🥇 BANNER Appalachian Pirate Treasure!!! 8 Reale!!

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Appalachian Pirate Treasure

I’ve never been this lucky in my life… I’ll try to make this as fast as possible. So! I was sifting an over hang (ON MY PROPERTY, I feel like that’s important to clarify) very successfully by my standards, I’ll post the pictures of the artifacts after this. Anyway, I was sifting some fresh soil when I see a round disk drop out of a dirt clod on the the screen, trying not to get my hopes up I reach down and pick up the abnormally heavy object. My hearts beating like crazy, as I turn it over Instantly realize what I’m holding.. a beautiful 1786 8 REALE!!! Made in Lima Peru. I literally almost cried, after years of metal detecting I just happen to pick this up out of the ground by chance with no detector??

The overhang is on an old wagon road that passes by my family’s homestead house in West Virginia, I won’t get any more specific haha. Not nearly as deep as the arrowheads of course. And I thought I was lucky when I found a half reale! Thanks for reading, enjoy the finds!

Oh! If anyone has any info on time period of artifacts or various names of them Id be grateful to hear about what I’ve found! B081069B-3CF8-49C9-97D7-B3B643842F8A.webp
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Like another implied, Native American Cordware pottery is likely Late Woodland. But, if that is correct, it could easily cross into Colonial times and therefore the 8 Reales could be a trade item. Who knows, I guess. Florida was still Spanish in the late 1700's. But - BIG congrats on your excellent finds!
 

Appalachian Pirate Treasure

I’ve never been this lucky in my life… I’ll try to make this as fast as possible. So! I was sifting an over hang (ON MY PROPERTY, I feel like that’s important to clarify) very successfully by my standards, I’ll post the pictures of the artifacts after this. Anyway, I was sifting some fresh soil when I see a round disk drop out of a dirt clod on the the screen, trying not to get my hopes up I reach down and pick up the abnormally heavy object. My hearts beating like crazy, as I turn it over Instantly realize what I’m holding.. a beautiful 1786 8 REALE!!! Made in Lima Peru. I literally almost cried, after years of metal detecting I just happen to pick this up out of the ground by chance with no detector??

The overhang is on an old wagon road that passes by my family’s homestead house in West Virginia, I won’t get any more specific haha. Not nearly as deep as the arrowheads of course. And I thought I was lucky when I found a half reale! Thanks for reading, enjoy the finds!

Oh! If anyone has any info on time period of artifacts or various names of them Id be grateful to hear about what I’ve found! View attachment 1996402View attachment 1996402View attachment 1996403View attachment 1996404View attachment 1996405View attachment 1996406View attachment 1996407View attachment 1996408View attachment 1996409View attachment 1996410View attachment 1996411View attachment 1996412View attachment 1996413View attachment 1996414View attachment 1996415View attachment 1996416View attachment 1996417View attachment 1996418View attachment 1996419View attachment 1996420View attachment 1996421View attachment 1996422View attachment 1996423View attachment 1996424View attachment 1996426View attachment 1996427View attachment 1996428View attachment 1996429View attachment 1996430View attachment 1996431
That is just some awesome stuff. I wish I could fine just a penny! LOL!
 

Thanks a pretty awesome find. Way to keep your eyes open! Over the years I’ve found enough old surface finds that I constantly look at the ground now
 

Fine hunt and congrats on the banner!
 

That's gotta be the happiest looking guy I've ever seen on a coin. Makes me wonder, what's up with him?
 

Congratulations on the Banner
Outstanding Post with great detail
 

Appalachian Pirate Treasure

I’ve never been this lucky in my life… I’ll try to make this as fast as possible. So! I was sifting an over hang (ON MY PROPERTY, I feel like that’s important to clarify) very successfully by my standards, I’ll post the pictures of the artifacts after this. Anyway, I was sifting some fresh soil when I see a round disk drop out of a dirt clod on the the screen, trying not to get my hopes up I reach down and pick up the abnormally heavy object. My hearts beating like crazy, as I turn it over Instantly realize what I’m holding.. a beautiful 1786 8 REALE!!! Made in Lima Peru. I literally almost cried, after years of metal detecting I just happen to pick this up out of the ground by chance with no detector??

The overhang is on an old wagon road that passes by my family’s homestead house in West Virginia, I won’t get any more specific haha. Not nearly as deep as the arrowheads of course. And I thought I was lucky when I found a half reale! Thanks for reading, enjoy the finds!

Oh! If anyone has any info on time period of artifacts or various names of them Id be grateful to hear about what I’ve found! View attachment 1996402View attachment 1996402View attachment 1996403View attachment 1996404View attachment 1996405View attachment 1996406View attachment 1996407View attachment 1996408View attachment 1996409View attachment 1996410View attachment 1996411View attachment 1996412View attachment 1996413View attachment 1996414View attachment 1996415View attachment 1996416View attachment 1996417View attachment 1996418View attachment 1996419View attachment 1996420View attachment 1996421View attachment 1996422View attachment 1996423View attachment 1996424View attachment 1996426View attachment 1996427View attachment 1996428View attachment 1996429View attachment 1996430View attachment 1996431
Completely and utterly awesome. Makes you wonder if the guy who lost the 8 Real also found a few artifacts there. Congratulations and thank you for posting them.
 

Splendid coin find, and archaeological finds!

Nicely done, and all the best,

Lanny
 

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