OhioCoinHunter
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Today I hunted a park and found my best find to date. The hunt began slowly with a silver thimble find and a couple of wheats. Then I got a high toned signal at about 5 inches deep. I dug the target and saw what I initially thought was a smooth punch out disc from an electrical junction box. I rubbed the dirt off and then noticed some slight features. After carefully washing the rest of the dirt off with water from a bottle I carry with me, I saw the date and realized I found a silver coin from 1788! Wow! What a big surprise! It had a name on it - Carolus III. When I got home I typed that name along with "silver" and "coin" in the Yahoo search engine box and hit enter. I then learned I had discovered Spanish Silver! I think it's a 1 or 4 reale coin. Not sure. But what an amazing find! Someone dropped that coin in the 1700's before Ohio was a state...and I found it today. I'm thrilled. Dan
My finds from the hunt:
Silver thimble that says, "The Oakland Theatre":
Spanish Silver Reale:
Here's a video of the hunt for anyone interested:
My finds from the hunt:
Silver thimble that says, "The Oakland Theatre":
Spanish Silver Reale:
Here's a video of the hunt for anyone interested:
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