Spanish siilver, CW Button, Indian heads and Misc.

Merf · Jun 26, 2008

Greetings Swinging , sweating, dirt fishers.
I spent a couple of hot afternoons hunting a new spot in a new field.
The house showed on an 1870 platt map but not on one from 1892.
It took me a couple of tries and about two hours to find the iron pattern but it was well worth the effort.
When I found the 1820 2 real I fist thought it was a token. I brushed it off and saw the date and design.
Man what a rush---I never expected to find old Spanish silver here in Illinois.
The CW Eagle button, Indian heads, and Flat button were icing on the cake.
Thanks for looking and best luck to all, Merf

ugotit22 · Jun 27, 2008

beautiful coin. I have dug 1 spanish 1/2 reale and nothing compares to it, not even gold. Nice job

allen · Jun 27, 2008

awesome finds....

Specter · Jun 27, 2008

Real nice spanish silver! :thumbsup:

Green1 · Jun 27, 2008

all nice finds... but the old silver is AWESOME !! :thumbsup:

Mac232 · Jun 27, 2008

Congratulations on the two Reale :icon_sunny:

what is the mint mark on it

if you don,t mind me asking , the only one I know is the mexico mint mark .......... TIA and HH to you .

Mac

inneedoftherapy · Jun 27, 2008

nice finds there what is the hook thing in the last picture just found one of those myself and it has me stumped.

civilman1 · Jun 27, 2008

You gotta slow down Merf.....I can hardly keep up with you these day's

Look's like there maybe a couple CW piece's in there.Congratulation's on the Spanish Silver and the CW button,both are awesome :thumbsup:

Fish-Gate · Jun 27, 2008

Awesome finds and pics Merf! Spanish silver is pretty rare around our parts!!!

silverfreak · Jun 27, 2008

I bet that made your day buddy. Since you found some spanish silver here in IL...maybe the silver gods can send one my way

ModernMiner · Jun 27, 2008

Farmer Merf,
You are unbelievable!!! Congrats on your first Spanish silver. A fantastic find for sure. :icon_king:

Your silver, copper, and relic crop has really done well this year in that field. :wink:

All I ask is that you stay out of Northern Indiana until I get back there in August.

YOU are the Man!!!
-Doug-

Goldiver · Jun 27, 2008

Nice job on the research, Love that 2 Reale coin!

Natman · Jun 27, 2008

You did it again Merf..great scores, especially the silver. Congrats to you :thumbsup:

Nat

Merf · Jun 27, 2008

SoreKneesDayton said:
Merf I am jealous. Looks like a great field. Keep going!

SKD

Thanks SKD :thumbsup:

Derek752 said:
Congrats Merf 1820 Spanish wilver Merf ROCKS !!

AWESOME 2 Reale !!

Derek

Thanks Derek :thumbsup:

oddcoins said:
AWESOME TREASURES MAN!! WTG!!!

Thanks OC

ugotit22 said:
beautiful coin. I have dug 1 spanish 1/2 reale and nothing compares to it, not even gold. Nice job

Thanks Ugotit :thumbsup:

It was a thrill for sure.

Thanks Allen :thumbsup:

Spector

and Green1 :thumbsup:

Mac232 said:
Congratulations on the two Reale what is the mint mark on it if you don,t mind me asking , the only one I know is the mexico mint mark .......... TIA and HH to you .

Mac

Thanks Mac :thumbsup:

I don't know where to look for the mint mark.
Any help IDing it is appreciated.

inneedoftherapy said:
nice finds there what is the hook thing in the last picture just found one of those myself and it has me stumped.

Thanks Inneedof :thumbsup:

--- I don't know what it is.

Merf · Jun 27, 2008

sfinder said:
Great finds, and thank you for sharing them with us.

Thanks Sfinder :thumbsup:

Merf · Jun 27, 2008

civilman1 said:
You gotta slow down Merf.....I can hardly keep up with you these day's Look's like there maybe a couple CW piece's in there.Congratulation's on the Spanish Silver and the CW button,both are awesome

Thanks CMan-----Lots of choice spots here in the midwest.
When you figure that the average farm was 60 acres back in the 1800s and now is maybe 600 acres.
There are a lot of spots where farmhouses once stood that are plowed field now.

WeaponsUSMC mentioned that one of the hooks might be a sword hanger.
What do you think? TIA- Merf

Lowbatts · Jun 27, 2008

Sweeet!
http://pw1.netcom.com/~jimyce/bm.html
The link takes you to a guide on those button backmarks
The silver is very good looking and sharp!

Merf · Jun 27, 2008

Fish-Gate said:
Awesome finds and pics Merf! Spanish silver is pretty rare around our parts!!!

Thanks Fishgate :thumbsup:

silverfreak said:
I bet that made your day buddy. Since you found some spanish silver here in IL...maybe the silver gods can send one my way

Thanks Silverfreak :thumbsup:

Hope you find some.

Nick Pappagiorgio said:
Merf,

I gotta hand it to ya man ...

You do not let up ... It just keeps on getting better & better ...

A Super High Five my friend ...

Congratulations ~ Nick

Thanks Nick :thumbsup:

Lots of primo spots here in farmland.
Best luck my friend. :thumbsup:

ModernMiner said:
Farmer Merf,
You are unbelievable!!! Congrats on your first Spanish silver. A fantastic find for sure.
Your silver, copper, and relic crop has really done well this year in that field.
All I ask is that you stay out of Northern Indiana until I get back there in August.
YOU are the Man!!!
-Doug-

Thanks Doug :thumbsup:

I have had a streak of good luck.
Hope you find lots of goodies in Indiana, my friend. :thumbsup:

Goldiver said:
Nice job on the research, Love that 2 Reale coin!

Thanks Goldiver :thumbsup:

It is my first one----What a thrill.

Natman said:
You did it again Merf..great scores, especially the silver. Congrats to you

Nat

Thanks Natman :thumbsup:

Lowbatts said:
Sweeet!
http://pw1.netcom.com/~jimyce/bm.html
The link takes you to a guide on those button backmarks
The silver is very good looking and sharp!

Thanks Lowbatts :thumbsup:

Michiganne · Jun 27, 2008

Wow, Merf, Spanish silver! :icon_king:

You just never know, do you? I can't imagine the thrill of finding that one.

You've inspired me to check out our local plat books again. It is challenging as the 1895 one I was recently browsing had no street names (is this typical?) making it difficult to figure out where everything was. We've only lived in this area 11 years and I don't know every road and lake just yet. :tongue3:

But I did learn the locations of some former schools and churches.

Keep digging!

Merf · Jun 27, 2008

Michiganne said:
Wow, Merf, Spanish silver! You just never know, do you? I can't imagine the thrill of finding that one.

You've inspired me to check out our local plat books again. It is challenging as the 1895 one I was recently browsing had no street names (is this typical?) making it difficult to figure out where everything was. We've only lived in this area 11 years and I don't know every road and lake just yet. But I did learn the locations of some former schools and churches.

Keep digging!

Thanks Anne :thumbsup:

Here are two sites that I use---www.maps.live.com for the new maps and www.historicmapworks.com which has the old platt maps.
It is a puzzle sometimes comparing the old and new maps but many times the roads are the same.
Best luck and I hope you find some good spots.

BuckleBoy · Jun 27, 2008

I think they are likely correct about the sword hanger. I'd love to see a photo of the other side of it as well. It is brass, is it not?

That 1820 silver is EXCELLENT!

:thumbsup: