Toasted 1/2 Reale

gmanlight · Mar 13, 2012

Found this well worn 1/2 Reale in a corn field tonight.
This is the second Reale found there, a bud found the other .
This is my 3 rd holed coin in last 3 hunts.
Most coins found have been 1700s , except the Merc. :tongue3:

testing123 · Mar 13, 2012

it's still silver and still a half real! I found a similar one last year, and the only thing I vould read was the date...lucked out

cntrydncr1 · Mar 13, 2012

a toasted reale is better than none! congrats

Ifoundit69 · Mar 13, 2012

hey a reale is a reale toast or not ! Great score !

lost hunter · Mar 14, 2012

oldsalty19 · Mar 14, 2012

bookfisher · Mar 14, 2012

Yep, I know the bittersweet feeling- you find very old Spanish Silver, which is tough enough, then you don't the get satisfaction of knowing the date. I found my first 2 Reale last week, totally worn smooth with no visible marking. We'll get 'um next time!

gmanlight · Mar 15, 2012

Thanks all for the comments. Bookfisher i hear ya , not many show up.
Like to nail it when it does.

steelheadwill · Mar 15, 2012

Awesome keeper Regardless of condition :hello2:

Congrats & more to Ya :thumbsup:

The Rebel · Mar 15, 2012

Nice recovery! As soon as I find a coin with a hole in it I'm going to put it on a necklace.

N.J.THer · Mar 15, 2012

Congrats on the 1/2 Reale.

I found my toasted 1/2 reale earlier in the week. One lunchtime hunt produced the 1/2 Reale, a seated dime, merc and war nickel plus a few wheaties. All from a 20'X20' section of a local park. My Spanish Silver count is up to four (2 milled and 2 cobs)

Happy Hunting

NJ

saltyshark2002 · Mar 15, 2012

id take a toasted reale any day of the week,I have been on a silver slump so far this year.

terpfan · Mar 15, 2012

Congrats on your find! Even if you can't find a date, you may be able to narrow it to a small time period. I found a similar holed half real that was worn smooth on the date side, but the opposite side had enough legible writing to identify as being a Carolus III. I was told the coin had to have been minted between 1759-1771. I wouldn't be surprised if your coin is just as old or older. Can you post larger photos of both sides of the coin?