More good stuff in the colonial woods 1749 2 reale cobb and George II copper!

[adventureswithjim]

Last thing I expected in the woods was another cobb, and this one came out with such great details (compared to the first one.) OK, I get a little excited in the vid...the first cobb was worn down to a nub, didn't really know what it was till home researching it, not much to shout about when I first dug it. However, the 1749 2 Reale came out of the ground with a bold design present...very exciting to see that Spanish cross emerge from the dirt.

And FINALLY, after so many large buttons hoping it was a copper, it actually turned out to be one. The George II half penny isn't as toasted as I feared the coppers would be, just truly worn down. I THINK the date is 1756, but that side of the coin worn nearly flat...it's at least before 1760 and that's amazing

Best day so far out there struggling through the jungle!

Here's the vid:

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[The Seeker]

Very nice.........congrats!

 

[fender346]

Awesome! I need a site like that!
thanks for sharing

 

[johnnyblaze]

Killer finds


Blaze

 

[Lanny in AB]

Wow!

All the best,

Lanny

 

[Mr Tuff]

killer find!!!!! sweet vid!!!! MR TUFF

 

[Wrecker58]

mannn oh mann;im hunting the charleston neck for british encampments <---and getting skunked all weekend,,,your in the 'boro' hitn it big,,,you lucky dawg!!!!!!!!!great great finds with an awesome video once again

 

[adventureswithjim]

mannn oh mann;im hunting the charleston neck for british encampments <---and getting skunked all weekend,,,your in the 'boro' hitn it big,,,you lucky dawg!!!!!!!!!great great finds with an awesome video once again

Funny how a 2 reale brings all the local hunters out of the woodwork

I had PLENTY of skunk days in the woods before this...to the point I really thought about selling the tector!

Lemme know what up, maybe we'll do some combined hunts.

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

Congrats on the cob and the other good stuff ! dawg

 

[steelheadwill]

Nice Caba de Barra ! great detail

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

what an enjoyable video! awesome finds and hope the forest didnt burn down after ya chucked your lit cig if it did no worries about the vegetation now

 

[ruck]

Cool!

 

[GoGoGopher]

My Obituary would not be pretty if I found one of them Cobs..."Dead Man found in woods fondling his cob with a smile on his face..."

HH,

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Are you sure that's not a 1649 cob?? You might try posting on the Spanish Cobs forum as I'm sure some of the experts there can tell you exactly what you have. Great find by the way!!

 

[MarkDz]

My Obituary would not be pretty if I found one of them Cobs..."Dead Man found in woods fondling his cob with a smile on his face..."

I hear ya... just hope they clarify that "fondling his cob" thing

 

[adventureswithjim]

Are you sure that's not a 1649 cob?? You might try posting on the Spanish Cobs forum as I'm sure some of the experts there can tell you exactly what you have. Great find by the way!!

The assayers mark "q" and the squiggle next to the 4 confirm this as 1749...also significant design change in 1652 precludes a 1649 date. You're not wrong at all though...TONS to learn about older coins for me, and that makes it even more fun, the possibility of new mysteries to unravel with every hunt