Steve in PA
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- Jul 5, 2010
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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!!!
![Cob in dirt.jpg Cob in dirt.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1201/1201714-2a8d51c57bc0f8b31b5f9ee1e22927f0.jpg)
Only my second one ever. My first one was found 23 years ago. These things are rare as hens teeth in Southwestern Pennsylvania.
![Cob Front.JPG Cob Front.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1201/1201724-10f3256c015b27038fe4a61feae3d689.jpg)
![Cob Back.JPG Cob Back.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1201/1201761-f6d82124db65b6fde8739b86198bf893.jpg)
![Cob1 front.JPG Cob1 front.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1204/1204265-575f1d6b64e845ea200ddda429792871.jpg)
![Cob1 back.JPG Cob1 back.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1204/1204275-36fad5d3780100306e76cc2edfa5809c.jpg)
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.
![5-8-16 all.JPG 5-8-16 all.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1201/1201781-88983639757897b593aa79d35aaa4c40.jpg)
![KG in dirt.jpg KG in dirt.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1201/1201823-74237f20920809e414b826bf7c82fad2.jpg)
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......
![Cob in dirt.jpg Cob in dirt.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1201/1201714-2a8d51c57bc0f8b31b5f9ee1e22927f0.jpg)
Only my second one ever. My first one was found 23 years ago. These things are rare as hens teeth in Southwestern Pennsylvania.
![Cob Front.JPG Cob Front.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1201/1201724-10f3256c015b27038fe4a61feae3d689.jpg)
![Cob Back.JPG Cob Back.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1201/1201761-f6d82124db65b6fde8739b86198bf893.jpg)
![Cob1 front.JPG Cob1 front.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1204/1204265-575f1d6b64e845ea200ddda429792871.jpg)
![Cob1 back.JPG Cob1 back.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1204/1204275-36fad5d3780100306e76cc2edfa5809c.jpg)
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.
![5-8-16 all.JPG 5-8-16 all.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1201/1201781-88983639757897b593aa79d35aaa4c40.jpg)
![KG in dirt.jpg KG in dirt.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1201/1201823-74237f20920809e414b826bf7c82fad2.jpg)
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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