Old Woods Still Producing - 1774 Spanish Silver 1/2 Reale

[bookfisher]

After hitting these woods scores of times in the past year, I thought they were hunted out. Well I was wrong and the old adage about a place never being totally hunted out holds true. My game plan for today was to hit a small area that I had searched a couple of times before; but one I had not pounded, since it never produced any keepers, and to search slow and deliberate. Almost immediatley the slow search paid off with a 19th century flat button. Then a short time later, a decent signal at 5 inches that was bouncing around between screwtop and penny/dime turned out to be a nice 1774 Spanish silver half reale. Though I pride myself on my pinpointing abilities and that I always cut a wide plug, so as not to damage the target with my 26" garden shovel, It appears I did nick the coin. I'm a little baffled though, because there are several scratches on the coin (indicating multiply hits with the shovel) and it only took two motions to recover the coin, cutting the plug and then removing some dirt from the hole. That would be pretty bad if I struck the coin both times. Anyway, stuff happens and I finished the hunt a little later on with another 19th century flat button. Below is a list of keepers (including today's) I've found there. Just about all these finds have been posted on the forum


1711 Spanish Seisenio Copper Coin
1738 King George II Colonial Copper
1771 Spanish 1 Reale (Extremely worn, though date is visible)
1774 Spanish 1/2 Reale
1778 Spanish 1 Reale
1781 Spanish 1/2 Reale (Converted to a button)
1780s Nova Constellatio Copper
1787 Massachusetts One Cent Copper
1803 Kettle Replica or Game Marker Coin
1812 Classic Head Large Cent
1821 Matron Head Large Cent
1824 Matron Head Large Cent
1829 Capped Bust Half Dime
1837 Hard Times Token (Found By Rob)
1841 Seated Liberty Dime
1842 Braided Hair Large Cent
1852 Silver Three Cents Piece
1863 Indian Head Penny
1864 Counterfeit California Gold Dollar Coin
1894 Barber Quarter
1897 Barber Dime
1902 Barber Dime
1905-S Barber Dime
1920 Buffalo Nickel
1920 Walking Liberty Half Dollar (Found By Rob)
1937 Mercury Dime
1952 Washington Quarter
Four or Five Other Indian Head Pennies (Can't Remember The Dates) And A Few Wheat Cents.

Also In The Keeper Case:
Very Worn Colonial Copper Probably William III (1650-1702)
Very Corroded King George II Colonial Copper
War Of 1812 Light Artillery 1st Regiment Button
C1812 US Navy Button In Extremely Fine Condiiton (Found By Rob)
C1820-1830 US Navy Button In Extremely Fine Condition
C1900 Admiral Dewey "Welcome Our Hero" Souvenir Medal
C1920 Knights Templar Medal From Syracuse New York
C1937 Speed Gibson's Flying Police Tin Badge (Radio Premium Missing Back Pin)

 

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[piggman1]

Really great finds in that place you have. Can't wait to see what you find next. Keep em coming!

 

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[weasel606]

Man thats awesome ! makes me want to move up there congrats