2-8 reals.

[Vino]

A friend (redtop) as he is known on here sent me this..He was detecting down at the beach In Maryland. .They were about 12inch down in wet sand..
Not sure if they are real??
If anyone knows..And im sure you know
Chime in...Thanks
George

 

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[Vino]

No problem. If you can, take some better pictures and post them. Maybe find a coin expert and let them have a look. I'd be way excited for your friend if they turn out to be real reales. Thoughts of 17th century shipwrecks come to mind.

You got it...
Thanks again.
George

 

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[Old Dude]

If they were on the beach in 12" of sand for any length of time they would be black if they were silver.

In the second pic and the edge pic, they sure look black to me. Hope they turn out to be real or at least a very valuable counterfeit.

 

[Vino]

In the second pic and the edge pic, they sure look black to me. Hope they turn out to be real or at least a very valuable counterfeit.

I hope for his sake there real..
Looking forward to meeting you tomorrow. .Will have fun no matter what we find..

 

[Ocean7]

It's hard to tell but it looks like one of the coins in the original post is a 1635 which would be an entirely different coin than the one you posted. The coins were hammered in during this time so the planchet was usually not perfectly centered which would result in the uneven edges. I'm not saying these coins are real but they could be. Here is an example of one up close

yeah yours looks real - the ones posted up above starting this post look fake. Probably buried by some joker who likes to punk TH'ers.

 

[BuckleBoy]

If you'd post close-up, head-on photos of these coins (obverse and reverse), I'm sure we could say beyond a shadow of a doubt whether they are real or fake. Most common spanish silver, if faked, is not a very good fake and very easy to tell as such.

-Buck

 

[RelicMedic]

I have to give credit where it's due and apologize when I'm wrong, and I'm wrong. I looked at the pic on a PC instead of my phone and now see the 1635. I could have sworn I had seen 1800's there before but I guess my eyes suck lol. Could very well be the real deal!!! Vino, please accept my apologies.

 

[treblehunter]

I told you so, Haaaaaa

 

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[Vino]

I have to give credit where it's due and apologize when I'm wrong, and I'm wrong. I looked at the pic on a PC instead of my phone and now see the 1635. I could have sworn I had seen 1800's there before but I guess my eyes suck lol. Could very well be the real deal!!! Vino, please accept my apologies.

So if there real I guess you will be needing my address so u can ship the etrac? ? .lol.
George

 

[Ahab8]

So if there real I guess you will be needing my address so u can ship the etrac? ? .lol. George

You must be psyched about the new machine bud :-)

 

[ARC]

I looks like a Crowned Shield (milled) check the diameter and wieght
Diameter: 40,00 mm
Weight: 27,07 gr

 

[RelicMedic]

Hahahahahaha. You wouldn't want that piece of garbage

 

[Vino]

You must be psyched about the new machine bud :-)

Lol..not 2 much.. its only a etrac. .

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

My take is that these are modern fakes. Any silver coin left in a salt water environment for 350+ years would either be heavily encrusted, have a heavy black tarnish, or would have that sandblasted look. I don't see any of those traits on this coin. And it looks like some of the silver gilt is wearing off in spots. I also see where both have off-center strikes, and if these are identical on both coins that might be another sign of a modern reproduction. I could be wrong, but it appears to me there's quite a bit of evidence pointing to these not being real(e). Hope I'm proved otherwise. Cool finds regardless.

 

[WolfmoonX]

yeah yours looks real - the ones posted up above starting this post look fake. Probably buried by some joker who likes to punk TH'ers.

It would suck if this were true.

 

[scott9050]

Here is a side view

The casting lines running around the edge are proof that they are modern cast fakes. This is where the two molds came together.

 

[Doubter in MD]

yeah yours looks real - the ones posted up above starting this post look fake. Probably buried by some joker who likes to punk TH'ers.

But you should have seen how excited he was when he found these. Ok I guess I'll stop.

 

[Doubter in MD]

If fake, it is more likely that a tourist (read that as a kid) bought them at a souvenir shop and lost them while frolicking in the surf.

 

[antique man]

Guess they're counterfeit, but I'm sure they're still old!

 

[HCW]

My take is that these are modern fakes. Any silver coin left in a salt water environment for 350+ years would either be heavily encrusted, have a heavy black tarnish, or would have that sandblasted look. I don't see any of those traits on this coin. And it looks like some of the silver gilt is wearing off in spots. I also see where both have off-center strikes, and if these are identical on both coins that might be another sign of a modern reproduction. I could be wrong, but it appears to me there's quite a bit of evidence pointing to these not being real(e). Hope I'm proved otherwise. Cool finds regardless.

What I was trying to say but better said