My first Spanish silver

[bearbqd]

So I knocked a door across from Antietam Battlefield today and got a yes. Nice old lady said her field has been hunted a ton over the years. Had to hunt over an hour and a half before my first little Spanish silver ever popped out of the ground. Thought it was play money at first. Was huntin out civil war relics but didn't expect this. Too bad the date is gone. I also found the brass hanger thing. Might be civil war but I dont recognize the style. Does anyone else?

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Looks like a nice coin. It could very well be a counterfeit coin too. It almost has that look to it. No worries, some of the counterfeit's are more desirable to collectors that originals. Nice save

 

[bearbqd]

Thanks Woody, lol, I hastily put up the third pic and didn't realize until I turned off the putter that I had uploaded the large photo. Will have to fix that tomorrow.

 

[Snake Eyes]

That Was A Cool Find.... Can you see a date at all?

 

[Steve in PA]

Congrats on your first Spanish silver coin. That area you are hunting is loaded with colonial as well as Civil War relics. I found marked two Rev War buttons just over the river on the WV side.

 

[Mackaydon]

Looks 'real' to me; I see no incentive to counterfeit 1/2 real coins. Should be about 18mm, nearly .900 fine, minted during the reign of Carlos the ? in Mexico City in the year ??

 

[Murf61]

Looks like 1793.

 

[bearbqd]

After scrutiny with a magnifier, I believe we have a date--1777. Woohoo! My oldest coin now by ten years.

 

[Mackaydon]

The assayer's initials are FM; that fits with a 1793 date. This series ran from 1792 to 1808.
Don...

 

[bearbqd]

Definitely three 7's on there

 

[Mackaydon]

If three "7s" then (obviously) 1777 and same assayer: FM; Carlos III.
CAROLUS III DEI GRATIA (year); HISPAN. ET IND R; then little 'o' over M, FM.

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Looks 'real' to me;

 

[civilman1]

Congrat's Man.....I think the "hanger" is called a gag loop,part of some horse tack.Could be wrong?

 

[steelheadwill]

Congrats! I'll always remember my first.. (Spanish)

 

[umrgolf]

Congrat's Man.....I think the "hanger" is called a gag loop,part of some horse tack.Could be wrong?

 

[CRUSADER]

Not got mine yet CONGRATS

Hispan will get mad, with you holding it up-side-down