2nd Spanish Cob in a Week!!!

[joeyfresh]

This morning I met up with fellow TNet'r and colonial trash pit diggin' extraordinaire, Bill D. We first hit up the spot where I have pulled out two spectacle buckles and, last weekend, a 1 reale Spanish cob. Right off the bat today I get a good signal and pull out a SECOND cob! It's a really worn 1/2 reale (i'm guessing) but I'll take it! I didn't find much after that except for more furniture tacks and pistol balls but Bill did find another partial spectacle buckle and a bridle rosette. Next, Bill took me to a spot up the road that he hunted a few years back that dates to the early 1700's. It's an awesome old site that has an evident old house site (house burnt during the Civil War), a really old grave site and it's on the water. To top it all off, the original owner was a big deal in Virginia history! All this adds up to a colonial relic hunter's dream site and we were able to pull some keepers from it. I got a few buttons, buckle pieces and some old glass (this stuff was in almost every hole I dug along with brick and oyster shells) and Bill got roughly the same. Bill did tell me that he cleaned up pretty good the last time he was there and obviously other people have hunted there as well.

Bill is a wealth of knowledge and a really nice guy. He has really motivated me to find a great colonial site with a trash pit so I can invite him to show me the ropes.

The first two pictures are of the cob I found today and the next two are of the one I found last week.

 

[IAMZIM]

Re: 2nd Spanish Cob in a Week - 1/2 Reale?

VERY Awesome!!!!!!!!

 

[oldsalty19]

 

[johnnyblaze]

Sick finds man

Ya know i have never got one of them in all my years


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Blaze

 

[joeyfresh]

Sick finds man

Ya know i have never got one of them in all my years


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Blaze

Thanks. I never though I would have found any hammered silver never mind two hammered cobs.

 

[liftloop]

that's is unbelievable but I believe you I'm just saying.

 

[lost hunter]

 

[Steve in PA]

Very nice finds Joey! You and Bill are hunting in such a great history rich area!

 

[JW15]

Awesome find!! Congrats

 

[joeyfresh]

Very nice finds Joey! You and Bill are hunting in such a great history rich area!

Thanks Steve. Bill's got a GPX 5000 and once he figures that thing out, there will be nothing left in this history rich area!

 

[steelheadwill]

Very nice! now you have two different cross styles,
Congrats on the Nice Old Spanish

 

[VOL1266-X]

Nice recoveries Joey and anytime you come up with silver, the day gets better. HH, Quindy.

 

[umrgolf]

Wow dude!! 2 cobs on one site is awesome Had to show old Bill a thing or two eh? Just kiddin, keep it up Joey

 

[Wallhangers]

You are killing it this year and it's still only February...

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Joey - I knew when I saw you walking toward me with that look on your face that you had dug something special. Wayda go on cob #2 from that site! I know the finds weren't plentiful there, but it was devoid of trash and almost everything we dug was pre-1750 so it had loads of potential. Too bad what we thought was a trash pit didn't quite work out as we could have had a fun time digging that out. You definitely need to keep hitting that spot with a lot of patience and I'm sure some more awesome finds will surface for you. Sorry my site didn't produce much, but I always like going there as its a beautiful place and you just never know what might pop up. Oh, and I need to add that you don't need any help from me hunting in the iron. You seem to really know what you're doing. Maybe I need some lessons from you?? Anyway, it was great meeting and hunting with you and hope we get the opportunity again soon ..... Bill

PS - I'm going to get the info for you on ordering a quality probe. Be looking for that soon.

 

[joeyfresh]

Very nice! now you have two different cross styles,
Congrats on the Nice Old Spanish

Thanks Herbie. I can't wait to see that Pine Tree cleaned up!

Nice recoveries Joey and anytime you come up with silver, the day gets better. HH, Quindy.

Thanks Quindy.

Wow dude!! 2 cobs on one site is awesome Had to show old Bill a thing or two eh? Just kiddin, keep it up Joey

I'm pretty stoked. I just watched your video when you found yours and I pretty much felt the way you did. Bill knows his stuff and I hope one day to dig a trash pit with him.

Joey - I knew when I saw you walking toward me with that look on your face that you had dug something special. Wayda go on cob #2 from that site! I know the finds weren't plentiful there, but it was devoid of trash and almost everything we dug was pre-1750 so it had loads of potential. Too bad what we thought was a trash pit didn't quite work out as we could have had a fun time digging that out. You definitely need to keep hitting that spot with a lot of patience and I'm sure some more awesome finds will surface for you. Sorry my site didn't produce much, but I always like going there as its a beautiful place and you just never know what might pop up. Oh, and I need to add that you don't need any help from me hunting in the iron. You seem to really know what you're doing. Maybe I need some lessons from you?? Anyway, it was great meeting and hunting with you and hope we get the opportunity again soon ..... Bill

PS - I'm going to get the info for you on ordering a quality probe. Be looking for that soon.

Thanks again Bill.

 

[civilman1]

That IS sick Joey......You all have been crushing it !!!

 

[joeyfresh]

That IS sick Joey......You all have been crushing it !!!

Thanks Joe. You haven't been doing too bad yourself

 

[Woodland Detectors]

That is another great find from you

 

[CASPER-2]

Sweet