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!

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

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

I don't believe in "wish" lists, but I do believe in "want" lists. Change your wish to a want and you will make it happen!

 

[jamesbibb]

Sweet FE penny there! ANd spanish silver is always awesome to find in the hole!

 

[steelheadwill]

Super Finds!
Congrats on Your Spanish and FE

 

[jnott5]

Nice finds Neil.... I have found one flying eagle but not in as good as shape as yours...

 

[Killer Angel]

Let me get this straight- you passed on the organised club beach hunt to go to some dusty old farm field?

Neil, all those old coins are OK, if you're in to that sort of thing, but you missed a day at the beach. That new Excal isn't going to teach itself to water hunt!!!!!

Seriously, you've been knocking it out of the park lately - Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[allen]

i would still be hitting that site after
recovering all of those great finds !!!

 

[cntrydncr1]

awesome hunt Neil! congrats!

 

[Elad]

Really nice digs. That field has more hidden goodies for sure. Now if we can only get a certain someone to post that GORGEOUS large cent that was found that day in the field... sigh.

 

[treasurepirate1]

spectacular

 

[fir469]

Really nice digs. That field has more hidden goodies for sure. Now if we can only get a certain someone to post that GORGEOUS large cent that was found that day in the field... sigh.

Lol, it's coming it's coming... gotta take pics tonight, been busy. Also found a nice 1912 V Nickle yesterday.

Nice buttons Neil, I like the flower backmarked one and that FE is pretty darn nice.

 

[phifly04]

Very nice finds indeed,the FE is a really beautiful coin
HH
Dave

 

[xlt nh]

Excellent finds Neil...as always..

Congrats!
~Hank 8)

 

[bookfisher]

Hey Neil,

Just saw the Reale now. Nice. It never gets old findign them!

Bill

 

[birdman]

Simply fantastic!

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Hey Neil,

Just saw the Reale now. Nice. It never gets old finding them!

Bill

Amen to that! The Flying Eagles are always welcome in my pouch as well.