Colonial Copper and Silver Found!

[mudslideslim]

We got a break from the rains on Sunday and after lunch "lady slim and I went out for a country drive and a little relic hunting. The ground was wet, the grass a little high, but the relics were there if you listened real close. The following pic was the result of about 4 hours of detecting. Ashley(lady slim) found her first big penny - a nice old one too! I found the cut Phillip V 1 reale - what a beauty. Below I have included some historical info on Phillip V's reign and coinage.
HH
slim

p.s. got everything on video, too!



Philip V (1700-1746) was the first of the Spanish-Bourbon Dynasty. His reign was disturbed by the 12 year War of Spanish Succession. Under his reign however, he introduced to his Colonies improved coinage machinery and commenced the famous Pillar series of coins, discontinuing the crude cob pieces.
The denominations then in use were the 8 escudos (Spanish Doubloons), 4 escudos, 2 escudos, 1 escudo, and in some series one-half escudo, all of gold.
The silver pieces were the 8 reales (Pieces of Eight, 4 reales, 2 reales (of quarter dollar size and called "two bits"), 1 reale, one-half reale, and in some series one-quarter reale.

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[bclark]

Nice pics. Glad you found both pieces to that reale. Looks great! HH

 

[mudslideslim]

Nice pics. Glad you found both pieces to that reale. Looks great! HH

thanks bud - that is actually the same half flipped over - but we sure were looking for the other half!
hh
slim

 

[Old River]

Very nice. Like that silver. Congrats......

 

[romeo-1]

Great find...I think a cut reale is just as good as a whole...adds to the history and mystique...I've found three reales but none cut..

 

[PA]

hi mudslideslime,

you and your lady friend did very good. i love to find spanish reales. i found so many in my 30 years. go get more now sir.

henry

 

[coltdavis]

Awesome finds! keep it up

 

[Narthoniel]

Wow! those are some awesome finds! Lots of killer flat buttons too. I like it! Way to go!
Anthony

 

[dwayne sueno]

sweet coins. looks like some of those buttons have some legible backmarks. anything innarestin'?

 

[mudslideslim]

sweet coins. looks like some of those buttons have some legible backmarks. anything innarestin'?

thx - a couple of good ones - a Robinson's and Co. and a couple of Plated and Gilted

 

[Marchas45]

Great finds Slim, silver is always good and half is better than nothing.

 

[pepperj]

An awesome hunt any day when you find a cut silver

 

[John (Ma)]

Great looking relics, thanks for shaing.

 

[allen]

congrats to you both on those great finds !!!

 

[mudslideslim]

Thank y'all for the kind words!

hope each of you dig something cool this weekend!!!!
hh
slim

 

[Deno]

Now that's what we are talking about.

 

[{Sentinel}]

Nice Job Sal and to "lady Slim" Thas some nice Spanish Silver and a nice Large cent your lady found. You cleaned up on the flat buttons as well... Still can't believe you hunted with Bocephus...lucky dog

Josh aka Sentinel

 

[mudslideslim]

thx bud. yep - hank was a good ole boy - pretty good relic hunter too.
hh
slim

 

[STH69]

really nice

 

[crazyjarhead]

Nice old copper. Love to see it cleaned up