Spanish silver?

[bpfeiffer90]

I received permission to hunt on this 1700s property today and besides digging 3 Indian head pennies I dug up this cut silver coin that I'm having difficulty ID'ING hoping that someone could help me tell what it is. I'm assuming a Spanish Reale? Thanks for any help hope everyone had a good weekend.

 

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[knighthunter]

Nice spanish silver but not to get to far off the OP's topic::What did they use to cut them? Did they have hack saws in them days?

 

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[bpfeiffer90]

Hey Don I measured it according to your measurements and it matched up perfectly to the 40mm diameter so I think it's safe to say 8 reale. Thanks for that measurement!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Sweet cut silver find! Congratualtions.

 

[sutphin]

NICE FIND .

 

[CoilToTheSoil]

Nice spanish silver but not to get to far off the OP's topic::What did they use to cut them? Did they have hack saws in them days?

I was thinking that too. Maybe a sharp chisel and hammer?

 

[Mr. Digger]

Congrats on the 1700's Spanish silver!

 

[oxbowbarefoot]

As was mentioned, they were cut to make change. Their value was based upon the amount of silver they contained. It likely wasn't lost by a Spanish explorer. These coins represented the majority of silver coinage circulating through the colonies. This was true especially in your area, further north, copper coins seemed more prevalent.

 

[Captain Caveman]

Congratz on an Awesome find!!!

 

[Scrappy]

If you're going to find a killer cut silver, that'd be the one to find. It's huge! Lol

Congrats on a killer find