Old Fort = Spanish Silver (New Pics)

[doyboy]

Hey, dudes, it has been awhile since the club and I got out to do some treasure hunting. Last night, during my phone conversation with Paco, he said, "You guys are nuts! It isn't worth going out!" My response was, "It is a sickness, dude! Silver Zeus, Zoyboy, and I will be equipped with chisel and hammer, so, there ain't a nothin' that is going to stop us!"

Once we were on the 1700s fort site, the jokes started "flying." After about 45 minutes of continuous joking and detecting, I soon got a nice hit that brought me back to "seriousness." The target was reading a steady 56 V.D.I. and pinpointed at 3.5". I literally thought to myself, "Be careful, dude, with this one." After about 10 minutes of sledge hammering, I plucked a perfect, small area of dirt out. That was when I saw the Spanish silver shining brightly in the hole (it was stuck on edge). I instantly yelled, "Spanish Silver!!!" Zoyboy was about 40 yards away from me, and on those two words, he dropped his detector, and sprinted to me in about 4.38 seconds. Silver Zeus was the next to arrive at the retrieval site, while Zoy and I were dancing around like happy gibbons.

But, the digging process was not completed, because the coin was still stuck at the bottom of the hole. I still needed to chisel the coin out...YIKES! After finally chiseling it out, I was rewarded with a dateless Spanish half-reale.

It was my 1st silver coin of the year!

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

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Nice way to start of the year's silver!

WTG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[romeo-1]

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Outstanding find! That's a Carlous III so you know you are mid to late 1700's...I hope to add some more Spanish silver to my lonely collection this year. Congrats dude!

 

[doyboy]

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Thanks, dudes, for the kind replies. It makes doyboy happy!

 

[Danimal]

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Great coin Kirk!

Lots of personal history in a coin with that much wear. Makes you wonder about the people that carried it and what was bought with it. Many purchases there.

 

[doyboy]

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Great coin Kirk!

Lots of personal history in a coin with that much wear. Makes you wonder about the people that carried it and what was bought with it. Many purchases there.

Thanks, Big D, I take a lot pride in my recoveries. Right now, a ham sandwich is my left hand, while the coin is in my right.

I wish you luck at the Berg! By the way, dig all 56 V.D.I. numbers.

Kirk

 

[Danimal]

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Great coin Kirk!

Lots of personal history in a coin with that much wear. Makes you wonder about the people that carried it and what was bought with it. Many purchases there.

Thanks, Big D, I take a lot pride in my recoveries. Right now, a ham sandwich is my left hand, while the coin is in my right.

I wish you luck at the Berg! By the way, dig all 56 V.D.I. numbers.

Kirk

Remember...on the DFX with VDI Normalized turned on, it's trying to produce VDI numbers which closely approximate those on the XLT and even your analog XL Pro....so the VDI won't be exactky the same as a true 6.6kHz machine. If I were running single frequency (either the 3kHz or 15kHz) and had Normalized off, the VDI's would be WAY different.

As it is, I am digging ALL repeatable VDI's above 18 or so...wouldn't want to pass up a Shield Nickle....or gold ring....or old button....etc etc

 

[goldgrubber]

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WTG! Excellent find.

 

[Monty]

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Excellent dude! Of all the dudes you are the dudiest. Monty

 

[WinnGoldDigger]

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I too, have located an old Spanish Fort. It's very far back in the woods... i'll have to get to it by horse, but I hope my search is half as productive as yours was. Fantastic find !!!

 

[doyboy]

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I am just thankful to have not chopped it in half. Hmmm, if I had "decked" it in two, I could have said, "Oh s***, a pocket spill of cut pieces." Who would have known? hehehe

I owe it all to my trusty 4 X 6 shooter DD. Once I had about an inch chipped out, I put the small coil in the hole and it showed me where the hell the coin was at. I don't think the 9.5" stock would have been able to accurately center me over the target.

Thanks, DD bud, I appreciate your services.

 

[coinman66]

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bud

 

[doyboy]

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bud

Dude

 

[doyboy]

Here are two new pics of my Colonial wilver. I pity the fool who dropped this. hehehehe

 

[diggummup]

Here are two new pics of my Colonial wilver. I pity the fool who dropped this. hehehehe

Nice Carolus III reale dude. Fairly common as reales go though.I have one or two myself.

I too, have located an old Spanish Fort. It's very far back in the woods... i'll have to get to it by horse, but I hope my search is half as productive as yours was. Fantastic find !!!

Sounds great, hope your search is at least as productive as Doy's.Shouldn't be too hard at all, if you've done your research.Good luck to you and H.H.
PS- Keep us posted!

 

[EDDE]

find the rest of the stash !!!

 

[JerV3]

Nice piece of Spanish silver man.

I'm sure once the ground thaws there will be more to find at that site.

HH Jer

 

[doyboy]

Thanks, guys, for the replies. The only problem is that the Spanish silver on the site will be under 10-14" of snow. We are getting a major dump now!

I woke up cursing like a sailor, but my coin will keep me warm for awhile.

 

[DANGLANGLEY]

Oh man I would hate to wake up and see a bunch of snow after finding a coin like that. I would be wanting to hit that place again real bad. Very nice coin!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Tabfry]

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Great coin Kirk!

Lots of personal history in a coin with that much wear. Makes you wonder about the people that carried it and what was bought with it. Many purchases there.

Thanks, Big D, I take a lot pride in my recoveries. Right now, a ham sandwich is my left hand, while the coin is in my right.

I wish you luck at the Berg! By the way, dig all 56 V.D.I. numbers.

Kirk

Then, how are you typing? Nevermind...don't wanna know...

 

[Colonial Copper Zeus]

So we have 14 inches of snow Doy...........Let's hit it anyway. Let's just plow the whole field. The fever is making me delerious