2 Reale in a public park!!!

[Coinboy]

I went to hunt a local park this morning with my new Etrac. The ground is freezing up here and I wanted to get out before it’s totally frozen. Since I needed 1 more silver to make 100, I went to the oldest park around, from the 1840s. I went out with low expectations, since I know the park has been pounded over the years. After hunting for about an hour and not finding anything I was getting discouraged. As I was about to head back to the car, I got a very deep, VERY iffy high tone. I told myself Hey maybe they missed a rosie or something. So I dug a nice 7 inch plug and in the plug my pinpointer went off: 1 rusty nail. I rechecked the hole and got an even better high tone. I dug down to about 8 or 9 inches and out came another rusty nail. Then the most beautiful 12-45 signal sang into my ears and I eagerly dug down. At 10 and a half inches: Silver coin edge! I carefully took it out of the hole and got out my spray bottle. It seemed oddly thin for a silver quarter. As the dirt came off the coin I could not believe my eyes and yelled “HOLY $!@?” I got a couple of weird looks but I didn’t care. SPANISH SILVER!!!! I threw down my headphones and ran around doing a happy dance. My 100th silver and I could not have asked for a better one. I quickly ran home to clean it. Turns out it’s from the 1730s from the reign of King Philip 5 of Spain! My oldest coin I’ve ever found! What a way to end the year. I could not get any “in situ” pics because I was shaking so bad! But here are some from when I got home. Thanks for looking!

 

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[Coinboy]

I think it was lost around the 1840s to 50s since foreign coins were legal tender in the US until 1857

 

[echodog]

Nice find, good story. That is a very good looking coin.

 

[Ia.FurTrade]

WTG, Coinboy!!! Good 'ole Iowa delivers again! ( & Minelab! )

Iowa Dale

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Wow ... your 100th Silver is your oldest - how cool is that !

 

[GaRebel1861]

It’s a nice one! Congratulations.

 

[Calabash Digger]

STUNNER COIN!

 

[Wildcat1750]

Nice Spanish Silver!

 

[pepperj]

I think it was lost around the 1840s to 50s since foreign coins were legal tender in the US until 1857

Congratulations on #100, and a really great one at that.

Though I would say that silver doesn't have a century of wear. So I would say it was lost earlier than what you suspect.

 

[JeffInMass]

What a way to hit that century mark- Congrats!!

 

[Terry Soloman]

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[Hogtown Hunter]

Wow!! Congratulations!!

 

[Noah_D]

That's how it's done! Very nice!

 

[Digger RJ]

Super!!! Congrats!!! Nothing is ever hunted out!!!

 

[JerV3]

Congrats on the coin and making 100 silvers.

Both are tough feats. That is one old coin though for any area.

The e trac is a great deep seeking coin machine.

Jer

 

[Mackaydon]

Another great "....on my way back to the car..." story.
Outstanding find !
Don.......

 

[oldmxrat]

What a beauty, congrats!

 

[vpone]

so I'm not sure it will make it or not but I nominated the post for banner just on the story alone - you told it perfectly!

I love hearing stories of detectorists going back to a spot that is "hunted out" and finding another coin
AND THIS COIN is absolutely incredible! I've found the 'last find' is sometimes the 'best find' and I bet this is the case with your park - incredible find and great story thanks for sharing it!

for me, this is what metal detecting is all about!

vp

 

[Coinboy]

so I'm not sure it will make it or not but I nominated the post for banner just on the story alone - you told it perfectly!

I love hearing stories of detectorists going back to a spot that is "hunted out" and finding another coin
AND THIS COIN is absolutely incredible! I've found the 'last find' is sometimes the 'best find' and I bet this is the case with your park - incredible find and great story thanks for sharing it!

for me, this is what metal detecting is all about!

vp

Thanks so much!

 

[Shakakka]

That's a pistareen! I found a 1 reale like that. Yours is better! AWESOME!