My Spanish Silver Streak Continues!

[Steve in PA]

I had Friday off for Good Friday, and it was a good Friday for metal detecting. I had gotten permission to hunt near a Rev War officers house, at least in the cornfields near the house. After a couple hours there with nothing to show for my efforts, I decided to head to a hay field that has been very good to me over the last couple years. Last weekend we pulled two Spanish silvers out of this field, but with the grass growing, this might be the last opportunity for a while. I was working carefully between the grass clumps, and checking iffy signals when I got a decent signal that got better when I removed the large clump of grass over it. I was expecting another thin corroded copper when I saw the glint of silver in the dirt, and I knew I had another Spanish! This one has pretty good detail. This is the 11th Spanish silver I have recovered from this tavern site along with an 1803 Draped Bust dime and an 1830 half dime. As you can see I didn't dig many keepers, and signals are getting few and far between. Time for a good plowing!

 

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[blugotti1]

sweet reale!!

 

[MaineRelic]

Another Spanish Steve ! Nice ! Yeah that one has nice detail ! Congrats ! MaineRelic !

 

[metalev4]

Nice Silver Steve, congrats on keeping the streak alive!

 

[AQUA]

Very nice ...your on a great roll with Spanish silvers.

It wil clean up very nicely..great detail !!!!

Congrats !

 

[HomeGuardDan]

WTG Man - sorry I have been tied up and not on the forum as much lately. Killer streak - hope it continues!

Dan

 

[park pirate]

Damn good finds...

 

[silversurfer1111]

O man !..awesome .I hope find just 1 in my life time.

 

[silversurfer1111]

O man !..awesome .I hope find just 1 in my life time.

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Very sweet silver!

 

[VOL1266-X]

WTG on thr Spanish Steve!! Did it read "62" on the F75? WTG, Q.

 

[Mackaydon]

Nice save !!
From the series 1774-1784; originally 3.338g of 0.903 fine silver ( 0.0981 oz. ASW); Mexico City mint; 'FF' is is assayer.
Don.........

 

[Bass]

Very nice coin! Congratulations

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[Steve in PA]

WTG on thr Spanish Steve!! Did it read "62" on the F75? WTG, Q.

Quindy, it was reading 77-79. This is a one Real. A half Real will read 64. A two Reale will read 83 like a silver quarter.

 

[Bubba65]

Steve CONGRATS on another Spanish Silver

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Wayda go Steve - another nice one to add to the growing collection. The end of the season has been kind to both of us in the silver dept, and its too bad it has to come to an end right when things seem to be peaking. Hopefully you'll have at least one more opportunity to hit that spot before it becomes off limits.

 

[Steve in PA]

Wayda go Steve - another nice one to add to the growing collection. The end of the season has been kind to both of us in the silver dept, and its too bad it has to come to an end right when things seem to be peaking. Hopefully you'll have at least one more opportunity to hit that spot before it becomes off limits.

Thanks Bill, I'm up to 61 Spanish now. I dug 3 this year and 4 last year. At this rate it will take me another 13 years to reach 100! Unless I move to Virginia

 

[Ahab8]

That's a real beauty Steve! You're really killing the silver lately. Keep it up bud

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Thanks Bill, I'm up to 61 Spanish now. I dug 3 this year and 4 last year. At this rate it will take me another 13 years to reach 100! Unless I move to Virginia

If you're looking to pad your colonial silver totals you need to move to VA immediately ..... lol! I finally reached the 100 mark 4 years ago, and am now already up to 166 thanks to retirement and being able to get out more often. You're almost 2/3s of the way to 100 Steve, and I don't think you'll have a problem getting to that goal within a few years.

 

[70monte68]

Thanks Bill, I'm up to 61 Spanish now. I dug 3 this year and 4 last year. At this rate it will take me another 13 years to reach 100! Unless I move to Virginia

Steve, awesome find! There's nothing like seeing a Spanish silver in the hole, but, with a total of 61 you know that feeling very well! How long have you been detecting?

Again, Sweeeeet find
Don