Think I found a 8 reales. 1775

[Ennismill]

By far the oldest coin I've ever found. It was in my yard, down about 6 inches. Best I can tell it's a 8 reales. 1775 is clearly the date. And can read Carolus III.

 

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[JackalopeZL1]

Maybe you have big hands, seems small for a 8, maybe a 4? ? Either way you found a awesome find!!!!

What is the diameter?

 

[Ennismill]

Lol! You may be right. Never found one before, totally new to me. Never thought I would find anything like that in Kentucky.

 

[OutdoorAdv]

Well done! Based on the size in your hand, it appears to be a 2 reales. An 8 reales is the size of a silver dollar and very thick. The denomination is on the reverse, on the left side of the column about half way up the coin.

It's a little blurry, but it looks like 2 R



Here is an undug example



Great find for your yard. Hit is hard

 

[JackalopeZL1]

2 REALES CAROLUS III (25 mm diameter)


4 REALES CAROLUS III (33 mm diameter)


8 REALES CAROLUS III (38 mm diameter)

 

[Ennismill]

Roughly 22 mm across

 

[toasted]

I found a 62 memorial in my yard once

 

[Ennismill]

Very good eye! Just looked closer it is a 2R. Thanks for the clarification

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on the old silver

 

[Damnails]

Great find!

 

[Carolina Tom]

Nice Spanish coin sir!

Congrats on the find, and I like that way think, going for the 8R right out of the shoot.

Well played.

 

[Mzjavert]

WooHoo, great job.

 

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

Huge find! Keep searching and posting. There has to be more there. I would slowly grid out A 10' circle around that coin. Congrats!

 

[against the wind]

Sweet Spanish Silver,,
Congratulations

 

[tanz 82]

Nice

 

[ARC]

The weight should be around 6.75 grams.

 

[ARC]

Some info / trivia you may like to know on your coin...

OR you may not care... heh

Though you may not make it all out... your coin says - CAROLUS·III·DEI·GRATIA ... Which means... "Carlos 3rd by the grace of God".

On the reverse it says "HISPAN·ET IND·REX·oM·2R·F·M"... Which states "King of Spain and the Indies - Mexico City 2 Reales FM"

 

[JerseyDigger19]

amazing dig! 2 reales are tough to come across in the dirt. Congratulations!

 

[A2coins]

great find i wonder what your yard is going to look like in the next couole weeks lol thanks for sharing it

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