Truth
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Didn’t go to bed last night so of course need something to tire me out so we swinging at 7am. I was just telling my wife that all my spots or depleted, so I headed to a spot that I’ve been to around 8 times. A old Jesuit Priest lived there in the 1850’s or so. I never find anything but a counterfeit 1875 Seated Dime that was period so I always had a reality that a real one might be there (bucket lister). It’s being constructed into a high priced subdivision and to my surprise the big mounds of dry clay was now spread over 2 big lots that houses are going to be built. The orange mud was already put down and smoothed over, but they had some sections there that had the whiteish Louisiana clay with pieces of broken pottery and glass spread around. So on my second target it hit in the high 70’s so I dug. (It’s 1” ashy clay on top 2” of dry harder clay then below that moist clay), well I pulled out a square nail in the wet clay 6” deep. I checked the hole again and around it and got a hit...looking at be was a ashy white silver which I’m assuming was on top or close to it. A 1801 Mo FT MEXICO 1/2 REAL CHARLES IIII !!!!!!! UNBELIEVABLE!!!!! A major bucket lister my oldest coin and oldest silver!!!!! Reale #2 in 4 years. My first was a 1829 Spanish Mexican 8 Reales that I found in a sidewalk strip 3 months into detecting so this one was well earned.
Maybe one day 18th century. I’m coming down of my high so I’m going to sleep oh also got a flattened musket ball a piece of a old skeleton key. NEVER EVER GIVE UP!!!!! Thank you guys[emoji4]
Should I put it in a little lemon juice? I can BARELY make out the date.
Maybe one day 18th century. I’m coming down of my high so I’m going to sleep oh also got a flattened musket ball a piece of a old skeleton key. NEVER EVER GIVE UP!!!!! Thank you guys[emoji4]
Should I put it in a little lemon juice? I can BARELY make out the date.
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Huge Congratulations Mate! We all know you work your tail off pulling nickels so this SWEET OLD SILVER is a fine reward for your efforts. Holy Guacamole, I got SPANISH SILVER! WOO HOO!
