bent 1789 one reale.. NEW pics..

[umrgolf]

Hello t-neters, had a fun day of detecting yesterday with my hunting partner... we started a new field on a property we've hit 2 or 3 times with minimal luck in the past. Within 15 minutes of walking out my pard waves me over to show me a pillar style half reale.. hmm, lightbulb turns on, maybe I should hunt this area with him 8) I walk 20 yards to his left and get a nice 75-77 signal and pop out the 1946 roosevelt.. Five feet away I get a solid 64 reading and look down to see this nice chunk of spanish silver (1789 one reale).. The only problem is Charles III didn't fare so well against the landowners plow. I'm not gonna try to bend it back considering its already cracking.. The rest of the day didn't yield much more than a couple buttons, wheats, and a musketball. The little pendant looking thing reads Union SS with a cross sitting inside of a crown the tombac cuff is the first I've gotten with shank intact I'll be getting surgery on my elbow within the next month that will put me on the sidelines for 5 or 6 months so I'm thankful to still be getting out while I can.. HH all Jeff

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After a few of the replies, I took another look at the coin, and it is bent smack dab in the center and at almost a perfect 90 degree angle.. I guess this was done to make into a love token??

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With the help of Don in SJ, it seems that this coin was not bent into any of the traditional love tokens shapes or forms, so thanks to those of you who thought that's what it might be.. I don't think this coin was bent by a plow, but definately can't be definitive about the purpose of the bend.. Either way, I'm gonna leave it as is and give it the TLC that any of the rest of them would get!

 

[watercolor]

Re: The Plow WON!

Excellent finds!

Your bent Reale could be a "love token" . . . I don't think a plow could have done that so accurately.

I would leave it "as is".

 

[umrgolf]

Re: The Plow WON!

Excellent finds!

Your bent Reale could be a "love token" . . . I don't think a plow could have done that so accurately.

I would leave it "as is".

I'm going to leave it, but a love token? The only ones I've seen were carved dimes or halfdimes around the CW.. Any more info would be appreciated .. Thank you Jeff

 

[ironhorse]

Re: The Plow WON!

that's what we call a classic number one TACO !

I've found lots of coins made that way from disc harrows, sometimes you win sometimes you gotta take it as it is, good one!

 

[Brian(upstateNY-Central Fla.)]

Re: The Plow WON!

that's what we call a classic number one TACO !

I've found lots of coins made that way from disc harrows, sometimes you win sometimes you gotta take it as it is, good one!

Great finds

 

[umrgolf]

Re: The Plow WON!

that's what we call a classic number one TACO !

I've found lots of coins made that way from disc harrows, sometimes you win sometimes you gotta take it as it is, good one!

isnt that the truth! I will take it 4 sure.. I always enjoy yours and IP's posts.. I wish my pard would post some stuff, he scores quite often

that's what we call a classic number one TACO !

I've found lots of coins made that way from disc harrows, sometimes you win sometimes you gotta take it as it is, good one!

Great finds

thanks Brian.. what part of NY? I got a couple spanish up there last year.. was stationed there for 6 months

 

[MaineRelic]

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Great finds !! Congrads!! It makes me wonder though ?? How many of those finds would be out of reach of the average M-ding machine of today if the plow had not turned them over!! I know I have A few sites I would give up my eye teeth to see them plowed up and see what new stuff shows up!! MaineRelic.

 

[capndan151]

Re: The Plow WON!

Beautiful coin as is.

 

[K*E*L*L*Y]

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hahahah jeff thats funny!
i hope it doesnt hurt to much

I don't know if its supposed to hurt after theyre done, but I can imagine my arms gonna be so skinny and white by the time it gets out of its dressing! lol

bye bye pop-eye muscles...
silly...
and your left arm is gonna be ripped!

 

[umrgolf]

Re: The Plow WON!

Great finds !! Congrads!! It makes me wonder though ?? How many of those finds would be out of reach of the average M-ding machine of today if the plow had not turned them over!! I know I have A few sites I would give up my eye teeth to see them plowed up and see what new stuff shows up!! MaineRelic.

You are exactly right MaineRelic, how many times have you been in a yard and dug down 5 or 6" for a wheatie? lol In the last 3 weeks I've picked up an 1862 IH and now the reale sitting on top, and oh ya a buffalo last week, so I often wonder what would turn up if they plowed a few of these spots myself.. thank you Jeff

Beautiful coin as is.

thank you capndan, I kinda like it the way it is too.. starting to wonder if it was purposely done though

 

[The Patriot]

Re: The Plow WON!

I could almost cry when some of the finds come out like that but as long as they are old and can see a date I'll take it...

 

[K*E*L*L*Y]

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hahahah jeff thats funny!
i hope it doesnt hurt to much

I don't know if its supposed to hurt after theyre done, but I can imagine my arms gonna be so skinny and white by the time it gets out of its dressing! lol

bye bye pop-eye muscles...
silly...
and your left arm is gonna be ripped!

pop-eye arms!! lmao .. i have the skinniest arms everrr ... and why might my left arm get big?? haha

because... youre gonna need to use it to do everything! since you wont be able to use the right
one... LOL yeah you have little pop-eye arms! ... its cool... they're totally adorkable

 

[Tnmountains]

Re: The Plow WON!

Nice silver and have a speedy recovery. Enjoy the down time
TnMtns

 

[K*E*L*L*Y]

Re: The Plow WON!

hahahah jeff thats funny!
i hope it doesnt hurt to much

I don't know if its supposed to hurt after theyre done, but I can imagine my arms gonna be so skinny and white by the time it gets out of its dressing! lol

bye bye pop-eye muscles...
silly...
and your left arm is gonna be ripped!

pop-eye arms!! lmao .. i have the skinniest arms everrr ... and why might my left arm get big?? haha

because... youre gonna need to use it to do everything! since you wont be able to use the right
one... LOL yeah you have little pop-eye arms! ... its cool... they're totally adorkable

i know, im not looking forward to bein a lefty .. everything will seem completely backwards

Nice silver and have a speedy recovery. Enjoy the down time
TnMtns

thank you TnMtns, it sounds like the recovery will be anything but speedy... It's time to get it fixed though.. I messed it up when I was 15, so goin on 12 years now.

a lefty... hmmm shaddddddy

 

[vayank54]

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I think some one nailed it. I believe the reales were bent as some kind of love token. Something like a loved one who was leaving would give it to a loved one staying home or vice versa. I'm not completely sure anymore. I am fairly sure that it is bent to perfectly in half for a plow though.
Sorry to hear you have to have surgery on your arm. I hope you have a speedy recovery. You can handle it though.
I had surgery on my hand years ago and was in the hospital for a week afterward. I was out of the hospital 2 days and couldn't hack it. I went digging. I remember I went to a spot that had just been cleared got a bunch of .69 teat base bullets , a breast plate a bunch of other stuff and hollared at by my wife when I got home.

 

[umrgolf]

Re: The Plow WON!

I think some one nailed it. I believe the reales were bent as some kind of love token. Something like a loved one who was leaving would give it to a loved one staying home or vice versa. I'm not completely sure anymore. I am fairly sure that it is bent to perfectly in half for a plow though.
Sorry to hear you have to have surgery on your arm. I hope you have a speedy recovery. You can handle it though.
I had surgery on my hand years ago and was in the hospital for a week afterward. I was out of the hospital 2 days and couldn't hack it. I went digging. I remember I went to a spot that had just been cleared got a bunch of .69 teat base bullets , a breast plate a bunch of other stuff and hollared at by my wife when I got home.

after a couple people said it was bent as a love token, I went back and looked and yes, it is bent perfectly in half! thank you and thanks for the speedy recovery wish we need to hunt around xmas... got 8 days off

 

[K*E*L*L*Y]

Re: The Plow WON!... scratch that, love token?

awwww its a love token! how cute!
<3 !!

 

[vayank54]

Re: The Plow WON!

I think some one nailed it. I believe the reales were bent as some kind of love token. Something like a loved one who was leaving would give it to a loved one staying home or vice versa. I'm not completely sure anymore. I am fairly sure that it is bent to perfectly in half for a plow though.
Sorry to hear you have to have surgery on your arm. I hope you have a speedy recovery. You can handle it though.
I had surgery on my hand years ago and was in the hospital for a week afterward. I was out of the hospital 2 days and couldn't hack it. I went digging. I remember I went to a spot that had just been cleared got a bunch of .69 teat base bullets , a breast plate a bunch of other stuff and hollared at by my wife when I got home.

after a couple people said it was bent as a love token, I went back and looked and yes, it is bent perfectly in half! thank you and thanks for the speedy recovery wish we need to hunt around xmas... got 8 days off

You're welcome. I'm not sure if I'll be off over Christmas or not but if I am I don't see why we can't get out and dig.

 

[vayank54]

Re: The Plow WON!... scratch that, love token?

awwww its a love token! how cute!
<3 !!

Hmm cute? I guess it depends on who gave it and who received it.

 

[vayank54]

Re: The Plow WON!... scratch that, love token?

Cool I'll let you know.

 

[K*E*L*L*Y]

Re: The Plow WON!... scratch that, love token?

awwww its a love token! how cute!
<3 !!

Hmm cute? I guess it depends on who gave it and who received it.

yeah i guess.... and im not gonna ask if i can have it!!