Winter Solstice Spanish Silver

[Scrappy]

I almost didn’t go today after work because I only had an hour before dark. After holiday traffic and forgetting my earphones at the truck, I had 40 minutes...

I’ve taken lots of friends to this site and have pounded it thoroughly. Through time we’ve found British, State, and large US coppers, as well as US silver dating to the 1830’s. The early back-to-back snowfalls had flattened the dead weeds and conditions here were ideal. I’m a small section I managed a couple buttons and a chape frag, and this Spanish 1 reale.








Happy Winter Solstice everyone!! The sun is currently 23 degrees 20 degrees south of the equator but its heading north. The days will be getting longer from now on...

But the cold continues. Good hunts

Steve

 

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[Westfront]

Very nice spanish silver! Congrats, great hunt!

 

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[Silver Tree Chaser]

That will warm you up quickly! Great job buddy taking advantage of the condition change

Abe - You need to let Scrappy know that you don't mean that literally. If he keeps pulling up great coins, he'll dig right through the winter with a possibility of tragic results.

"In local news, area turkey hunters in the deep woods came upon a local man frozen solid for the past two months. The medical examiner reported that it took 12 hours of defrosting to remove a metal detector from his icy grip."

 

[Benjamin52]

Wow, thats a beautifully preserved Reale there, Scrappy!
Congratulations!

 

[Ahab8]

Abe - You need to let Scrappy know that you don't mean that literally. If he keeps pulling up great coins, he'll dig right through the winter with a possibility of tragic results.

"In local news, area turkey hunters in the deep woods came upon a local man frozen solid for the past two months. The medical examiner reported that it took 12 hours of defrosting to remove a metal detector from his icy grip."

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Haha strangely enough that could be Steve’s twin lol

 

[Scrappy]

Nice. You seem to find a lot of the later Charles IV and Ferdinand reales. Wonder which variety of the milled bust reales are the rarest. Seems like Charles III variety is most common find on TNet

I find a good mix but yes, lately later ones. I’m slowly getting a post together for year-end and here’s my Spanish silver take for 2017.

So yeah, most were later Spanish empire coins. Besides that pesky cob

 

[Scrappy]

Very nice spanish silver! Congrats, great hunt!

Thanks Lu. I guess we find a lot something that you guys don’t over there. Lol

 

[Scrappy]

Abe - You need to let Scrappy know that you don't mean that literally. If he keeps pulling up great coins, he'll dig right through the winter with a possibility of tragic results.

"In local news, area turkey hunters in the deep woods came upon a local man frozen solid for the past two months. The medical examiner reported that it took 12 hours of defrosting to remove a metal detector from his icy grip."

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Jim, Abe knows exactly what he’s doing. There’s a lot of that shananagans with Abe. He invites me to Maine, so if a bear comes, I’ll be the first one caught.

 

[A2coins]

sweet find scrappy id be very happy with that happy holidays

 

[Sooper Dave]

Great looking Spanish silver! Nothing like making an awesome find in such short time, Congrats!

 

[Benjamin52]

I find a good mix but yes, lately later ones. I’m slowly getting a post together for year-end and here’s my Spanish silver take for 2017. View attachment 1529120

So yeah, most were later Spanish empire coins. Besides that pesky cob

That's 2017 alone?? wow!

 

[johnnyblaze]

Sweet Scrapster always fun finding the Spanish..

~Blaze~

 

[Calabash Digger]

very nice!

 

[Westfront]

Thanks Lu. I guess we find a lot something that you guys don’t over there. Lol

Agree, Spanish Silver is a rare find in our fields. But ours seem to be older.
I dug only two. One half Real and a 1500s Ferdinand & Isabella Real in my 30+ years of detecting and have seen one Ferdinand & Isabella 1400s Gold coming up.

 

[Tom_in_CA]

beautiful.

 

[K1DDO1979]

Sweet find! 🤑

 

[HighVDI]

Woah! Awesome dig! Loving that crude hole too. That coin has tons of character.

 

[Scrappy]

Great looking Spanish silver! Nothing like making an awesome find in such short time, Congrats!

It seems to be the way things work for me. Quick hunt - quick score. Anytime I commit serious time I get skunked. Lol

 

[Scrappy]

Sweet Scrapster always fun finding the Spanish..

~Blaze~

That’s right Blaze.....And always when you least expect it.

 

[collector01]

Nice silver.

 

[Scrappy]

Woah! Awesome dig! Loving that crude hole too. That coin has tons of character.

It almost looks like it was hand drilled, but the bit walked perhaps . Dunno