1791-8 Reale...Large Spanish Silver..At Colonial site

[Brian W]

Hi everyone...I havent been out too much lately, Working too much...Friday night did some research on an old colonial site ... So on saturday we headed out looking for the site....It took about an hour to locate the cellar...It only took 5 minutes to figure it has been well pounded....The first 3 hours only produced 4 shotgun shells...I was hoping to find Buttons...Buckles...Or a Copper...But this site was working out...We decided to stay anyways...Im glad we did, after 5 hours of hunting we dug about 6 targets each...My buddy got a nice colonial cufflink...I got a tiny thimble...and just over an old stone wall..I dug this sweet 8 Reale...It is in great shape The first 2 pics are from my buddys iphone uncleaned...Took it home and soaked the dirt off in water only...I am very happy with the way it turned out.

 

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[Mr Tuff]

congrats on a sweet oldie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MR TUFF

 

[tuatara]

That one is really in a good shape . Where are a thimble and a cufflink?

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Now that is a sweet hunk of silver!

I wonder how many people heard that big signal in their headphones, said "aluminum can" to themselves and kept detecting without digging to find out what it could be.

 

[zaxfire69]

That is a thing of beauty.

 

[Mackaydon]

Great find!!
40mm (versus an IKE dollar at 38mm) 27.07 grams and .896 fine silver.

 

[KyFreeBird]

Great Find !!!!!!!!!!! Love that old silver !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Iron Patch]

Gotta like that! Some day I'd love to see another in the dirt. (one that looks like that)

 

[Tuberale]

One of the first coins circulated in the United States. Certainly except for gold coinage, the most readily accepted anywhere in the United States. Oddly, not worth all that much, even in the exceptional condition I would call this coin.

One of the coins I would love to find someday. Everyone should have a list of dream coins!

Congratulations on finding such a beauty!

 

[birdman]

Amazing coin! BANNER!!

 

[dfx willy]

oh man! what you got there B. thats awesome. banner. willy

 

[treasurefiend]

That is a SWEEEEEEEET old coin, I say Banner!!!!!!

 

[Rogerm069]

Very nice!

 

[wells]

a beauty for the banner.

 

[romeo-1]

Nice! Like seeing an old friend! I've been lucky to find two 8 reales...1798 and 1774. Congrats on that...I know the feeling well!!!

 

[Deepdiger60]

Finding a early American dollar Reale like that makes metal detecting worth every minute that is a beauty Dd60

 

[steelheadwill]

Awesome Coin!!
Great find & reward for your research!
always great to read your posts!

 

[Colonial Copper Zeus]

It doesn't get much better than that. A dream of mine. I would like to see the cufflinks.
Chris

 

[HCW]

That's my personal holy grail. If I find one of those in my lifetime I will be a happy man. I found my first and only 2 half reales within 5 minutes of each other. But so far that's it.
I say BANNER.

 

[mainer]

Now that is a great looking coin Brian. Ive been branching out at my old cellar holes. Seems there are finds further away from the holes too.