Spanish Reale out of a Union Cavalry Camp

[Fullstock]

Got out for a few hours today and found a 1775 Reale and some bullets in a Yankee Cavalry camp. It was a good day.

 

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[relic nut]

Good day indeed!!! Silver and lead go great together!

HH, RN

 

[Truth]

What a great day for you!! I love Spanish Silver. Congrats


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[dirtlooter]

really sweet day! congrats on the silver and the lead

 

[Gridwalker306]

Awesome Spanish!

 

[Mackaydon]

Nice catch !!
1 Real from 1775 - SPAIN 1759-88 - CARLOS III - The Coin Database
Don......

 

[Kurios1]

Spanish silver is really cool. Nice old piece of history there. I want one too.

 

[Scrappy]

That old Spanish silver circulated longer than many of us imagine. Even after it no longer legal tender in 1857. It's great seeing that old stuff show up in the context of CW sites - even if it can't be definitively proven as a CW drop.

Congrats.

 

[Tom_in_CA]

Bingo. If only that coin could talk.

 

[joeyfresh]

Love the sharps and Spanish. Good day indeed!

 

[smokeythecat]

Not surprised at the silver. Coins were still in a shortage situation under after the Civil War. Then the small cents changed everything.

 

[Fullstock]

Pretty confident that this was dropped by a soldier, it's a pure camp. Only one other coin has been found in this late War site and that was an 1864 Indian Head penny. It was a real surprise to see this pop out of the ground, made the day for me.

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on the old silver

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

I've found a couple pieces of Spanish silver in a pure CW camp, but they were extremely worn due to being in circulation for so long. I've also found more early silver at camps that were adjacent to an 18th century homesite, but it sounds like that's not the situation in your case. Nice find regardless.

 

[Fullstock]

When it first came out I was hoping that it was a seated, and couldn't figure out why it was so worn. Being 89 years old in 1864 explains the wear though. [emoji16]

 

[Z.K.]

Nice going, Fullstock!

 

[Goldiver]

Very nice reale! Some sweet looking drops there too. Hope you snag a plate or two while you are at it.

Steve