Spanish Silver and a Mystery Solved

[paleomaxx]

I've searched the farm's property so much that I'm never expecting to find anything of interest which is what makes it so much more ridiculous when I do. Just killing time, the first target I dug was a slick 1700's large copper which is weird to begin with, but then only a few steps away the second target turns out to be a 1781 1/2 real! This is the very first old silver on this property too, and it was 3 inches from the surface in a spot I considered fruitless since they dug it up for the leaching field.



My guess is that this and the few other relics just happened to be left near the surface when the filled it back in. I also found this cool brass jungle bell and this copper pocket watch that was very deep.



The mystery pieces I found months back and I've been scratching my head over them ever since. The plows broke them up and spread the four pieces over a good sized area.



My eureka moment came very randomly when one of the little kids on the farm was grooming Opal, the pony. She must have gone digging in one of the super old tack kits, but she was using the most antiquated curry comb.



Glad she did though; I recognized it in and instant! I guess the brass teeth were riveted to an iron back and over the years the iron fragmented away leaving just these. I hope this helps anyone else out there who has bits and pieces of these combs in their mystery buckets. Here's one from google that's an even closer style.

 

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[dirtlooter]

I think I am learning even more so, is that anything can be anywhere and you won't know until you check it out yourself. people lose things in places you wouldn't think of and they lose things in more concentrated people places and we try to hunt to hunt those. it looks like you found the goods in a place that didn't seem feasible to you. I get surprised a lot of the times but you found some awesome surprises. congrats

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on the half real and other finds. Yep you got to swing over all you can, cause you never know

 

[Scrappy]

Nice reale. I've always liked the pillars on Spanish silver - representing the pillars of Hercules and the Strait of Gibraltar.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratulations on the nice finds!

 

[ivan salis]

money is often a rare find on old farms //many times barter trading was done with little actual cash money changing hands

 

[against the wind]

Congratulations on the Spanish Silver, , and on solving the mystery parts stumper.

 

[danjsargent]

Congrats on the spanish silver!

 

[port ewen ace]

Charlie was one ugly - ,--- but that face always causes spontaneous smiling.

now ya know about combing a horsie mane

 

[Stretch Da Truth]

Congrats on some sweet finds!
Great story and pics!
The Large Copper and a Copper Pocket Watch are Awesome! I Love Copper!

 

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[vpnavy]

..: NICE FINDS paleomaxx :..​

 

[Trezurehunter]

Congrats on some nice finds.