Spanish silver first hole.

[65vanman]

I went back to the farm fields this weekend. Yesterday I found a one arm angel, buckles, heal plate, gas valve, top of padlock, etc. Today my first target was a 1792 one reale. One 1956 wheat cent, more horse tac etc.

 

[The Rebel]

Nice job. Let's get some close ups of the reale

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Excellent !

 

[Mackaydon]

Carlos III 1Rs were of two tpyes; one with coat of arms on one side and two globes on the other. Yours is of the second kind; bust of Carlos III on one side and coat of arms on the other.
Carlos III 1Rs (bust type) with FM assayers mark were minted in 1772-1777, 1785-1787 and 1788-89.
The assayers in the first period (FM) were different people from the assayers in the other periods--with the same initials.
I'm guessing yours is not from the first period but from a later one; ergo; Francisco Arance y Cobos and Mariano Rodriguez y Puerta (FM).
These eyes can't discern if the last two numbers are 2s, 8s or 0s.
The coin is .9027 fine silver.
Great finds !!
Don in SoCal

 

[65vanman]

Carlos III 1Rs were of two tpyes; one with coat of arms on one side and two globes on the other. Yours is of the second kind; bust of Carlos III on one side and coat of arms on the other.
Carlos III 1Rs (bust type) with FM assayers mark were minted in 1772-1777, 1785-1787 and 1788-89.
The assayers in the first period (FM) were different people from the assayers in the other periods--with the same initials.
I'm guessing yours is not from the first period but from a later one; ergo; Francisco Arance y Cobos and Mariano Rodriguez y Puerta (FM).
These eyes can't discern if the last two numbers are 2s, 8s or 0s.
The coin is .9027 fine silver.
Great finds !!
Don in SoCal

It's a carolus IIII 1792.

 

[oldmxrat]

Can't beat Spanish silver in the first hole, way to go!

 

[Almy]

One nice real from 1792 with a lot of relatively modern stuff. You never know what you're going to find. That's one of the attractions of the hobby.

 

[Silvermonkey]

I went back to the farm fields this weekend. Yesterday I found a one arm angel, buckles, heal plate, gas valve, top of padlock, etc. Today my first target was a 1792 one reale. One 1956 wheat cent, more horse tac etc.View attachment 2252408View attachment 2252409View attachment 2252410View attachment 2252411

That is a pretty great way to start a hunt. Congrats on your Spanish silver! King George seems to have a sinister smirk on his face.
I bet most of that brass horse tack sounded great when you swung over it.

 

[Mackaydon]

Carlos IIII, not III, so it is.
Same assayers as I mentioned earlier were used in CIIII 1R coins off an on till 1802 though silver was reduced to .896 fine in this series 1792-1808.
Don.....

 

[Trezurehunter]

Congrats on that Spanish silver !

 

[65vanman]

That is a pretty great way to start a hunt. Congrats on your Spanish silver! King George seems to have a sinister smirk on his face.
I bet most of that brass horse tack sounded great when you swung over it.

The horse tack always sounds good. In the past year I found over 80 pieces. When I do farm fields I dig everything. You never know what you will find.

 

[CRUSADER]

Congrats. In my experience I would call that the kiss of death. Getting a great silver first hole makes you think that every good signal afterwards will be similar & that you are going to have an amazing day. But in most of my hunts its the end of the streak...lol