My First 1700s Spanish Colonial Silver & A Large Cent

Wildcat1750 · Oct 21, 2019

I have hammered this former colonial home site for years. Plenty of flat buttons, some colonial buckles, a coin silver spoon, lots of 1800s coins and relics, but not a single 18th century coin... until now! :hello2:

This beautiful 1781 Mexican Half Real was 6-8” down and seemed as tiny and thin as could be! :icon_thumright:

I thought I had found a ‘Trime’ at first, only this turned out to be so much better!

Not to be outdone, a very nice 1851 Large Cent came out of hiding from beneath a tree root. After some soap and water, and very light tooth brushing, I kept in my hand and rubbed the natural oils from my hand into it. This seems to work very well on cents that are dry and somewhat pitted. Hot hydrogen peroxide would have ruined this one I think.
Thanks for looking! :thumbsup:

plymouthian12 · Oct 21, 2019

Congrats thats awesome

pa-dirt_nc-sand · Oct 21, 2019

Wow! Both of those coins have great details. Congrats

TomW244 · Oct 21, 2019

Holy cow!!! I love the Spanish silver, but the Large Cent is amazing!!! Well done!

tnt-hunter · Oct 21, 2019

Congratulations. Both coins are beautiful, well done. Keep swingin.

Aureus · Oct 21, 2019

Congrats on the half Real and great job on the LC!

Wildcat1750 · Oct 21, 2019

plymouthian12 said:
Congrats thats awesome

Thank you, plymouthian12!

pa-dirt_nc-sand said:
Wow! Both of those coins have great details. Congrats

Thanks, pa-dirt_nc-sand! The soil and time has treated them well.

TomW244 said:
Holy cow!!! I love the Spanish silver, but the Large Cent is amazing!!! Well done!

Thanks, TomW244! I found a twin to that 1851 in nearly the same condition about 50 feet away several years ago.

tnt-hunter said:
Congratulations. Both coins are beautiful, well done. Keep swingin.

Thanks, tnt-hunter and Happy Hunting!

Aureus said:
Congrats on the half Real and great job on the LC!

Thanks, Aureus! It was a very good day for me! :thumbsup:

xcopperstax · Oct 22, 2019

You know I have to say that reale is amazing and awesome I would be so happy to find that, but you will probably never find a large cent in better condition that that! I'm saying they are equally great! Commendable!

Blak bart · Oct 22, 2019

Nice condition on those coins...congrats !!

BLK HOLE · Oct 22, 2019

Wow those are some beauties :icon_thumleft:

whistler84 · Oct 22, 2019

Saving history , gotta admire those coins my dude. Congrats!

digging440yrs · Oct 22, 2019

Terry Soloman · Oct 22, 2019

40+ years of digging, and the only thing left on my bucket list is Spanish Silver. Congratulations on your find. Jealous in New York! :occasion14:

ticndig · Oct 22, 2019

Great looking large cent , I've never dug one that was not toast . your soil is very kind to the copper.

Wildcat1750 · Oct 22, 2019

xcopperstax said:
You know I have to say that reale is amazing and awesome I would be so happy to find that, but you will probably never find a large cent in better condition that that! I'm saying they are equally great! Commendable!

Thanks, xcopperstax! You can't beat seeing that full LIBERTY and the details in her hair! :thumbsup:

Blak bart said:
Nice condition on those coins...congrats !!

Thanks, Blak bart! These were the only 2 coins found on this hunt, other than a clad quarter, but I got quality this time vs. quantity!

BLK HOLE said:
Wow those are some beauties

Thanks BLK HOLE! They don't make coins like they used to!

whistler84 said:
Saving history , gotta admire those coins my dude. Congrats!

Thanks, whistler84! Speaking of history, I have the land records, census and genealogy down so tight on this property that I can almost be certain who possessed these coins before dropping them! 8-)

digging440yrs said:

Back at ya, digging440yrs! PS: have you really been digging for 440 years? :laughing7:

Terry Soloman said:
40+ years of digging, and the only thing left on my bucket list is Spanish Silver. Congratulations on your find. Jealous in New York!

Thanks, Terry Soloman! I've been at it for 20 and I never expected Spanish Silver to shine my way! I know how fortunate I am and I wish the same for everyone here! :thumbsup:

ticndig said:
Great looking large cent , I've never dug one that was not toast . your soil is very kind to the copper.

Thanks, ticndig! This was from some topsoil in a relatively undisturbed part of my yard. The topsoil there is relatively dry with sand deeper down.

Whyme · Oct 22, 2019

Wow nice reale and that LC is beautiful! Congrats! :icon_thumright:

Wildcat1750 · Oct 22, 2019

Whyme said:
Wow nice reale and that LC is beautiful! Congrats!

Thanks a bunch, Whyme! Now I'm thinking there's got to be more 1700s silver around here! I've been lucky and can't complain about my 1800s coins finds. :thumbsup:

Old Dude · Oct 24, 2019

That might be the best looking LC I have seen posted. I am very happy if I can get most of a date. Yours is really well preserved. Congrats on both coins. It's inspiring to see your persistence in hunting the area paid off so well.

Steve in PA · Oct 24, 2019

Congrats on your first Spanish and the beautiful LC as well :thumbsup:

🧱South Jersey Scolino🏴☠️ · Oct 24, 2019

Excellent finds! Your hard work is paying off. Congrats

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