Heart Shaped Spanish Cob and more Goodies

[SouthJerseyJim]

First set of previously hunted fields yielded the draped bust and the 1/2 Real. 2nd and much older field I popped the clog clasp and my second ever Cob. It's a beauty. 1/2 Real shaped like a heart. The half cent sized object has me intrigued. It looks like it has a hole that is plugged with brass or some kind of other metal. Cant wait to get back out and sniff some more history out.

 

[Rookster]

Great finds. Congrats

 

[Trezurehunter]

Looks like some great finds. I like the shape of that Cob.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Great hunt, congratulations!

 

[fishstick]

That rite there is some GREAT HISTORY!!!!! CONGRATZ JIM.....

 

[Digger RJ]

Awesome!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Yak1366]

Very nice finds, Congrats!!!

 

[SouthJerseyJim]

So Diver down in Florida has positively ID'd it as a 166X Potosi 1 Reale Assayer Antonio de Ergueta. So its a 1660s Potosi Bolivia 1 Real. My oldest coin and silver coin. Sawweeet.

 

[toasted]

So its a 1 real cut to half real size? If so, very common to find them that way. Most of mine have been heavily clipped or cut to sometimes half their original weight. Ive only got a few that are at near full and proper weight. Nice find. Doesnt get muchbetter for a mid Atlantic hunter

 

[Brendan75]

Hi, wow great finds. Congrats

 

[A2coins]

That is freakin cool Mel fisher would be jeleous I am Banner vote from me great find Jim

 

[lenmac65]

What a great day you had. Nice finds. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Tom_in_CA]

You east coast guys make me sick. Sick Sick Sick

 

[Aureus]

Awesome finds! That heart shaped cob is very cool. Congratulations!

 

[CaptnJohn]

All I can say is "WOW!".

 

[Whyme]

Very cool finds! Awesome reals! Congrats!

 

[xcopperstax]

Very nice finds! Here is a really old image of silver mining in potosi. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QstP0LRZA...us/s1600/potosi+-silver-mine-1590-granger.jpg
The conditions were incredibly brutal. They estimate that during colonial times 8 million Incan slaves died mining the silver for the spanish. Hard to fathom. The history behind those coins.

 

[Steve in PA]

I saw your finds on Facebook, but can't see the pictures here for some reason. Nevertheless, congratulations on a memorable day in the fields