My First Spanish Cob

[bookfisher]

For the past two weeks I've been hunting a woods that I first hit in March and April of this year. Though finds have been few and far between, I did come up a Draped Bust Large Cent with an unreadable date in March and a very early Colonial Copper in April, that was identified here on T-Net as a circa 1680 Charles II Irish Halfpenny. I also found a few of the usual early flat buttons, a nondescript buckle or two, and other bits and pieces. I decided to give this spot another try, since I have not pounded it as much as my other pretty much hunted out spots. First time back I found an 1859 "fat" Indian Head penny, and last week an 1806 Draped Bust Large Cent.

So that brings us to today. I got to the woods about 3:00 PM, and for about the first hour I had only dug one good signal which turned out to be a 19th century small flattened copper or brass container, which rang out as penny/dime on my MXT. I also had gotten several shotgun shell signals at shallow depth, some of which I dug and some I ignored. So I'm going along thinking "there's got to be another decent coin here, I couldn't have found the only old four coins in these woods, the odds are there has to be another." So a little while later, and by now it's got to be about 4:15, cause it's starting to get a little dark, I get a decent, repeatable signal which is reading "screwtop" on the MXT in the 50 to 52 range. Now anybody who uses an MXT knows that in old sites, a "screwtop" signal can turn out to a button, an Indian Head penny, a small relic, or sometimes even a Half Reale. So I pull out a plug, and I'm having a little trouble finding the target due to roots, but finally come up with a small irregular piece of metal, which at first I figured was going to be nothing but junk, but when I saw the silver and the Spanish cross I knew exactly what I had found! Needless to say, it was totally unexpected and the great feeling I had is what keeps us addicted to this great hobby!

 

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[Iron Patch]

Yep you brought me right back to my first cob. I knew what I had but was so surprised never thinking I'd find one, I started to question the obvious. Good one to cross off the list as the majority, even those who hunt old sites, don't have one.

 

[umrgolf]

Great find bookfisher Carolus II half-reale

 

[umrgolf]

Here's a link to one just like yours that text on the back is "CAR"

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,163466.html

the more I look at it, that last letter on yours looks like an S

 

[shaun7]

Congrats I doubt very much I'll ever find one

 

[bookfisher]

Great find bookfisher Carolus II half-reale

Thanks umrgolf for the ID. I appreciate it! I figured it was a half reale, but had know idea of the date. Thanks again.

 

[umrgolf]

Great find bookfisher Carolus II half-reale

Thanks umrgolf for the ID. I appreciate it! I figured it was a half reale, but had know idea of the date. Thanks again.

the more I look at your pics, that last letter doesn't look like an R.. when u hold it, can you make out CAR? the cross looks like some of the later cobs

look at the 2nd and 3rd cobs from the bottom on this link... this looks more like your text maybe?

http://www.sedwickcoins.com/silver_cobs_lima.htm

I think it does look more like those.. leaning more towards the early 1700's dates... Someone else will know for sure.

 

[KRAZYHORSES]

nice!! been there fields or to grown cant get on local close by spots hit hard ya thinking what the heck wanting to get out go to one of the sites again then there it is so ya go back for more CONGRATS on the first!! and many more krazyhorses

 

[LI Tom]

Sweet!!!Your patience in the woods has paid off Bill.

 

[bookfisher]

Great find bookfisher Carolus II half-reale

Thanks umrgolf for the ID. I appreciate it! I figured it was a half reale, but had know idea of the date. Thanks again.

the more I look at your pics, that last letter doesn't look like an R.. when u hold it, can you make out CAR? the cross looks like some of the later cobs

look at the 2nd and 3rd cobs from the bottom on this link... this looks more like your text maybe?

http://www.sedwickcoins.com/silver_cobs_lima.htm

I think it does look more like those.. leaning more towards the early 1700's dates... Someone else will know for sure.

Actually, looking at it again, the letter looks like an S. And I don't think the letter before the A is a C

 

[bookfisher]

Great find bookfisher Carolus II half-reale

Thanks umrgolf for the ID. I appreciate it! I figured it was a half reale, but had know idea of the date. Thanks again.

the more I look at your pics, that last letter doesn't look like an R.. when u hold it, can you make out CAR? the cross looks like some of the later cobs

look at the 2nd and 3rd cobs from the bottom on this link... this looks more like your text maybe?

http://www.sedwickcoins.com/silver_cobs_lima.htm

I think it does look more like those.. leaning more towards the early 1700's dates... Someone else will know for sure.

Actually, looking at it again, the letter looks like an S. And I don't think the letter before the A is a C

Here's another picture.

 

[umrgolf]

Great find bookfisher Carolus II half-reale

Thanks umrgolf for the ID. I appreciate it! I figured it was a half reale, but had know idea of the date. Thanks again.

the more I look at your pics, that last letter doesn't look like an R.. when u hold it, can you make out CAR? the cross looks like some of the later cobs

look at the 2nd and 3rd cobs from the bottom on this link... this looks more like your text maybe?

http://www.sedwickcoins.com/silver_cobs_lima.htm

I think it does look more like those.. leaning more towards the early 1700's dates... Someone else will know for sure.

Actually, looking at it again, the letter looks like an S. And I don't think the letter before the A is a C

Here's another picture.

Yes, the new pic shows my first thought was wrong.. I think it looks a lot like those two half-reales on that sedwicks link (1703 & 1724) which would be Philip V

 

[bookfisher]

Great find bookfisher Carolus II half-reale

Thanks umrgolf for the ID. I appreciate it! I figured it was a half reale, but had know idea of the date. Thanks again.

the more I look at your pics, that last letter doesn't look like an R.. when u hold it, can you make out CAR? the cross looks like some of the later cobs

look at the 2nd and 3rd cobs from the bottom on this link... this looks more like your text maybe?

http://www.sedwickcoins.com/silver_cobs_lima.htm

I think it does look more like those.. leaning more towards the early 1700's dates... Someone else will know for sure.

Actually, looking at it again, the letter looks like an S. And I don't think the letter before the A is a C

Here's another picture.

Yes, the new pic shows my first thought was wrong.. I think it looks a lot like those two half-reales on that sedwicks link (1703 & 1724) which would be Philip V

Sounds good to me. Thanks again!

 

[JerV3]

That's really nice man.

Glad to see you are still getting out some.

Jer

 

[Steve in PA]

Like IP says, it makes me think of my first (and only) cob. Although I knew i was hunting a very early site, and had already found many King George coppers and some Spanish silver, when I got this piece out of the wet clay I thought it was a piece of flattened camp lead. Thank God I checked it out closer

Congrats on a great piece of early colonial history. They are hard to come by unless you live in a few select areas of North America

 

[Roland58]

Great find! That really made your hunt worthwhile!

 

[birdman]

Man if I dug that I would do three cartwheels and a somersault!

 

[bookfisher]

Like IP says, it makes me think of my first (and only) cob. Although I knew i was hunting a very early site, and had already found many King George coppers and some Spanish silver, when I got this piece out of the wet clay I thought it was a piece of flattened camp lead. Thank God I checked it out closer

Congrats on a great piece of early colonial history. They are hard to come by unless you live in a few select areas of North America

Hey Steve,

Man, your cob is stunning. I'm assuming it's a one reale, about the size of a dime?

 

[Silver Searcher]

Congrats I doubt very much I'll ever find one

Or a Cartwheel ......one day , I might pull one from the ground...No that's me thinking about the Cob, not shaun and his elusive Carty ...Great Find

SS

 

[shaun7]

Congrats I doubt very much I'll ever find one

Or a Cartwheel ......one day , I might pull one from the ground...No that's me thinking about the Cob, not shaun and his elusive Carty ...Great Find

SS

Cheers mate, just what I needed....a punch up the ribs