Spanish Silver?

[metalev4]

I found this silver coin about 5 inches down in a field behind a church in Buckroe beach Virginia. Supposedly the spanish came here to plant mullberries in the 1700s. I dont know what kind of coin it is, so if anyone can help that would be excellent.
-Ev

 

[lordmarcovan]

The design on the reverse is very very similar to a British Shilling, I am fairly certain it is not a Spanish Silver.
On the ND site if you look at a James I Shilling you will see some identical designs to your coin.
Still looking, hard to see, the other side does have a big XII, so that is a clue...

Don in SJ

I agree. And a British shilling of that period is quite likely a better find than a Spanish 2-reales piece.