🥇 BANNER A Coin Spill for the Ages: Spanish Silvers, Large Cents, and a massive Old Silver!

[Scrappy]

The day started at sunrise with me hiking through the dark woods. You see, I snuck out at 6am and before any of my 15 Thanksgiving guests awoke. After a 3/4 mile hike I arrived at my target site. It turned out to be a complete bust full of beer cans and illegal dumping.

So instead of going home I hiked to a spot about a half Mile away I've had my eye on for quite some time. It had great features; next to a good river, had high ground, and fertile soil. There was no record of a home existing there according to 1841 and later maps, so this was a complete gut hunch. Upon arriving I find an indentation at the high ground, which turned out to be a cellar hole. It was hidden as you can see...



Here's the well...


I turned on the machine and I hear iron, dig a few and find hand wrought nails. Here's a hand-wrought rose head nail which were used up to about 1800. Bingo! Great sign...



Without much luck with non-ferrous targets, I work my way around to the front, and then to the other side. I get a jumpy signal that was double hitting, and thought I had surface trash. I dig it and out pops a 1800 Spanish 1-real!





A video:

I'm quite excited and after a 10 minute intermission I rescan and find another target...and out comes a 1/2 reale. Wow!


A video:

Excited now, I swing around the hole and have another hit...a Large Cent! Nice...



Next hit brings the biggest surprise of them all. It was choppy and grunting, but a high was coming through. I open it up and almost fall right over...



A crazy video:

Staring back at me was what looked like a Spanish 8-real! I pull it out and low and behold it's an equally large French coin: a King Phillip 5-Franc monster silver!!!! The size of this coin is amazing - about the size of a Spanish 8. I'm still shocked when I look at the coin.


Wow. If this isn't what dreams are made of I don't know what is...

A minute or two later I dig yet another large cent and this ended my best coin spill ever.




If I learned anything from this, it's to go with your hunches. Cross your fingers and get out there and hunt.



Good luck and good hunts everyone!



Happy belated Thanksgiving!
Steve

 

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[Jeff95531]

THERE'S something to be thankful for! Well done!

 

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[HistoryUnearthed]

Wow Scrappy, that is a dream hunt that only happens once in a blue moon. Great finds!

 

[Steve in PA]

Congrats on the awesome coin spill Steve

This spill illustrates how common Spanish Silver was even in the 1830s. Would have been nice to see a Capped Bust in there.

 

[Scrappy]

There you go Steve.....nice!

Thanks Dave. It's the closest thing I've gotten to a silver dollar. How many did you find at once? 4? Lol

 

[Scrappy]

Scrappy,
First of all, congrats. Now I didn't read every post so forgive if this was asked already, but what was the reaction by all of your guests when you finally came back?

I came in on a 10. They were mildly entertained, but really just my mother acted excited. Even then I believe I was placated. Lol

But the kids LOVED them!

 

[JoeDirty]

What an amazing hunt! Im speechless!

 

[Scrappy]

Congrats on the awesome coin spill Steve

This spill illustrates how common Spanish Silver was even in the 1830s. Would have been nice to see a Capped Bust in there.

Thanks Steve. Isn't it amazing to see how coins circulated back then? Estimating the spill was 1835-1840 (house was not on the map in 1841), that 1790 1/2 reale circulated for 45+ years, and the 1800 1 reale for 35+ years. And the French silver was an interesting one - I'd assume it would be the equivalent today of carrying a big bill.

A capped would have been sweet. But get this. I still have a gap in my silver collection from 1800 to 1831. My only capped was a dime, 1834.

 

[jimbonito58]

Awesome sweetness epic ... Congratulatoin on some spill

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions on the Banner!

 

[Loco-Digger]

I'm clairvoyant Steve, remember the text I sent you? "I heard rumors that you had another banner hunt" Congrats on pulling those 5 amazing coins from one spill. I bet you're still on cloud 9, well deserved Banner bro.

Welcome to the 5 Francs Club.

 

[xr7ator]

Banner scraps from the woods. Awesome, just awesome, Scrappy! I hope to find a silver that old one day...soon!

Happy holidays to ya, sir!

 

[park pirate]

Wow outstanding hunt congrats...

 

[Patriot 1776]

Nice Hammered coin
Happy Treasure Hunting

 

[Doc Arey]

Very very Cool!

 

[rreahard]

Absolutely incredible finds! Big congrats!!

 

[Scrappy]

I'm clairvoyant Steve, remember the text I sent you? "I heard rumors that you had another banner hunt" Congrats on pulling those 5 amazing coins from one spill. I bet you're still on cloud 9, well deserved Banner bro.

Welcome to the 5 Francs Club.

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Haha, yep you did text me. And yep, still holding the coins every evening.


Did you call miss Cleo or did you see that coming yourself?



Thanks bud.

 

[Scrappy]

Banner scraps from the woods. Awesome, just awesome, Scrappy! I hope to find a silver that old one day...soon!

Happy holidays to ya, sir!

Hey thanks man! Its my sincere hope you find something soon that's as old, as big, or both. Good luck!

 

[Goldiver]

Man that will get the heart pumping! Love the 5 Francs! Thanks for sharing your story with us.

Steve

 

[bill_wabo]

Big old silver and foreign! The rest of the spill is incredible, congrats Sir!

 

[Murray8144]

Good lord man. Thats quite the spill. Grats!!