The Summer has come to an end...but not before more Spanish Silver!!!

[HomeGuardDan]

Well yesterday I was able to get out just once more (baby is due in three weeks and next weekend I am tied up on campus with work) so this was officially it. I almost did not even go, but boy am I glad I did.

I immediately started back at the latest bullet hotspot, and it is still hot. I plucked about 15 or 17 bullets from the spot and then moved on a few yards to where I dug the dime last weekend. After digging half of a beautiful shoe buckle, I hunkered down and began to slowly grid the area. I dug a few small pieces of lead and then BAM a nice solid high-tone on the AT Gold and a few seconds later I was holding a beautiful 1722, 2-reale pistareen. I was a happy guy, and content, but I decided to give it another 30 minutes or so.

A few buttons surfaced along with a few more musket balls and then finally the other half to the shoe buckle, along with pieces of others (I will find you all HA HA) when I decided it was time to head out. I decided to walk back to the bullet spot one last time to dig one more good target. Walking towards my "end point" I suddenly got a nice mixed tone, I immediately thought either bit button or perhaps a piece of silver. Imagine my surprise when it turned out to be a nice 1 real 1669 cob - my day was complete. The coins cleaned up pretty well after solution bath and quick charge.

During the day I also dug some big lead, the large net weight and super large lead scale weight (both blew my headphones off) had me believing in something amazing until they came out.

In total, I ended up with 22 musket balls, 3 buttons (the small brass one is not a tack, it is a small high-dome button) the shoe buckle, other do dads (pewter spoons, furniture brass) and the two coins.

Well the summer has been good to me and the silver has been plentiful - it will still be there for me next summer - I will find them HA HA. I told Bill this week that it dawned on me when i realized the first silver coin I found this summer was an 1838 seated dime, and I thought last weekend was my last trip and it yielded a 1838 seated time...first and last...glad it did not work out that way as these two make me happy.

HH

Dan

 

[HomeGuardDan]

Another heck of a day Dan. You don't see many whole pistareens around here, especially of the 2 reale variety. And that pillar and waves cob is another great indication as to the early occupancy of the site. You've accumulated a huge pile of relics and coins from that site. I'd like to see you need to post a group shot of all your summer finds, or at least do the silver coins. I've lost track you've dug so many this summer. Even if you can't make it back out this fall the site will be waiting for you next summer. Congrats on an unbelievably productive water hunting season.

Thanks man - looking forward to this fall! I think we are in for an amazing year.

HH

Dan

 

[Bubba65]

That is one AWESOME DAY of digging Dan, CONGRATS on the great looking Spanish Silver and everything else

 

[collector01]

Great hunt! That's some nice looking silver. Congrats on all the great summer finds. Congrats on the baby!

 

[wheatfinder13]

Those are some beautiful silvers

 

[CRUSADER]

 

[treblehunter]

Love those finds, I'll find a 1700's swimming hole if its the last thing I do. I love that water hunting, I think it was you in the beginning of the summer that posted about the snake the first time you went to that spot? Day before yesterday when I was on treasure island I had a quite curious water snake. I kept pushing him away from me with my coil, but he wasn't getting the hint. I thought I was going to have to wack him with my scoop. Luck ally he finally turned tail and swam off, glad I didn't have to defend myself. I would love to find a spot like that, I will eventually.

 

[HomeGuardDan]

Love those finds, I'll find a 1700's swimming hole if its the last thing I do. I love that water hunting, I think it was you in the beginning of the summer that posted about the snake the first time you went to that spot? Day before yesterday when I was on treasure island I had a quite curious water snake. I kept pushing him away from me with my coil, but he wasn't getting the hint. I thought I was going to have to wack him with my scoop. Luck ally he finally turned tail and swam off, glad I didn't have to defend myself. I would love to find a spot like that, I will eventually.

Thanks man - the snake site was a different site - I tend to move around to a few, though lately I have been stuck here. I wish you luck on finding your honey hole, it will come I am sure of it!

 

[jmastny78]

Those are some awesome finds! I wish we had spanish anything pop out of the ground here in Michigan! Thanks for sharing and HH!!

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

Mam o Man Dan, what a way to rap up the season,congrats and please post some pix of the Baby we he/she make it's appearance.
Good luck ole man.
ZDD

 

[StormSurge]

Great end of the summer hunt! Man you dig the silver. Can't wait to find my first 2 reale. Love your finds especially the reale,cob and buckle. Good luck to you and your wife on the expected!

 

[joeyfresh]

That's a nice looking coin Dan. Congrats on another great outing!!

 

[jewelerguy]

fantastic finds!

 

[matt092079]

Awesome find and awesome pics. Love the Spanish silver and that buckle frame.

 

[HomeGuardDan]

Thanks folks - I will def post up pictures of the last find...it is a little girl so we know that much.

the coins have been plentiful this summer, lets hope it is an indicator to the land hunting with Bill D.

 

[joeyfresh]

Thanks folks - I will def post up pictures of the last find...it is a little girl so we know that much.

the coins have been plentiful this summer, lets hope it is an indicator to the land hunting with Bill D.

That little girl is gonna have you wrapped around her finger. There's nothing like it Dan even if you're only going to get 3 hours of sleep every night for the foreseeable future. Bill's gonna find you napping in a trash pit

 

[HomeGuardDan]

That little girl is gonna have you wrapped around her finger. There's nothing like it Dan even if you're only going to get 3 hours of sleep every night for the foreseeable future. Bill's gonna find you napping in a trash pit

Ha ha I will not nap in a trash pit...perhaps in the car on the way to dig or under a shade tree, but if a pit is involved I will be wide awake and slinging dirt ha

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Ha ha I will not nap in a trash pit...perhaps in the car on the way to dig or under a shade tree, but if a pit is involved I will be wide awake and slinging dirt ha

And I'll be right there with ya. No more money pits without Bill .... haha!

 

[Ronson]

Those reales are beautiful, just beautiful.