Spanish silver in Ohio!

[Glassdigger]

Found this at a well searched farm field site in Ohio. There have been alot of nice finds at this site. Found a 1786 New Jersey copper here a couple of weeks ago. My oldest coin so far! My E-trac battery was dead so I used the Garrett AT Pro. It read a "92".

 

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[Mackaydon]

Glassdigger,
Great find !!
What is the mint and denomination?
Don........

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Great looking Carolus lll !!!! Nice save

 

[CRUSADER]

Declaration of Independence date

 

[JmCraz8]

Awesome find and a key date, congrats!!!

 

[63bkpkr]

GlassDigger,
That is a great looking coin, Congrats! You have an eclectic group of detectors to work with:minelab, AT Pro, Sierra Madre. I was curious if you could shed some light on how/why you chose these machines.

Thank you in advance for your response..........63bkpkr

 

[Wldbil]

Great old silver find... Congrats

 

[fever87]

Awesome!

 

[Glassdigger]

GlassDigger,
That is a great looking coin, Congrats! You have an eclectic group of detectors to work with:minelab, AT Pro, Sierra Madre. I was curious if you could shed some light on how/why you chose these machines.

Thank you in advance for your response..........63bkpkr

Well, I chose the E-trac because I seriously think it's the best machine out there for coin hunting. In the summer I hate getting rained out or I work in streams and rivers where I don't want to accidentally drop the e-trac and have it ruined. The Sierra Madre goes super deep. It is an all metal machine with a fifteen inch coil. Sometimes I am looking for really deep items like early railroad iron artifacts (Journal box covers, oilers,track chairs,telegraph items etc) that have been buried in the ditches along the old R.O.W's. I will have to say that I'm pretty impressed by the AT Pro seeing that it is 1/3 the price of the E-trac and waterproof to boot. I own the 15x18 SEF coil and the 6x8 sef for the E-trac. That 6x8 is excellent for trashy areas and from my experience it loses very little depth compared to the 11 inch pro coil. I still use the pro coil whenever possible. I still really haven't given the AT Pro a chance, I just got it this spring. I'll know alot more by the end of summer. Ironic that This is my oldest coin ever and I found it with the AT Pro.

 

[Glassdigger]

Glassdigger,
Great find !!
What is the mint and denomination?
Don........

Well it's a two reales. Is there a mint mark on these? This is my first Spanish silver.

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

That is one really nice coin, what a great find.
How about posting a review of the ATP on the Garrett forum this Fall after you have had a chance to use it for a while? It would be nice to get an good comparison from someone that has and uses both detectors.
I may be getting an E track for the same reason as you but I also wanted a machine that could water hunt so I got the ATP first.
ZDD

 

[Giant056]

Great score on the Spanish silver I've never found one.

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Very nice! Dates to the first settlement of Schoenbrunn, before it was Ohio. HH and congrats, Mike

 

[testing123]

That's an awesome find! Finding big 1700s silver must be a real treat. Who knows when it could have been lost... They were in circulation until 1857 or so

 

[Mackaydon]

The mint mark will be on the reverse (shield side) between "REX and "2R". I'm just guessing it will show as an "M" with a smaller "o" above the "M"--for Mexico City.
Don.....

 

[Glassdigger]

The mint mark will be on the reverse (shield side) between "REX and "2R". I'm just guessing it will show as an "M" with a smaller "o" above the "M"--for Mexico City.
Don.....

I guess that part of the coin is wiped clean, The last letter I see before 2R is an A

 

[Mackaydon]

The legend reads: HISPAN.ET IND.REX.(small 'o' over M).2R. F.M. (FM being the assayer). The edge should be corded, the dia.: 28mm and the purity .9027.
Don.......

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

I would think that colonial coins are relatively rare for your neck of the woods. Great finds!!

 

[jrandy]

Sweet find ! How deep was it at a 92?

 

[hamiddetecting]

very done well. I have 3 silver coins. 1775,1801, 1864. Congratulation.