First spanish silver! 1789

[Greylock]

I've been out on a few short trips already this year but basically just cleaning up old sites with nothing much to show. Today I had a planned trip to a cellar hole to a site that I had found late in the season last year. Made my way up there and realized I had forgot batteries! Turned on the at pro and only had 2 out of 4 bars left of life. Kinda bummed I figured I would just see how far it would get me rather than heading all the way back down. This site wasn't used for very long. In fact I think it was a "pest house" where people with small pox would live so not to infect others. Finds are very thin but did manage a few keepers Including my first spanish silver. I believe it's a half real minted in Mexico. A few buttons a buckle and a large pewter disc was about it. The bubbles on the silver are strange. Maybe fire damage? Though none of the other finds show that. Feels great to be back out again after the winter we had. Hope everyone is taking advantage of this beautiful spring weather. Thanks for looking.

 

[Bubba65]

Congrats on a nice hunt indeed. The Spanish does look a bit weird. Here is hoping it is the real deal

 

[worldtalker]

Cool digs dude,I like that Dandy and buckle,I believe I found the same ones,now I have to find them in my MANY boxes of stuff!!

GOD Bless

Chris

HA,found em! Dandy is a bit different,Buckle looks the same.

 

[Greylock]

HA,found em! Dandy is a bit different,Buckle looks the same.

Ya I'd say the buckle is the same. Any idea what it was used for?

 

[worldtalker]

Ya I'd say the buckle is the same. Any idea what it was used for?

Haven't any idea,boy I wish this rain would stop!

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Nice you guys have finally thawed out after that torturous winter! Now spring is trying to drown us. I don't want to know what summer has in store!

Nice finds! Could the bubbles on the coin be from air that was trapped between layers when the silver was poured, like they had to add more silver or the batches of silver were different temps? Or the coin has measles!!!
The zincs on salt beaches have bubbles but that's a chemical reaction with the salt.
Doesn't matter, you now have a one of a kind coin with measles! Congrats!

 

[GioTheGreek]

Congrats, man!

 

[toddsumm1]

Nice find. I know how you feel...just found my first spanish silver today. Dumbfounded and ecstatic all at the same time!