1788 2.5 reales

As KylePA would probably put it, I put on my colonial thinking cap today. I ventured back to the site that produced the bent 1789 one reale after work.  That coin had come from a soybean field adjacent to this real old house on the property. Now this house was built in the 1780's and the owner had told me before I couldn't go in the yard on previous attempts.  So today, I met the owner's son and he said 'sure go ahead, dad won't mind'    I told him dad had already turned me down so he went and asked.  I had one hour of daylight and these are the finds.  Before I go, I will say this.. It is one thing to dig these type of coins in a field but is very surreal digging them right next to a house that was built in the same decade. (these coins were about 30 feet apart) Hopefully I'll have a similar post this weekend   Enjoy!  HH Jeff
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UPDATE... just got off the phone with my diggin buddy, the 1/2 reale appears to be a Lima, Peru mintmark (M overlapping an E) definately not a mexico mint like the 2 reale .. any of the spanish experts out there feel free to pitch in ur 2 cents.. always willing to learn something new



1788 1/2 reale & 1788 2 reale uncleaned



cleaned front



and cleaned back



buttons (love the big tombac   )



couple odd lead bullets, a musketball, and a buckle piece

Nice gilt on that one button

Holy crap, you hauled in the Colonial candy for sure. I know what it feels like to dig a 2 Reales. I dug two last year and they both got my Colonial heart pumping. You are off to a great start for 2010.

Now, if I only could get out to sweep.

Kirk

Nice gilt on that one button

Back is pretty, front not so much 

Holy crap, you hauled in the Colonial candy for sure. I know what it feels like to dig a 2 Reales. I dug two last year and they both got my Colonial heart pumping. You are off to a great start for 2010.

Now, if I only could get out to sweep.

Kirk

Thanks Kirk! speaking of the 2010 start, I've dug 4 coins so far this year (in order) 1860 IH, 1827 LC, 1788 1/2, 1788 2
no clad nothing else thats it    wish they could all go this way 

fantastic Jeff!! congrats

Way to go for it!
Congratulations!!

Ty

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fantastic Jeff!! congrats

Thanks Deb    Happy 2010!

Way to go for it!
Congratulations!!

Ty

Thanks Ty!  It turned out much better than expected

Now that's a really sweet hunt. Big congrats!
Did the son come back after he went into ask pa?

Now that's a really sweet hunt. Big congrats!
Did the son come back after he went into ask pa?

Haha, yes.. He told me to dig away and dig I did 

WTG!! 

   Fantastic finds!  I can only dream of finding stuff like that right now.  With 5" of snow on the ground, 10 degrees F, and 6 inches more snow on the way here tomorrow...you guys are KILLING ME.  Arrrrrrrrrrrrgh...I wanna go detecting!

Nice reales!

What kind of signals were the Colonial coins and how deep?

Kirk

WTG!! 

Thank you easton 

  Fantastic finds!  I can only dream of finding stuff like that right now.  With 5" of snow on the ground, 10 degrees F, and 6 inches more snow on the way here tomorrow...you guys are KILLING ME.  Arrrrrrrrrrrrgh...I wanna go detecting!

spring will be here before you know it     thank you

Nice reales!

Thanks Finger

What kind of signals were the Colonial coins and how deep?

Kirk

The very first dig near the house was the half reale.. It was hitting around 60 (zinc penny range) but sounded a bit louder like a musket ball or something..
The 2 reale was my last dig and it hit 78-79.. thought for sure it was a LC
both coins were in the range of 4-5 inches..
I found them in an area that is plowed

Jeff, I can tell that your Colonial thinking cap was on today!  Those Colonial silvers are what dreams are made of!  I live for the moment when a silver coin reveals itself in a sloppy field of any crop variety.  

Jeff, get back to that house, dig, dig, dig, and flip dirt around like a maniac until nothing else remains and that includes dirt, too.  We all know there will be more silvers and other coinage of the Colonial essence to be found there!  

Kyle

That's some nice old silver.

The 2 reales is a beautiful coin.

They are impressive when they have some good detail.

I will get back to pawing my Barber dimes now.......

Thanks plehbah, nothing wrong with Barber dimes    I found two in one hunt on this same property 2 weeks ago.

Jeff, I can tell that your Colonial thinking cap was on today!  Those Colonial silvers are what dreams are made of!  I live for the moment when a silver coin reveals itself in a sloppy field of any crop variety.  

Jeff, get back to that house, dig, dig, dig, and flip dirt around like a maniac until nothing else remains and that includes dirt, too.  We all know there will be more silvers and other coinage of the Colonial essence to be found there!  

Kyle

haha, that made me laugh..  I will dig sooo much out there that I'll get dizzy... It's such a beautiful little spot right in front of this house.. bout a 2 acre plowed field.. the house is uninhabited but they upkeep it very well.  I wanted to take pics of the site but would give it away to the wrong people.  Anyway, I've prob only hit about 1/50th of this little field thus far in my hour hunt sooo, hopefully some more goodies pop up this weekend  

That's some nice old silver.

Thank you Deno, kinda like ur avatar myself 

Great finds! I am a historian and absolutly love colonial American history, but alas, I live in Texas.  But, I love Great Depression (Rosie) history as well.

Greater Luck for the New Year! 
apush

Hey umr ,  Did the Dad and son have words of a loud audible nature  any sounds of furniture being smashed     before the kid came back and said ,"Dad say's it was ok"       kidding ,   but what happened ,to get Pop to change his mind!!    Nice coins ,you dug  

Great finds! I am a historian and absolutly love colonial American history, but alas, I live in Texas.  But, I love Great Depression (Rosie) history as well.

Greater Luck for the New Year! 
apush

Thanks apush.. I'm learning a whole heck of a lot about colonial history here in Virginia 

Hey umr ,  Did the Dad and son have words of a loud audible nature   any sounds of furniture being smashed    before the kid came back and said ,"Dad say's it was ok"       kidding ,   but what happened ,to get Pops to change his mind!!    Nice coins ,you dug   

haha, i dont think there was any violence that took place but who knows maybe he kicked dad's butt! .. i think pops said no last time i asked because they were about to work in the field and had just never thought to ask since..  and thank you HH in 2010

Very nice finds urmgolf. Congrats on the finds!! 

Way to go!! That first photo really got me pumped up.  I cannot imagine what it feels like to find colonial silver.  Good luck on your return trip, maybe there is more to find.

Way to go.  Nice coins

Jeff, I can tell that your Colonial thinking cap was on today!  Those Colonial silvers are what dreams are made of!  I live for the moment when a silver coin reveals itself in a sloppy field of any crop variety.  

Jeff, get back to that house, dig, dig, dig, and flip dirt around like a maniac until nothing else remains and that includes dirt, too.  We all know there will be more silvers and other coinage of the Colonial essence to be found there!  

Kyle

I remember many days that you, Kirk, and I have had homerun days like this in the past 5 years of being on TreasureNet and Jeff you Hammered it, you had one of those John Walters kind of days my friend!  Heck of a day anytime you get a nice Spanish Silver, especially two  Was the ground frozen out your way?  I was thinking about going out today also but was concerned the ground might be alittle frozen my way......Congrats on that pretty silver man

Beautiful finds.  Absolutely Beautiful!

You should not be allowed to dig such great finds there when it is 5 above zero here.   



-Buck

Very nice finds urmgolf. Congrats on the finds!! 

Thanks garth

Way to go!! That first photo really got me pumped up.  I cannot imagine what it feels like to find colonial silver.  Good luck on your return trip, maybe there is more to find.

Thanks terp, Im glad u liked the dirty pic.. never taken one of those before   

Way to go.  Nice coins

thanks Dman 

Jeff, I can tell that your Colonial thinking cap was on today!   Those Colonial silvers are what dreams are made of!  I live for the moment when a silver coin reveals itself in a sloppy field of any crop variety.  

Jeff, get back to that house, dig, dig, dig, and flip dirt around like a maniac until nothing else remains and that includes dirt, too.   We all know there will be more silvers and other coinage of the Colonial essence to be found there! 

Kyle

I remember many days that you, Kirk, and I have had homerun days like this in the past 5 years of being on TreasureNet and Jeff you Hammered it, you had one of those John Walters kind of days my friend!   Heck of a day anytime you get a nice Spanish Silver, especially two   Was the ground frozen out your way?  I was thinking about going out today also but was concerned the ground might be alittle frozen my way......Congrats on that pretty silver man

Thanks Josh... John Walters    The ground was frozen in spots, each dig was bout 50/50 chance it seemed

Beautiful finds.  Absolutely Beautiful!

You should not be allowed to dig such great finds there when it is 5 above zero here.   



-Buck

Thanks BB, I shouldn't be out there digging at all   but we had a high of 42 yesterday plus I'm about to lose an arm to surgery.. had to dig 

nice detail on the spanish silver.   willy

nice detail on the spanish silver.   willy

thanks willy, they do have a lot of detail just a lil discolored

Thats an amazing find. I hope you find more silver over there. 

Thats an amazing find. I hope you find more silver over there. 

thanks, didn't have time to really even scratch the surface out there yet.. Should be more

yes sar, very good finds.

Fantastic old silver and great relics!

Thanks guys   Happy 2010

Very nice, indeed!! You are going to make some more nice finds in that field.
Dale

Very nice, I love the coins! 

Steve

Were you using a Pneumatic Drill to get through the icy soil?

Thanks BB, I shouldn't be out there digging at all   but we had a high of 42 yesterday plus I'm about to lose an arm to surgery.. had to dig 

42 is good digging weather.     It's the 25 degree high temps that I can do without.   


-Buck

Very nice finds urmgolf. Congrats on the finds!!  

Thanks garth

Way to go!! That first photo really got me pumped up.  I cannot imagine what it feels like to find colonial silver.  Good luck on your return trip, maybe there is more to find.

Thanks terp, Im glad u liked the dirty pic.. never taken one of those before  

Way to go.  Nice coins

thanks Dman  

Jeff, I can tell that your Colonial thinking cap was on today!  Those Colonial silvers are what dreams are made of!  I live for the moment when a silver coin reveals itself in a sloppy field of any crop variety.  

Jeff, get back to that house, dig, dig, dig, and flip dirt around like a maniac until nothing else remains and that includes dirt, too.  We all know there will be more silvers and other coinage of the Colonial essence to be found there!  

Kyle

I remember many days that you, Kirk, and I have had homerun days like this in the past 5 years of being on TreasureNet and Jeff you Hammered it, you had one of those John Walters kind of days my friend!  Heck of a day anytime you get a nice Spanish Silver, especially two  Was the ground frozen out your way?  I was thinking about going out today also but was concerned the ground might be alittle frozen my way......Congrats on that pretty silver man

Thanks Josh... John Walters    The ground was frozen in spots, each dig was bout 50/50 chance it seemed

Beautiful finds.  Absolutely Beautiful!

You should not be allowed to dig such great finds there when it is 5 above zero here.  



-Buck

Thanks BB, I shouldn't be out there digging at all  but we had a high of 42 yesterday plus I'm about to lose an arm to surgery.. had to dig  

LoL.....Ask Kirk or Kyle or Chris about John Walters  

Whoa Nelly!!  I think my heart just skipped a beat!    Rock On!! Congrats

Very nice, indeed!! You are going to make some more nice finds in that field.
Dale

Thanks Dale, that's what I'm thinking too  have a bunch more to cover

Very nice, I love the coins! 

Steve

Thanks Steve, hope 2010 keeps goin this way 

Were you using a Pneumatic Drill to get through the icy soil?

diggin wasnt too bad actually 

Thanks BB, I shouldn't be out there digging at all   but we had a high of 42 yesterday plus I'm about to lose an arm to surgery.. had to dig 

42 is good digging weather.     It's the 25 degree high temps that I can do without.   


-Buck

Ya 25 stinks, that means u need an ice pick to dig

LoL.....Ask Kirk or Kyle or Chris about John Walters  

Ok, KKC, who is he 

Whoa Nelly!!  I think my heart just skipped a beat!    Rock On!! Congrats

thanks wyattrr, mine about jumped outa my chest yesterday 

  wtg Jeff,fantastic finds there 
Hope ya get a return trip back there too

wtg Jeff,fantastic finds there 
Hope ya get a return trip back there too

Return trip is a done deal. Talked to the owner before I left... I'm gonna give 'er hell 

John Walter-That wouldn't be the Viking like, colonial-or-nothing-dude would it?  

By the way,very nice reales .  I can't seem get over one of those 2's

That's the way to start 2010!  I was hoping for a coin to get me started but it will come in time.Lot of year to go Keep popping them old spanish Hope you get over you arm deal quick!

those are some absolute awesome awesome finds !!!
Wtg on getting permission from JR after been turned down by dad

Super digs.
JDD

     Those are some old coins. Congrats !

Thanks guys happy 2010

wto  on  the 2,1 reale  go  back  dig and dig love  them  colonial coins

wto  on  the 2,1 reale  go  back  dig and dig love  them  colonial coins

Thanks Cliff.. I'll be there in the AM 

Thats real nice there!!

great find for sure


arthur

Thats real nice there!!

great find for sure


arthur

Thanks art, happy 2010 

they are awesome Jeff!!!

That's a nice hunt! I can feel the rush you must of had diggin' next to that old place. Pretty sweet.
I hope there is no problem for a return hunt. I'd go nuts if he said no again after that taste you just had.
Looking forward to more of your posts.
Dave.

Looks like a perfect way to start 2010!  Congrats on those wonderful relics!      

That's the way to do it...go big or go home!

Congrats on the great finds and making the banner. Pretty exciting starting a new site with finds like that, makes you wonder what else is waiting there. Good luck with it.

Congrats on your banner finds! 

Those are 2 great coins ! nice find  Congrats on the Banner HH in 2010 Jim

Holy Crap

wow those are some fine coins Jeff.  Awesome

Good luck if you get out this weekend.

Thank you all! Headed back out there as we speak  ... HH!

Thank you all! Headed back out there as we speak  ... HH!

Great hunt and bring back some more goodies  Great coins and congrats on the Banner 

wow! i know that feeling very well! i never found a spanish silver coin in 20 plus years detecting and i found 2 within a half hour from eachother.about 20 feet apart.
what a rush huh? surely doesn't get much better than that!
CONGRATULATIONS!on the banner finds!
i think i forgot to post mine on this site but here's my post of that fabulous day on another forum i belong to.

http://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=35736

keep pounding that site bet ya get a few more! awesome job! and happy new year!

Thank you all! Headed back out there as we speak  ... HH!

You lucky dog.


(As Buckleboy looks out the window at the Snow.    )

  Gotta like that!   It's funny I've dug two old silver on the same day 4 or 5  times but they have never both been Spanish.  Usually Spanish and French, and once it was Spanish and British.  Pretty good banner day. 

congrats on making the banner!!

congrats on hitting the banner with
those two beautiful old coins !!

Thank you guys! sorry buckleboy  and looks like u had a nice day there heavymetalnut 

So I went back today, and just like usual my partner got me...

My finds- dateless Braided hair LC, I think a KG copper, 20 buttons or so and TONS of lead 

HIS FINDS  - (2) 1/2 REALES, an old SILVER spoon, a SILVER thimble, bunch of buttons 

lol, just messin with ya big guy, nice hunt 

Awesome banner finds! I still dream of digging Spanish silver.

Hang in there birdman, its all over out there.. ive gotten some at all three places ive been stationed (SC, NY, and now VA) .....

Ok, I'm headed back out there KirkPA... The weather is gonna be awful (high 33 with 17 mph winds all day  )  I promise if I get anything worth posting ill get it up here

Hang in there birdman, its all over out there.. ive gotten some at all three places ive been stationed (SC, NY, and now VA) .....

Ok, I'm headed back out there KirkPA... The weather is gonna be awful (high 33 with 17 mph winds all day  )  I promise if I get anything worth posting ill get it up here

wow good luck.  Tried to get out here yesterday and spent 15 mins digging a washer out of the frozen ground before giving up.  Today is probably only worse 

Haha ya I know what u mean Bob, we're still out right now I'm replying from my phone got a good one I'll be posting later ;)

Haha ya I know what u mean Bob, we're still out right now I'm replying from my phone got a good one I'll be posting later ;)

  You're not making this Winter thing very easy! 

Thank you guys! sorry buckleboy  and looks like u had a nice day there heavymetalnut 

So I went back today, and just like usual my partner got me...

My finds- dateless Braided hair LC, I think a KG copper, 20 buttons or so and TONS of lead 

HIS FINDS  - (2) 1/2 REALES, an old SILVER spoon, a SILVER thimble, bunch of buttons 

lol, just messin with ya big guy, nice hunt 

thanks! see? told ya there's more there! now go get it!!!!!!!!!
dave

Did you get back out there this weekend, This thread has been a good one I keep checking it to see what else you'll find.

Did you get back out there this weekend, This thread has been a good one I keep checking it to see what else you'll find.

Hey man, thanks I appreciate that.  I did get out there last weekend and got a couple nice things.. here is the thread for that if you wanna chek it out http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,293220.0.html ..  I'm actually on vacation right now and my post from yesterday is titled "SC Civil War Hospital digs!" 

Fantastic. Great shape too. That's what i'm after.
Chris

Wow !! 

Sweet rare old coins !!       

Way to go !!     

Keep @ It and HH !!   

Great finds & congrats . Not much chance of me finding anything near that old . Thanks for showing . Bob

nice