1737 Spanish Pistareen, 2 Reales, just dug it!!!

Just got back from a spot Iv'e been digging for a while and moved to a different area. I have found a couple of colonial coppers and a 2 cent piece. Haven't found any old silver. I have slowed my coil swing down and got a faint, but solid signal 6 inches down. My whites M6 read 1,10. I was hoping Indean Head or Silver dime. I dug the plug then scooped some more dirt from the hole. First thing I saw was a cool piece of an old plate. Got excited, then brushed the dirt away and saw the edge of a large silver coin. Picked it up and saw the shield and couldn't believe my eyes. I had butterflies in my stomach. Made a couple of phone calls then tried to detect a bit more. I couldn't concentrate so had to head home. This is now my favorite find. Finding this coin in Boston makes me wonder who's hands this coin could have passed through. John Hancock, Paul Revere, Samual Adams, the list goes on and on. Historical value= Priceless!!!!!!
Thanks for looking.  

that plate bit  is chinese made type pottery --often carried on spanish treasure vessels 

SHWEET!!!!  Nice one................Hogge

Wonderful find! With all the great colonial stuff you've been pulling up, you were due for a beauty like this. 

This is Un-Reale....    This is like the 3rd Reale on here in the last two days, I am so jealous.  Congrats big time and hope there's more.  HH

that plate bit  is chinese made type pottery --often carried on spanish treasure vessels 

Thanks Ivan the Salt.  
Ty Hogge

Wonderful find! With all the great colonial stuff you've been pulling up, you were due for a beauty like this.  

Thanks Johnnyi, I agree.  

Ty Captain my Captain...

[John 3:16]

Great find!!!  Reading your story, for a moment I felt I was right there with you!  That is very exciting, and the coin is in nice shape.  Congrats!

Your on fire ! Get it before the snow flies .

Great find!!!  Reading your story, for a moment I felt I was right there with you!  That is very exciting, and the coin is in nice shape.  Congrats!

Your on fire ! Get it before the snow flies .

Thank you gents. I'm coming down from it all and going take a nap. 

Great find 

That's 10 BooYEAHS...easy!!!  Great find!

That is one nice find. Major Congrats....go back and get the rest of the dishful.          jgas

That's 10 BooYEAHS...easy!!!  Great find!

Ty Romeo
Ty Doug

That is one nice find. Major Congrats....go back and get the rest of the dishful.          jgas

Will do jgas. 

Wow,You cant ask for better condition than that !!Congrats!!!

Sweet silver for sure  congrats

OH MY GOD!!!!! That coin is awsome  Banner vote here   nice job.  Dean

OH MY GOD!!!!! That coin is awsome  Banner vote here   nice job.  Dean

Thank you Boondocker. 

Wow,You cant ask for better condition than that !!Congrats!!!

I agreeKugar. 

Sweet silver for sure  congrats

Thank you Brian. 

Be A U T ful. Just beautiful.
Chris

crazy 272 years old , should be on the banner. great job garabaldi !

That's a REALE beauty! 

teddy

That coin is in awesome shape!  Woohoo!

wow, who would have thought that two 1737 pistareens would show up so close together(Patriot got ona a couple of weeks ago)

I guess I'll have to get mine too!

good going!

That's a gorgeous coin and I'm voting BANNER!  

wow, who would have thought that two 1737 pistareens would show up so close together(Patriot got ona a couple of weeks ago)

I guess I'll have to get mine too!
good going!

I saw that other 1737 2 Reales also. Bizarre. 
Thank you for all compliments folks. My second colonial Spanish I have found here in mass. Ive been detecting for 8 months and have been very fortunate. 

Congratulations Garabaldi, that is such a beautiful coin and so old too, truly a

Great find!

I found mine in a 50's park, and after I calmed down and got to swinging again,

I had to laugh, 'cause I was back to hoping I'd score a rosie or a merc.

Good luck,
HH.

Thank you Band. I had two hours left to detect and was so excited I had to head home. I hope to find the coin you found some day. HH. 

Who needs electrolysis??

This coin leaves me speechless.

WoW, Thats Awesome
HH!!

Oh man, that is so nice !!!!

Congrats on finding such a beautiful coin.

Gotta love New England where your always just a beep away from something Colonial.

Brian in MA

Congrats!  I was hoping that I'd find my first reale this year, but no luck yet.  Yours is in such great shape as well.  Acquaintances often ask me what sort of stuff I find metal detecting.  It would be awesome to have a coin like that so show off.  

I vote banner as well!

-Peter  

Thanks for the vote pteal.  
Don in SJ wrote this on what is it. Interesting history behind these coins. They were not meant to leave Spain.
"Here is an excellent article on Spanish Pistareens, which is what your coin is,  they were lighter weight, thus less valuable than the Spanish Silver minted here in the New World..............
http://data.numismatics.org/cnl/Pistareens.pdf   I recommend reading the entire article to further understand the Spanish Silver useage in early America .
Don"

Oh man, that is so nice !!!!

Congrats on finding such a beautiful coin.
Gotta love New England where your always just a beep away from something Colonial.
Brian in MA

Thank you fellow mass hunter. Just hope to find as may tree coins and silvers as you one day.  

Ivan Salis posted this info,
"the lighter weight coins were for spanish homeland use -- thus they were short changed --they were never mean for use outside the home country of spain --spain in effect was short changing the local people money wize with devalued money with less in silver value by weight than the money in their colonies. -- thus when colony taxes got "paid" spain got paid in full silver value coinage which spain later watered down % at home --in effect "making" more money with less silver. --spain did not want the colonist to pay their taxes with this "shorted" money or esle the govt was the one who got short changed value wize."

Well if mine made the banner then so will yours...congrats..

here is a picture of mine

The Patriot, this is so amazing. Same coins just different assayer and minter's. Congrats yours is in great shape also.  What state did you dig your in?

I would gladly trade my four cut pistareens for a whole one    very beautiful find.. Jeff

Nice!!  Good job and great dig. Congratulations   

That is sweet.

Definitely a banner worthy find!

Congrats!

Great, great find!!!.....congrats!!!........As Brian in Mass said; nice to be in New England!!!

I'm heading North of Boston (Ipswich) for three days later this week for Thanksgiving holiday.........sure wouldn't mind coming home with one of those!

Again, nice job!   

HH all!

Greg

Thank you for all the great commetns. I am heading back to the site right now for a couple of hours. I marked the hole, so I can look for more of the plate. 

Great Find

that is one of the most beautiful coins
that has ever been posted on here !!
Should be on the banner soon !

that is one of the most beautiful coins
that has ever been posted on here !!
Should be on the banner soon !

Wow, thank you. I agree. 
Thank you riverat.

A wonderful find...Congrats to you.

Sweet Pistareen, 

A wonderful find...Congrats to you.

Sweet Pistareen, 

Thank you. 

 :headbang:Nice looking coin ! and in very good shape, Congrats 2 U
vermonster

Thank you fellow New Englander. 

My 2nd reply to this topic.  I'm just gonna keep bumping this to the top until it makes the BANNER.  Gorgeous coin.

Awesome find there...Was it an old cellar hole, field, or woods...Love the story behind the find...Nice job.

I STILL think it belongs on the BANNER!!!!!  C'mon gang. 

I STILL think it belongs on the BANNER!!!!!  C'mon gang. 

Thank you ziphius, I couldn't agree with you more!!!!! 

wow! that's a beauty for sure! congrats!

Wow cool coins congrats!

wow! that's a beauty for sure! congrats!

Wow cool coins congrats!

Thank you.

I cant belive this coin hasnt made banner. this coin is beautiful

Garabaldi ,

 Man , that is  just  plain awesome !!!  I'm voting banner also  !!

H H ,
George

 

Just beautiful. Congratulations! Well deserved Banner.

nice job on banner

Garabaldi,

Yor dedication, persistence and patience is paying off!

Nice work!

Garabaldi ,
 Man , that is  just  plain awesome !!!   I'm voting banner also  !!
H H ,
George

Thank you George. I think your vote was the deciding vote that pushed it on the banner and I thank you.  
Thank you all for the wonderful comments. I am honored that this coin was voted by you all for the banner.  

Glad to see this has found its way to the Banner, where it belongs.

Congrats....

Brian in MA

That's a great find. 

Congrats on your banner find! 

Fantastic coin. My holes never give up things like that. Congratulations sir!
TnMountains

Finding this coin in Boston makes me wonder who's hands this coin could have passed through. John Hancock, Paul Revere, Samual Adams, the list goes on and on.

Or even Mark Wahlberg or Matt Damon...they are historical Boston guys too...









 


Congrats on rescuing that beautiful treasure of the past!

Glad to see this has found its way to the Banner, where it belongs.
Congrats....
Brian in MA

Thank you Brian. Saw your tree coin on the banner when I was scrolling through previous banner finds. Only hope to find as many amazing finds that you have found. 
Thanks to you all for the nice comments. 

Very sweet coin! Congratulations!

Steve

Very sweet coin! Congratulations!
Steve

Thanks Steve.

That is just freaking awesome!  Can only dream about finds like that where I live.  However, next summer we'll be spending 6 or 7 weeks in MA, so I hope to get some land hunting in on top of the beach hunting I'll be doing.

Congrats on making the banner!

It don't get no better! A big congrats goes out to you! Beautiful shape