My first silver with the XP Deus......A SPANISH COB !!!!

[Steve in PA]

I got out Sunday and hit a spot in Washington County, PA that has been giving up a few colonial relics and coins. Previously it has given up a KG III Hibernia, a Spanish coin button, and a few tombacs, a shoe buckle chape, and a thimble. I wasn’t expecting to find much and I didn’t. After an hour I only had an open ended thimble and a small silver plated button. Then I dug my second horse shoe and started carrying it around for good luck. Right after that I got a sweet signal on the Deus reading a steady 89. I opened up a plug and the signal was still in the hole. I pulled some dirt out and the signal was now in the dirt pile. I saw silver peeking out of a clump of dirt and immediately knew what I had. A Spanish cob!!!



Only my second one ever. My first one was found 23 years ago. These things are rare as hens teeth in Southwestern Pennsylvania.






Here are my finds for the day. After the cob things were pretty quiet. I got a King George III later and then called it a day.





EDIT: Just got the following Information on the Cobs Forum from Mackaydon:
Lima 2R; assayer's initial "M" (most likely Cristobal Melgarejo). Date appears as '72'; i.e. between 1720 and 1727--during "M's" time.
Don......

 

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[ARC]

Very sweet.

Congrats and well done.

 

[Isaac]

Awesome cob. Pretty impressive for SW PA !!!

 

[Valley Ranger]

Super!

 

[bigfoot1]

nice !!!!well done sir !!!

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Congrats on the cob Steve - nice looking coin! Hope you don't have to wait another 23 years for the next one .

 

[OutdoorAdv]

That thing is incredible Steve! Looks like a good strike with a lot of detail left. I would flip out if I ever got a hammered silver... its high up there on my list. Great hunt man.

 

[Tommy G]

Found my first hen tooth the other day, put can't find a cob to save my life! Great find!

 

[Z.K.]

That is a long time to hang in there for a second one. Great work!

I recently realized I have a thing for numerical fonts (oh brother, the things we can say on this forum and know somebody will "get" it) and that big fat "2" on your wonderfully old silver is just awesome.

 

[Showtime2385]

wowzers!

 

[Steve in PA]

That is a long time to hang in their for a second one. Great work!

I recently realized I have a thing for numerical fonts (oh brother, the things we can say on this forum and know somebody will "get" it) and that big fat "2" on your wonderfully old silver is just awesome.

If you like that big ole 2, how about this one - the 2 on my first cob dug in 1993....

 

[Z.K.]

That coin would turn me into Gollum. You tease me, sir!!

All fun aside, that really is a wonderful coin... with a superior 2. That 700 or so years of practice Europe put in to mastering Arabic numerals really shows in your example! : )

 

[Steve in PA]

That coin would turn me into Gollum. You tease me, sir!!

All fun aside, that really is a wonderful coin... with a superior 2. That 700 or so years of practice Europe put in to mastering Arabic numerals really shows in your example! : )

Gollum? Not sure what that is. Unless it is this...
[h=1]golem[/h]
[h=3][/h] [goh-luh m, -lem] /ˈgoʊ ləm, -lɛm/
Spell Syllables

• Examples
• Word Origin

noun 1. Jewish Folklore. a figure artificially constructed in the form of a human being and endowed with life.

2. a stupid and clumsy person; blockhead.

3. an automaton.

 

[etex]

Great find, where were you carrying the horseshoe ?

 

[Steve in PA]

Great find, where were you carrying the horseshoe ?

I had a little iron pile started, and I was carrying it around until I got close to the iron pile again. It obviously brought me good luck.

 

[metalev4]

That's a beauty Steve! Cobs are my favorite silver, glad you closed the weekend on a high note.

 

[mikefromIllinois]

Very nice. I guess if your going to find a first silver with the Deus that would be one to find. Congrats.

 

[Loco-Digger]

WTG Steve. Awesome score, no matter which detector you were swinging. Now get back out there and find more hen's teeth.

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on some great finds

 

[Patriot Relics]

Congrats Steve, love the patina on that old silver