Silvers thin and old

[McCDig]

Went back to the farm park and started on the west side but ended up on the east side and that's when the relics started showing up and all within a small area. A high tone that was solid in one direction and broken in the other turned out to be an 1853 trime. Great to get silver and also break the century barrier. About 11 paces away another high tone came out as a utensil handle, more proof of proximity to a home site. I was working up and down the hill and close to the top I dug a musketball. After about another half hour of swinging, a mixed tone in the 70s came from under a root, but not deep. This shallow "coin" is a 1773 half reale minted in Mexico City and had been re-purposed as a button with what appears as the remainder of a silver shank on the reverse. Finished the day with some older headstamps from U.M.C. Co. and WRA. Two horseshoes were added to the day's finds. This was one of those uncanny days of relics for me that are rare. Glad I decided to head back to the farm today.

 

[Rookster]

Now we're metal detecting Congrats

 

[Trezurehunter]

Excellent finds McCdig. You could not have found a better pair of "thin" coins than those two.

 

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

I'd take those thinnies any day. Great work with the recoveries! Congrats!!

 

[pepperj]

Congrats on the two really nice silver keepers.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratulations on the nice hunt!

 

[dirtlooter]

what better way to say that you are rich or important than to have buttons made out of silver coins? very cool finds for sure

 

[Jamie1993]

Great finds Mike. Got to love those thin silvers. Definitely two for the bucket list.

 

[Silvermonkey]

Great finds! Those two old silvers are fantastic! Congrats!

 

[Carolina Tom]

Congrats on the awesome silver coins. Both are in such nice condition too.

Good luck to you sir!

 

[washingtonian]

Dang, those are some nice old coins. Good going!

 

[Phishfarmer]

Love that Spanish Silver!

 

[8Reales]

Congrats Sr. Mike u are on a roll with those Spanish coins, very nice old silvers.

 

[lairmo]

Those are Two on my "Coil List"!!!!

 

[jerr-man]

WOW, Great Finds, Thanks for sharing and CONGRATULATIONS !

 

[McCDig]

Thx Jerry! GL and HH1

 

[McCDig]

Thx lairmo! GL on your "Coil List"!

 

[McCDig]

Thx Lilo! Thin silver looks so good in the hole. Congrats on your yeoman's work in that "old city park". Can you say Roman coin.....in Baltimore?

 

[McCDig]

Thx Dan! Got that down in Petersburg for sure along with all the relics from our War of Rebellion.

 

[McCDig]

Thank you, Washingtonian! This side of the lower 48 a "Washingtonian" is from DC. GL & HH!