Finally broke the silver coin dry spell! (And my oldest EVER)

[adventureswithjim]

It's months since I've seen a silver coin come out the ground...largely cause I've been chasing down a few colonial age sites on my list. Mercs are nice, never complain about silver, but what if I could pull even one coin out these places?

I was getting frustrated...buttons, buttons, buttons, buckles, musket balls...all pointing to a great age for the sites, but nothing definable in time, nothing embossed with a maker or a date.

Finally today I popped an odd shaped hunk of metal out of the ground, about to toss it in junk bag when I noticed it's a got a bit of a pattern...but instantly recognizable...Spanish Reale! Coin is about the size of US dime and WORN beyond belief, what see in details in the pic is all there is.

The "3" of the date is quite visible and from other pics I found online, this one most closely resembles 1660's...so I'm gonna call it 1663...either way, it's my oldest coin and my first actual "colonial" coin...and that was the whole point of pounding those old sites!

Vid will upload soon, I back logged on editing and uploading things!

 

[umrgolf]

Beautiful chunk of cob Jim

 

[diggin tennessee]

keep on pounding those sites!!! way to go

 

[Mr Tuff]

way to go!!! on a sweet oldie!!! and how did the coil turn out?? MR TUFF

 

[Lanny in AB]

Awesome!

All the best,

Lanny

 

[Damon64]

Awesome!

 

[pl8man]

Sweet find Jim ! Can't wait to see the video
Glen

 

[adventureswithjim]

Here's the vid finally:

[youtube=425,350]7KlsAQvz4TM[/youtube]

 

[allen]

that is a "reale" great way to break out of a silver slump !!!

 

[gwdigger]

You have a killer site there, man. The one item reminds me of the "lady of the pillar" spanish buttons:

See bottom of page:

http://www.artifacts.org/patriotic.htm

 

[gmanlight]

That one we all want .

 

[SeaninNH]

NICE Jim!

 

[mainer]

Thats a great way to break a dry spell.

 

[kayden]

Wow thats an "Old one"

 

[JimBeHuntin']

Great site you're onto ... major congratz on the sweet Spanish silver and the great buttons ... enjoyed your video too!!

 

[Mr Tuff]

nice vid!!!!! holy cow on the buttons, that spot would make me happy!!! MR TUFF

 

[JW15]

Freakin awesome find man, CONGRATS!!!