Dug last night, awesome.......

[Jacobsdt]

I dug this in Fredericksburg, VA last night. Does anyone know the coin and age? Thanks.

 

[Ronson]

Piece of eight?

 

[BigWaveDave]

nice cob, for sure it will get figured out, good luck.

 

[Bramblefind]

Awesome find! What is the size? It looks like the design of a King Ferdinand VI 2 Reales - he was king 1746-1759.

 

[GatorBoy]

It could definitely be piece of a two.. doesn't look like it's big enough to be a piece of eight.. It's probably a quarter reale at this point

 

[Ronson]

Whatever it is, I want one.

 

[BigWaveDave]

Buddy of mine lives in Fredericksburg, but he doesn't MD, look at what he is missing!

 

[Jacobsdt]

Thank You Bramblefind, I have been looking around the web but couldn't find it. Here is a new pic for size. I only started relic hunting a few months ago and have found so much stuff to include a civil war hut site that gave me a US Belt buckle, 48 Civil War bullets, medicine bottles, whiskey bottle, and so much more. I am so hooked on relic hunting now am definitely living in the right area for it. Thanks everyone for the input.

 

[capsmith]

Awesome find! What is the size? It looks like the design of a King Ferdinand VI 2 Reales - he was king 1746-1759.

I think you are about right ,just need to know the thickness and size.

 

[capsmith]

Is it silver.The color looks alittle off, and the cut doesent look smooth enought.The reason I am asking I found one this year that looks like yours.

 

[Jacobsdt]

Is it silver.The color looks alittle off, and the cut doesent look smooth enought.The reason I am asking I found one this year that looks like yours.

It seems to be Silver, I haven't tried to clean it. It came out of the ground just as it is in the pictures. Yes, the one cut is a bit rough.

 

[QUICKSILVER (appletree)]

That's exactly what it is or maybe a coin from the same series, it don't appear to have the dots along the outside rim as the example, maybe a smaller coin

 

[coachbedford]

I envy you getting to metal detect in the fredricksburg area! Anything 18th century you find could easily have been handled by George Washington or his immediate family!

 

[Jacobsdt]

Its cool but there aren't to many places to go, people don't seem to like relic hunters to much around here. I try to hit the new construction areas with permission but even then I am told to keep out. Frustrating to watch history be buried like that.