Slice of spanish silver

[Goes4ever]

I thought when I dug this it was a piece of spanish silver but was not sure, so I posted it in the what is it forum and several members agree that is what it is, so it is a cool piece of history. Found it in a farm field where a one room school house used to be, hunted for 2.5 hours today, froze my butt off and no coins, tokens or buttons were found. Glad I found this!

 

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[JimBeHuntin']

Nice Slice!

 

[pepperj]

Very nice slice of silver.

 

[Kyle PA]

Yup, that is a cut Spanish silver! Great find, Goes4ever! An early pioneer in Northwest Ohio needed some change, and that is what he got!

 

[crazyjarhead]

Too bad you couldn't find the rest of it, Terry

 

[ModernMiner]

You are right, that is a great piece of history. Congrats on a super find.
-MM-

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

Great find !!

Keep @ it and HH !!

 

[The Patriot]

WTG nice one!

Still wanting my piece of spanish...maybe tomorrow...

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Not a very clean cut, but it looks like a piece of 8 to me.

 

[allen]

good job on that sweet find !!!

 

[garthbfan169]

Very nice G4E!!

 

[phantomfinder]

Great find , You can still see some marks on it

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

All right guys and girls, let's see who can match it up to a scan of the whole coin! Definitely looks to be from a piece of eight. Come on, it'll be more fun then your average jigsaw puzzle.
I could see me losing it in my pouch, did you know what it was when ya dug it?
Carl

 

[Goes4ever]

All right guys and girls, let's see who can match it up to a scan of the whole coin! Definitely looks to be from a piece of eight. Come on, it'll be more fun then your average jigsaw puzzle.
I could see me losing it in my pouch, did you know what it was when ya dug it?
Carl

when I dug it I "thought" that was a spanish silver piece so I put it in my little keeper bottle I have in my pouch

 

[BuckleBoy]

Found it in a farm field where a one room school house used to be, hunted for 2.5 hours today, froze my butt off and no coins, tokens or buttons were found.

Looks like you got a coin to me.

That's a Great find.

 

[treasurefiend]

WOW - Awesome job bro, your killin out there in the Buckeye!!!!

 

[dogcaught]

nice bit. JJ

 

[Goes4ever]

anyone have an idea when this would have been used in Ohio, timeframe?

 

[romeo-1]

Nice little slice! Due to being cut was most likely used up until the 1800s...WAG really!

 

[Mackaydon]

The 8-reales ('piece of eight') was legal tender in the United States until an Act of the United States Congress discontinued the practice in 1857.