first post found a cob hope its real

[dimeinator]

after lurking for around a year i finnaly had to regester with a good find.i just upgraded to a fisher f-4 so i went out to the beach to try it out.2nd time out with the new machine,first time at the beach.i found this little guy along with some clad and the usual pop tops and beer caps.i,m liking the up grade allready.i hope this is real and not a fake.any thoughts?

 

[LabradorBob (Missouri)]

Hope its real too.I croped it and raised the brightness levels to see more detail.
Congrats on a great find.
LabradorBob

 

[dimeinator]

wow thanks bob,looks great.i'm pretty much new to posting photos.

 

[Ia.FurTrade]

Nice find! Sure hope it's real!!!
Dale

 

[Iron Patch]

It's copper, but is real and is old! Nice one!

Did you find anything old at all? I am sold on that being real by the looks of it, and because it's not a silver reproduction, but when things are found with all modern targets I always have to ask myself again.

...but it does look good to me and i have seen lots and had many in my hands. I'd place a good bet on real, any takers?

PS.. Most likely 1600s.

 

[dirtywhitboy]

maravedis..early 1600 copper. nice snagg.. spanish !! go back and bring me a cob !

 

[dimeinator]

hi thanks for the info guys.it was found on madeira beach florida in the wet sand.no other old stuff was found,just the usual clad.pop tops,beer caps,ect.

 

[Iron Patch]

hi thanks for the info guys.it was found on madeira beach florida in the wet sand.no other old stuff was found,just the usual clad.pop tops,beer caps,ect.

There's nothing wrong with a lucky one!

 

[CRUSADER]

Another vote for Real

 

[history hunter]

Nice find! Congrats!!

 

[seger98]

Nice find.

 

[garthbfan169]

Congrats hope it's real. Looks good to me!!

 

[Goldiver]

Very cool find! 8)

Steve

 

[dneyedli@res1.mts.net]

Nice find!
If I were you, I'd be searching that beach every waking hour!
Welcome to T-Net! You're off to a great start!
Dave.

 

[Trond]

That's a fantastic find. I vote for banner.

 

[Bavaria Mike]

That Spanish coin looks real and looks to be in good condition considering the sand, congrats on the find! Where there is one there may be several more including silver and gold. You may already know but, you should check out the beach comber forums, there really is a science to beach detecting. Storms can be your friend, sometimes they bring in more sand and sometimes they strip the sand away and make some deep cuts along the coast line. HH and I look forward to hearing if you find anymore of those old Spanish coins, Mike

 

[WhiteHunter]

thats a nice coin well done

 

[Mackaydon]

Looks like 1 cuatro (if about 18mm) or 2 cuatro (if about 22mm) during the reign of Philip II (1559-1598)

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

I would say it is real. The repros are all similar in design, and this one is not a common variety.

Nice!!!

 

[tymcmurray]

If you want to try to clean it.....BE CAREFUL!!!

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