Three Cobs in 30 Years

[Steve in PA]

Hunting in SW Pennsylvania I find a lot of Spanish Silver (75 since 1990). I find a lot of cut Spanish Silver (20 since 1990). I don't find a lot of cobs. I have only found three in that time, and they are all 2 reales, which is a little odd since the vast majority of cobs found on inland sites are 1/2 or 1 reals. Here are the three I've found:

 

[Blak bart]

Woo hooo !! There beautiful Steve!! Congrats !!

 

[stupot]

They are lovely coins. Theres something very enigmatic about those cobs, a big slice of history there. Found four over the years here in England. Also had a couple of milled pieces too.

Great coins, could we see some of the milled as well?

 

[Steve in PA]

They are lovely coins. Theres something very enigmatic about those cobs, a big slice of history there. Found four over the years here in England. Also had a couple of milled pieces too.

Great coins, could we see some of the milled as well?

Thanks for the nice comments. Here is the latest picture of my Spanish. This was taken a few years ago and I have found 10 more since.

 

[Bamasteve]

Awesome cobs, congrats!

 

[stupot]

They are really nice coins. every one! No doubt representing a huge about of hours & effort. Every coin well deserved, keep going

 

[Tpmetal]

very cool, only cob I found was copper. would love to find a silver cob.

 

[Smaclane1812]

Spanish cobs in southwest PA I'm intrigued

 

[Almy]

What a wonderful collection! I too wonder how so many Spanish silver coins came to be lost in southern Pennsylvania? Any idea?
I am in an area where colonists fleeing the Revolutionary War settled. I have found 3 Spanish coins in about 20 years of detecting, two 1 real and one 1/2 real. I find mostly British halfpenny coppers, about as many as you have found silvers. Perhaps the people who moved here used less silver than those who remained in colonies like Pennsylvania?

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

OUTSTANDING !!!

 

[Steve in PA]

What a wonderful collection! I too wonder how so many Spanish silver coins came to be lost in southern Pennsylvania? Any idea?
I am in an area where colonists fleeing the Revolutionary War settled. I have found 3 Spanish coins in about 20 years of detecting, two 1 real and one 1/2 real. I find mostly British halfpenny coppers, about as many as you have found silvers. Perhaps the people who moved here used less silver than those who remained in colonies like Pennsylvania?

Thanks Almy. A lot of these were found along early travel routes at taverns and military encampments. Travelers had to carry cash to support them along their journey. That's my theory.

 

[Almy]

Jeff, Thanks for the reply. It makes sense to me too. My finds have come from homesteads, not gathering or travel routes. That may help explain the difference. Almy

 

[Steve in PA]

Jeff, Thanks for the reply. It makes sense to me too. My finds have come from homesteads, not gathering or travel routes. That may help explain the difference. Almy

Who's Jeff

 

[badkharma]

They are lovely coins. Theres something very enigmatic about those cobs

I think it's because in most of our minds, Spanish silver really tends to represent treasure.