1790 Half Reale, 1858 Flying Eagle...What a Day!

[West Jersey Detecting]

I went out with the gang this morning to a new spot that Elad has been having luck at lately. It is an old farm field hidden behind some modern buildings.

The weather was great and swinging was easy. The signals were all deep and unless one listened for the slight threshold changes, they could easily be missed. I was digging some nice pewter buttons when I got a broken tone that I considered passing up. Out of the ground came an 1858 Flying Eagle in fairly good shape!



A little while later Elad called me over to listen to a deep signal he was getting on his Etrac. The V3i picked it up just as well, reading about 10+ inches with a high broken tone. After a few minutes of searching the hole, he dug a Seated Dime. A few minutes and 20 yards away I got a very similar deep signal and dug the 1790 Half Reale! I cannot make out the mint mark but it does not appear to be Mexico City.





I also dug some nice other relics including the watch winder and what appears to be a noose (?)!



A great morning of detecting, with some nice buttons with great backmarks as well!

 

[testing123]

Now that's a good day of detecting! Just imagine that half real has been sitting there undisturbed for around 200 years.

 

[VERMONTPACKRAT]

Looks like you guys had a REALE good time!

VPR

 

[Mackaydon]

The reale looks like a Potosi, Bolivia mint mark; joint assayers: "P" and "R".
If so, the initials PTS would be superimposed over each other.
Don....

 

[Iron Patch]

Yes, those pennies don't usually come out like that. I have found 3, all dateless. And Spanish too.

 

[Goes4ever]

amazing finds, that flying eagle is awesome, I have only found 2 of them in 3 1/2 yrs of hunting

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

The reale looks like a Potosi, Bolivia mint mark; joint assayers: "P" and "R".
If so, the initials PTS would be superimposed over each other.
Don....

Thanks for the ID, Don! You nailed it!

amazing finds, that flying eagle is awesome, I have only found 2 of them in 3 1/2 yrs of hunting

Only my second as well. The first one was in the typical miserable shape that they are usually in!

 

[romeo-1]

Nice job on the Spanish...always welcome under my coil!!!

 

[testing123]

amazing finds, that flying eagle is awesome, I have only found 2 of them in 3 1/2 yrs of hunting

Only my second as well. The first one was in the typical miserable shape that they are usually in!
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My one FE cent has a big hole in the center.

 

[Palmetto]

Excellent day. A good variety of finds.

Palmetto

 

[sscindercoop]

Wow, Ive dug lots of flying eagles and none were even 1/2 as nice as yours HH

 

[TommNJ]

Congrats on some great finds ! Yes, that Flying Eagle is in very nice shape, .

TommNJ

 

[Sniffy]

One heck of a hunt.

 

[Poptopagain]

Love the Flying Eagle! Great find!

 

[Jerry1NJ]

Nice finds Neil!!

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

a very nice day indeed! congrats man!

 

[JW15]

That's a good day right there to say the least! BTW, I'm new here...Flowing hair silver!!?? I would pass out.

 

[johnnyblaze]

Nice Spanish silver

I like the hole in them it gives it that historic look

The noose is a little strange but i like it..Cool relics


Blaze

 

[jerseyben]

Nice finds, as usual.

 

[rottonr]

WTG, both of those coins are on my wish list.