My oldest coin to date!! 1717 2 REALE!!!

[CrazySlasher]

Let me start by saying, if the two guys who were metal detecting in East Bridgewater today read this, if I ever catch you leaving holes like this again, I'm going to wrap my detector around your throats! I took a photo of the hole one of them left. As you can see, they left the trash on the top as well. As I walked the field the place was full of this type of crap. I'd go over there holes and pull their trash out. Lucky for me, I re-scanned one after taking out some foil and managed copper #26 for the year (pictured below). Not sure what it is. Afterwards I went out with a buddy looking for some Native American artifacts but we came up short and decided to go home. Passed a field that had a small section freshly plowed. After a few minutes I decided it was getting late and swung my way back to the car when I found the Reale. It was on the surface!!!! The rest of the stuff is from the past week of detecting.

If anyone can date that Quartermaster insignia I would appreciate it. I had someone look at it and he believes it's pre-ww1.

 

[CrazySlasher]

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[CMDiamonddawg]

2 reale is sweeeat , found on the top is crazy , Crazy nice finds crazeslasher and don't hurt your detector , take them to school 8)

 

[CrazySlasher]

2 Reale is sweeeat , found on the top is crazy , Crazy nice finds crazeslasher and don't hurt your detector , take them to school 8)

The problem is, it took me over a year to get permission to the spot these two dingbats are tearing up. The police, selectman and the historical society know who I am and that I detect it. I don't want them to think it's me.

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

2 Reale is sweeeat , found on the top is crazy , Crazy nice finds crazeslasher and don't hurt your detector , take them to school 8)

The problem is, it took me over a year to get permission to the spot these two dingbats are tearing up. The police, selectman and the historical society know who I am and that I detect it. I don't want them to think it's me.

Ya got that right , respect public & private property . Wouldn't that be something if the bone heads dropped the silver and could not re locate it Nice digs and continued success

 

[Iron Patch]

That's a nice early one. My fav. date for a pistareen.

 

[steelheadwill]

WhooWhee
Nice old Silver Quarter! Those 2s are thick good detail too
Love the Cross token.
That item that looks like a marble, I've dug 2 hollow copper spheres coated with red clay that look just like that, is this what you have?
I posted a whatsit, unsolved.
Awesome digs

 

[drgeorge]

HOT STUFF!!!!!

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Very nice digs CrazySlasher!

Love the collection of buckles you found!

Kudus to you for reminding people to "FILL IN YOUR HOLES!!"

You spent 2 minutes digging it, so why not spend 10 seconds to "FILL IT IN!!"

Congrats on your 1717 2 REALE find as well!

Dave

 

[johnnyblaze]

That early silver is always a sight for sore eyes


Blaze

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Nice relics and congrats! Too bad about the knuckleheads making the mess and worse they don't even realize they are endangering the hobby. HH, Mike

 

[JW15]

SCORE!!! Awesome surface find man! You definitely earned it to say the least after cleaning up after those who give the rest of us a bad name! Don't hurt your detector,just call the farmer and tell him to load up with rock salt

 

[{Sentinel}]

Nice 2 Reale Pistareen buddy!

 

[dfx willy]

awesome pistareen dave! sorry to hear about the idiots. willy

 

[Blind Squirrel]

Someone's been busy!!! Congrats on your oldest coin, and ditto on the rest of your finds

 

[kevkirki]

why are there boneheads in everything we do cool digs!

 

[bstimely21]

congrats on your oldest coin!

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Nice silver Dave!

 

[Squigmeister]

I know what you mean about the holes. theres a bunch of people who have been using the cheap bounty hunters around here and digging trenches. i actually talked with one guy yesterday at the beach who was asking me how i retrieve targets in the grass. so i started explaining the proper retreival way and then we went our ways.

Worst thing though was as i turned my detector on again it wouldn't turn on, i think its a wire connecting to my coil because when i unplug the coil and turn it on it works but then it turns off as i plug the coil in again. any ideas.

 

[boondocker]

Nice Reale, gotta love that silver Dean