Last hunt of the year, Spanish silver saves the day!

[Steve in PA]

I have been waiting for over a month for a weekend day that I could get out and swing the detector. We have had a pattern of nice weather during the week when I'm working, and crappy weather on the weekend when I'm off. This weekend looked like more of the same, but it stopped raining around noon on Sunday, and I was able to get out to a couple sites. Spent two hours at the first place and didn't find a thing. A lot of standing water in the fields and holes filling up with water as you dug. I hightailed it over to another place while there was still a couple hours of daylight left. Wasn't finding much there either, just a couple little flat buttons and small musket balls when I got a sweet steady 66 on the F75. In this field that usually means half real, and that's exactly what it was. Not the most beautiful one I have ever dug, but it has a nice readable date 1787.

 

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[Bill D. (VA)]

Very nice way to end the year Steve. Maybe the weather will hold out for you over the holidays, but I believe its supposed to get quite cold the first week of 2014. Good luck if you can get out again.

 

[Ahab8]

Congrats on that great looking silver Steve! Lucky you for getting out. Buried in a nice storm here in Maine. Happy Holidays, Abe

 

[Ahab8]

Ice storm:-)

 

[Mackaydon]

.9027 fine Mexican silver is always a great find, NWS its condition.
Congrats !!
Don....

 

[birdman]

Steve,that is a fine way to end the year!

 

[The Rebel]

WTG, gotta love Colonial Spanish Silver!

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

A nice silver prize for a long wait to dig.
I expect my wait to be quite a long one this time.

 

[joeyfresh]

Looks beautiful to me Steve. Have a merry Christmas or whatever you celebrate

 

[lisfisher]

Wow! I love spanish silver , great find! Looks like a pillar type, minted in Mexico city, "F-M" would indicate multiple or joint assayers, one of them probably Antonio Forcada y Plaza

 

[Bass]

Very nice find. Congratualtions

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[VOL1266-X]

That 1787 would have saved my week Steve-LOL. Getting tired of digging Williams Cleaners. Great hunt and I hope 2014 is a BANNER year for you my friend. HH, Q.

 

[sscindercoop]

Nice!!! Hope ya can get out again soon.

 

[TNGUNS]

Wow....... guess it is safe to say that was successful hunt. Awesome find my friend.

 

[romeo-1]

Suuweet!

I'm hoping to get in one last hunt this year...

 

[carcusrex]

Ice storm:-)

LOL, someone thinks its a "nice storm" just not us. Hang in there, I am with you waiting for the melt.

 

[carcusrex]

Silver always saves the day. Great finds.

 

[treblehunter]

Nice find, now that is an old silver!

 

[smokeythecat]

Very nice. I've been getting pulltabs.

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

Splendid Last hunt with a Spanish silver , Steve ! Have a Good One bro

dawg