First Hunt Brings 17??- 1/2 Reale and CFT 1828 Large Cent

[hogge]

Went to NY State with my brother, Roz, and Golden1. We had previously found some nice stuff and several coins at this old homestead. Today I found a totaly wasted 1/2 reale. The only reason I know it is a 1/2 reale is the size. I have a 1 reale and this one is thinner and slightly smaller. The only thing readable is "Carolus", "DE" and the "17" in the date. My brother also found a piece of "Funny" money that I would appreciate someone dating it for me. Has a date of 1828, looks exactly like a largie only it is colored silver, is much lighter and thinner, and has a line through the obverse. Obviously the line is to show it is a fake. Kinda wierd. Someone used it for target practice but the bullet never went all the way through. Can someone date this thing for me. I've never seen a "Largie" made from funny money! It is actually pretty heavy metal, but is slightly lighter than a LC as it is not copper. This coin was 4-5" down. We are headed back over tomarrow to another homestead in the same area. Maybe come back with another "poster" for the site! HH Hogge

 

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[DD-777]

Re: First Hunt Brings 17??- 1/2 Reale

Anyway that can be an oddball largie? Discolored somehow through the years? The line almost looks like a cracked die (a bad one at that ). Great finds regardless...

 

[hogge]

Re: First Hunt Brings 17??- 1/2 Reale

Anyway that can be an oddball largie? Discolored somehow through the years? The line almost looks like a cracked die (a bad one at that ). Great finds regardless...

Naw....It's funny money of some kind.

 

[DD-777]

Re: First Hunt Brings 17??- 1/2 Reale

Anyway that can be an oddball largie? Discolored somehow through the years? The line almost looks like a cracked die (a bad one at that ). Great finds regardless...

Naw....It's funny money of some kind.

Well, that's one good lookin' piece o'funny money...

 

[barry61]

Re: First Hunt Brings 17??- 1/2 Reale

Great finds Hogge, dont know about the large cent, but it is
a very cool find.
Barry.

 

[JerV3]

Re: First Hunt Brings 17??- 1/2 Reale

Nice finds,

Looks pretty darn good though. Counterfeit probably cast by someone back in those days. I'd say it's 150 yrs old or more. It's actually better than a regular LC.

HH Jer

 

[silverfreak]

Re: First Hunt Brings 17??- 1/2 Reale

Congrats on that reale buddy. That is a coin still on my wish list.

 

[BuckleBoy]

Nice period counterfeit LC. I guess it is likely pot metal or some similar metal.

Very Cool!


-Buckles

 

[IAsoldier]

Looking good there

 

[diggingitrtb]

nice way to start the year,im sure there will many more great finds this year keep digging c u this afternoon

 

[t-bucket]

Congrats on the big copper and the reale !!!!!!

 

[seger98]

Congratulations on the finds..

 

[BomberJohn]

Nice digs! Better than my $2.0o+ in clad I've found so far this year. lol

 

[John (Ma)]

Great finds and that large cent is in pretty good shape, considering.

 

[Golden1]

Thanks guys for a fun day and a super hunt
Here are the pics
1 Hogge with the spanish silver smile
2 Roz
3 and 4 Hogge and brian with the loot

Enjoy

G1

 

[ModernMiner]

Congrats on both coin finds guys. Not your everyday coins, that's for sure.
-MM-

 

[Mirage]

Very cool. A couple of very sweet finds. The "funny" LC looks pretty real to me.

So you had to travel a whole 45 minutes to get to NY?

Looks like a good time.

Bob

 

[crazyjarhead]

Nice hunt= happy faces. WTG on the good hunt together

 

[skunemonk]

cool finds, good luck this year.

 

[allen]

THATS A REALLY COOL PIECE ....