Braved the cold, snow and wind today to rescue a spanish cob

[Bill D. (VA)]

My buddy Dan and I decided to brave the elements this morning and make a return visit to the new site where I've found 6 pieces of colonial silver in just 3 trips there. Dan started off the day right with his first target, but I'll let him tell you the story about that. After hunting for a good while with nothing to show for my efforts except wet clothes and freezing hands, I was finally able to scrounge up my first decent sounding signal. And I was surprised when this tiny little cob popped out. Good thing I was able to dig that little gem as I didn't have much else to brag about after that find. The only other interesting item is this decorated pewter item. The design on it looks almost identical to a very small child's toy plate I dug years ago, so maybe this is a cup that would be part of a set. Just a guess, but can't think of anything else it could be. Finally after 4+ hours of being chilled to the bone we decided to call it a day although it was only early afternoon. Since the finds at this site have significantly diminished it looks like its time to move on to greener pastures, which we already have lined up. Sorry for the poor pic quality but I had to take them indoors due to the weather.

 

[John Boy]

Sweet find.That cold wind today was what git to me.congrats on your Spanish cob.

 

[matt092079]

That would make anyone's day. Congrats on pulling some more spanish silver out of that place!

 

[JmCraz8]

Fantastic save!!!!

 

[CRUSADER]

I would brave most weather to get one of those!

 

[hamiddetecting]

Nice one

 

[grasshopper]

Really nice find! I love reading your posts...wish I had some older places to hunt around here!

 

[Nutriasub]

It's a 1/2 real from Carlos II, mexico mint, around 1669, it should weight about1,69 grams!
Congratulations, fantastic find!

 

[smokeythecat]

Excellent. I was out in the snow a few hours north of you and got a colonial copper off a known shipwreck.

 

[romeo-1]

Outstanding!

 

[RedCardHack]

Congrats!! Cool Finds.

 

[Goldirocks]

Awesome Find!!

 

[Tnmountains]

Well it was worth the effort for sure. Nice save.

 

[HomeGuardDan]

Bill as usual, had fun. I am glad we both were able to score another colonial silver...we tend to keep mimicking one another ha ha.

I have to admit, on the way home (after being dry from the ride back) I decided to pop in where I allowed Beau to so nicely dig his gold dollar...it lasted for 15 minutes, soaking wet again I ran home with my tail between my legs.

Looking forward to next weekend with good weather and a new site.

Dan

 

[SouthJerseyJim]

Very nice Bill. Very HIGH on my wishlist!

 

[birdman]

Congrats on a very sought after find! Still high on my list.

 

[G.A.P.metal]

Finding that would warm me up Yep very nice cob HH
Gary

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Congrats on the cob! HH, Mike

 

[grimreaper012879]

awesome find!!!!!

 

[fishstick]

STELLAR as always BILL!!!!! CONGRATS.. HH