Christmas Came a Little Early...LC's, Spanish Silver and Gold

Silvermonkey

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Apr 24, 2013
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10,008
Eastern Massachusetts
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AT Pro, XP Deus
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Yesterday was a hunt to remember! Things started off with a bang ( a golden one), and only got better from there. I was off in a section of woods where I recently found a Barber and Seated quarter. My first signal of the day turned out to be a big, beautiful gold class ring...Texas A & M- 1986. The ring has an inscription, so hopefully I can locate the owner.

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The rest of the hunt was a bit of a blur. I came across a spill of Draped Bust LC's, and what I think is a 2 Maravedis Fernando VII ( 1812-1817). It's quite small ( 3.4 g, 22 mm) and you can barely see a bust on the obverse.

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The highlight of the trip was a 1731- s King Phillip V one real. This was also part of a pocket spill that contained a 1723 Woods Hibernia half cent

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This was my best hunt of the year in terms of quantity of colonial era coins. It certainly will be hard to top! Good luck to all, and HH!

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ARC

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Aug 19, 2014
37,156
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Tarpon Springs
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JW 8X-ML X2-VP 585
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Congrats... BUT....

Let me tell you... and i mean this when i say this...(actually i mean most stuff i say here :P)....

The reale is textbook... And a banner example if ever there was one.

Super well done.
 

pepperj

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Feb 3, 2009
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137,018
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Deus, Deus 2, Minelab 3030, E-Trac,
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Serious day of "Oh Ya" many times over.
I swear some days it doesn't matter one is just with the soils, a left or a right it's there.
Well done!
 

Florida Finder

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Dec 17, 2020
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Yesterday was a hunt to remember! Things started off with a bang ( a golden one), and only got better from there. I was off in a section of woods where I recently found a Barber and Seated quarter. My first signal of the day turned out to be a big, beautiful gold class ring...Texas A & M- 1986. The ring has an inscription, so hopefully I can locate the owner.

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The rest of the hunt was a bit of a blur. I came across a spill of Draped Bust LC's, and what I think is a 2 Maravedis Fernando VII ( 1812-1817). It's quite small ( 3.4 g, 22 mm) and you can barely see a bust on the obverse.

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The highlight of the trip was a 1731- s King Phillip V one real. This was also part of a pocket spill that contained a 1723 Woods Hibernia half cent

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This was my best hunt of the year in terms of quantity of colonial era coins. It certainly will be hard to top! Good luck to all, and HH!

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What a great score of relics. Glad you had a great hunt!
 

lenmac65

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Jul 28, 2009
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8,073
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Garrett AT Pro, Equinox 800 (as of 10/2019)
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Holy bleep! What an awesome hunt you had. That Spanish silver is great, and that Woods piece held up real well. I don’t recall seeing a Draped Bust spill before. Good luck with the ring return. What a honey hole you are working… Congrats and continued good luck!
 

Tencents

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Jan 12, 2019
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Garrett 1500, Garrett Apex
Minelab 900
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Yesterday was a hunt to remember! Things started off with a bang ( a golden one), and only got better from there. I was off in a section of woods where I recently found a Barber and Seated quarter. My first signal of the day turned out to be a big, beautiful gold class ring...Texas A & M- 1986. The ring has an inscription, so hopefully I can locate the owner.

View attachment 1995331 View attachment 1995332 View attachment 1995334

The rest of the hunt was a bit of a blur. I came across a spill of Draped Bust LC's, and what I think is a 2 Maravedis Fernando VII ( 1812-1817). It's quite small ( 3.4 g, 22 mm) and you can barely see a bust on the obverse.

View attachment 1995344 View attachment 1995346 View attachment 1995347 View attachment 1995349 View attachment 1995350 View attachment 1995351 View attachment 1995352 View attachment 1995353 View attachment 1995354

The highlight of the trip was a 1731- s King Phillip V one real. This was also part of a pocket spill that contained a 1723 Woods Hibernia half cent

View attachment 1995355 View attachment 1995357 View attachment 1995358 View attachment 1995359 View attachment 1995360 View attachment 1995361

This was my best hunt of the year in terms of quantity of colonial era coins. It certainly will be hard to top! Good luck to all, and HH!

View attachment 1995362 View attachment 1995363
Fantastic trip, I'm jealous.
 

Blak bart

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Jun 6, 2016
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97,693
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1
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Mine lab primary fisher secondary
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All Treasure Hunting
Yesterday was a hunt to remember! Things started off with a bang ( a golden one), and only got better from there. I was off in a section of woods where I recently found a Barber and Seated quarter. My first signal of the day turned out to be a big, beautiful gold class ring...Texas A & M- 1986. The ring has an inscription, so hopefully I can locate the owner.

View attachment 1995331 View attachment 1995332 View attachment 1995334

The rest of the hunt was a bit of a blur. I came across a spill of Draped Bust LC's, and what I think is a 2 Maravedis Fernando VII ( 1812-1817). It's quite small ( 3.4 g, 22 mm) and you can barely see a bust on the obverse.

View attachment 1995344 View attachment 1995346 View attachment 1995347 View attachment 1995349 View attachment 1995350 View attachment 1995351 View attachment 1995352 View attachment 1995353 View attachment 1995354

The highlight of the trip was a 1731- s King Phillip V one real. This was also part of a pocket spill that contained a 1723 Woods Hibernia half cent

View attachment 1995355 View attachment 1995357 View attachment 1995358 View attachment 1995359 View attachment 1995360 View attachment 1995361

This was my best hunt of the year in terms of quantity of colonial era coins. It certainly will be hard to top! Good luck to all, and HH!

View attachment 1995362 View attachment 1995363
Fantastic hunt...that spanish silver is a beauty !! Congrats!!
 

CTXAgGetter

Full Member
Mar 2, 2019
187
526
Central Texas
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Minelab Etrac
Minelab Equinox
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Being the proud owner of one of them thar Aggie rings, I can tell the viewers at home it ,for sure, is a HUNK of gold, in case the pics don't do it justice. (Mine, in 14K, weighs in at 35.41 grams!)
Also, the person who lost it would probably REALLY love to have it back. You will make not only their day, but quite possibly their year!
Congrats on the fantastic finds!
 

Digger RJ

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Aug 24, 2017
19,313
33,446
SW Missouri/Oklahoma
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1
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2
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Minelab CTX 3030; Minelab Equinox 800;
XP Deus 2
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Yesterday was a hunt to remember! Things started off with a bang ( a golden one), and only got better from there. I was off in a section of woods where I recently found a Barber and Seated quarter. My first signal of the day turned out to be a big, beautiful gold class ring...Texas A & M- 1986. The ring has an inscription, so hopefully I can locate the owner.

View attachment 1995331 View attachment 1995332 View attachment 1995334

The rest of the hunt was a bit of a blur. I came across a spill of Draped Bust LC's, and what I think is a 2 Maravedis Fernando VII ( 1812-1817). It's quite small ( 3.4 g, 22 mm) and you can barely see a bust on the obverse.

View attachment 1995344 View attachment 1995346 View attachment 1995347 View attachment 1995349 View attachment 1995350 View attachment 1995351 View attachment 1995352 View attachment 1995353 View attachment 1995354

The highlight of the trip was a 1731- s King Phillip V one real. This was also part of a pocket spill that contained a 1723 Woods Hibernia half cent

View attachment 1995355 View attachment 1995357 View attachment 1995358 View attachment 1995359 View attachment 1995360 View attachment 1995361

This was my best hunt of the year in terms of quantity of colonial era coins. It certainly will be hard to top! Good luck to all, and HH!

View attachment 1995362 View attachment 1995363
Awesome Hunt & Trip!!!! Congrats!!!
 

devldog

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Mar 9, 2012
3,632
6,313
Georgia
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Whites MXT ALL PRO, Minelab Safari
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
Congrat's on some great saves of History. Continued Success to you. You are onto a great spot for sure. Christmas did indeed come early. You musta' been good all year. Lol
 

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