still there! Finally, I ran the MXT's coil over the hole to find the target had finally come out. Using my pinpointer I uncovered a coin looking shape covered in dirt. As the dirt started falling off I noticed it was definitely a silver coin. I called for my new partner to come over. As he started walking toward me I gently wiped the dirt off. He was about 30 feet from me when the last bit of dirt fell off to reveal what the coin was. I yelled, "WHOLLY F*%*#%$ SH#%!!!!!! He said "What is it"? I knew then I had uncovered a SILVER SPANISH COIN! I still hadn't looked at it close enough yet to see exactly what it was. My hands were shaking as I handed it to him. He looked at me and asked, "Did you really just now dig this right here"? He noticed my hands shaking and the HUGE smile on my face that answered his question. Then he looked at the coin again and said, "1785"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Obviously this is the oldest find I've recovered, and excluding a 1,084 Silver Dime Cache, this was my single best find, EVER. This coin is in the most beautiful shape I've ever seen a silver coin. It looks like the day it was created.
Enjoy.
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David Toller
Myrtle Beach, SC
Went out hunting a new site in "coastal" NC with a new hunting partner. When we left we really didn't have a particular site in mind to hunt, but when we got to a decent looking site we were hunting. There were the typical junk and iron signals. We had been hunting about 15 minutes when I got a solid "dime" signal. Being the first signal I was willing to dig thus far, I went for it. 4", still there, 8", still there, 12", still there! Finally, I ran the MXT's coil over the hole to find the target had finally come out. Using my pinpointer I uncovered a coin looking shape covered in dirt. As the dirt started falling off I noticed it was definitely a silver coin. I called for my new partner to come over. As he started walking toward me I gently wiped the dirt off. He was about 30 feet from me when the last bit of dirt fell off to reveal what the coin was. I yelled, "WHOLLY F*%*#%$ SH#%!!!!!! He said "What is it"? I knew then I had uncovered a SILVER SPANISH COIN! I still hadn't looked at it close enough yet to see exactly what it was. My hands were shaking as I handed it to him. He looked at me and asked, "Did you really just now dig this right here"? He noticed my hands shaking and the HUGE smile on my face that answered his question. Then he looked at the coin again and said, "1785"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Obviously this is the oldest find I've recovered, and excluding a 1,084 Silver Dime Cache, this was my single best find, EVER. This coin is in the most beautiful shape I've ever seen a silver coin. It looks like the day it was created.
Enjoy.
xXx
David Toller
Myrtle Beach, SC
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