8 Reales Dug Today... Oh Boy!

[Hill Billy]

Well lets just say it's been a long wait to hunt this site. I received permission to hunt this place about 2 months ago. Well work and timing and soybeans were always getting in the way. Well last week the property owner called to tell me the soybeans had been cut. i said i'll be there as soon as I can. Well a couple more days of rain and work later, I finally made it today with Buckleboy. Well it started off slow and we couldn't find the sweet spot. Well it wasn't to much longer when I found a flat button. Well a little while later BBoy hit a IH penny. Well soon there after so did I, a beautiful 1892. Well a little while later I had to call old BBoy over to show him a sweet find. Out pops this baby.
8 Reales

I'll let BBoy finish the rest of the day cause it was all his. I'm just happy to find the 8.

Happy Hunting

 

[jgas]

That gives me hope for Indiana......Thank You! Nice find BillHilly..... jgas

 

[Sniffy]

What a suprise eh?

 

[Kyle PA]

Way to go, Hill Billy, on the eight reales recovery! You and Buckleboy are great at what you do. I always enjoy the posts from the Brigade!

 

[RPG]

What an awesome coin HB. I never even knew they existed until a while back when someone posted one here. Colonial coins are great to find but colonial silver is the ultimate.

Great find.
Randy

 

[Mach1Pilot]

Nice dig - counterfeit or not counterfeit... Hoping for the latter for you!

 

[nova treasure]

Awesome Hill Billy, that is definitely a Kentucky banner find for all who dig here.

Nova Treasure

 

[kuger]

WOW!!!An "8",is right up there on my do dig list!!I have dug the 2 ,1 and half,but the granddaddy has eluded me!!!

 

[Brian(upstateNY-Central Fla.)]

Very nice diggin there

 

[garthbfan169]

SWEET find Bill!! WTG

 

[DigginThePast]

Reale or not, a great find. Congrats.

 

[Hill Billy]

Kinda has an odd color and back looks like its bubbled on the eagle. It's not a counterfeit is it?

I believe your right.

Congrats HB on getting the 8 Reale, it does look like a counterfeit,(unless it is just funky) but no fret, a lot used back then were counterfeits. The date looks like 183? possibly 1838 or 9.

I would love to have something that big staring at me from a fresh dig.
Don

Thanks Don, blew me away when it popped out.
rang up as a 46 on the VDI.

Congrats HB on getting the 8 Reale, it does look like a counterfeit, but no fret, a lot used back then were counterfeits. The date looks like 183? possibly 1833.
I would love to have something that big staring at me from a fresh dig.
Don

Thats what I wondered, the colour was off, & thought counterfeit straight away. But then I thought maybe it was heavily debased in that period
The only 8 I have is counterfeit but still a great find

I agree, great find for ole KY

Way to go, Hill Billy, on the eight reales recovery! You and Buckleboy are great at what you do. I always enjoy the posts from the Brigade!

Much appreciated there bud

What an awesome coin HB. I never even knew they existed until a while back when someone posted one here. Colonial coins are great to find but colonial silver is the ultimate.

Great find.
Randy

Thanks

Awesome Hill Billy, that is definitely a Kentucky banner find for all who dig here.

Nova Treasure

Thanks bill... you the man

Thanks everyone, it's still a great find in my book... counterfeit or not

 

[Newt]

Yep, it's a fake! Send it to me for further analysis.
It's about time. Didn't we talk about this site a few weeks back?
I'll trade you a point for it.
Newt

 

[coinmaster2db]

Great find. Wish I could have been there. Hope to meet up with you guys soon.

 

[ivan salis]

could it have been in a fire? that could account for its odd look --- but if real its silver level should read .903 -- so as a 90% pure type silver coin what would your machines VDI number be?

 

[Hill Billy]

could it have been in a fire? that could account for its odd look --- but if real its silver level should read .903 -- so as a 90% pure type silver coin what would your machines VDI number be?

Ivan your right it could have been in a fire , we noticed darker soil and carbon where we thought the house sat. Typically silver rings up in the 80's but I have never dug big silver so it may read higher like in the 90's on something that size.

Yep, it's a fake! Send it to me for further analysis.
It's about time. Didn't we talk about this site a few weeks back?
I'll trade you a point for it.
Newt

uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Great find. Wish I could have been there. Hope to meet up with you guys soon.

We will be meeting soon enough i'm sure.

 

[Newt]

I remember.

could it have been in a fire? that could account for its odd look --- but if real its silver level should read .903 -- so as a 90% pure type silver coin what would your machines VDI number be?

Ivan your right it could have been in a fire , we noticed darker soil and carbon where we thought the house sat. Typically silver rings up in the 80's but I have never dug big silver so it may read higher like in the 90's on something that size.

Yep, it's a fake! Send it to me for further analysis.
It's about time. Didn't we talk about this site a few weeks back?
I'll trade you a point for it.
Newt

uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Great find. Wish I could have been there. Hope to meet up with you guys soon.

We will be meeting soon enough i'm sure.

 

[{Sentinel}]

Cool my friend! Very nice Mexican Reale. It looks like a copper coin.....rather a copy or not its a AWESOME piece of history!

 

[VERMONTPACKRAT]

Old silver.........(day dreaming)

That sucker right there is on the top of my list

VPR

 

[BuckleBoy]

Awesome Hill Billy, that is definitely a Kentucky banner find for all who dig here.

Nova Treasure

Absolutely.

 

[Hill Billy]

Awesome Hill Billy, that is definitely a Kentucky banner find for all who dig here.

Nova Treasure

Absolutely.

Easy fellas