1763 Silver

[OxShoeDrew]

Hello, I don't usually get over to the coins section as I always find coins and relics....until yesterday. I only dug one target and it turned out to be a coin.

I parked and headed to a cellar hole which was only a hundred yards from my car. When I get there I realized I didn't have my shovel. \:[ I marched back to the car. When back at the hole a got a signal that repeats as non-ferrous but never the same number twice - numbers varied from 79 to 90. Sounded like ammo of some sort. I start digging and then I realized I also left my pin pointer in the car. \:[ So I continued digging.....shouldn't be too hard to find....I recall life before pin pointers. Well, I had a devil of a time. So much so that I left everything there and went back for the pinpointer. I finally located this 1763 reale. I had the same locating problem when I dug a half reale this summer. I'd have put the coin in my coin keeper but I also left my pouch in the car! 8/

[POKIE73]

congrats on your find it looks like a great looking coin i could only imagine finding one of them dennis :perfect10: :perfect10:

[Tony Two-Cent]

WOW! :omg:

You need to leave your stuff in the car more often, Drew! lol

What an incredible find! |:confused:)

Huge congrats! <:

[del]

wow great looking half reale Drew , you normally don't see a half reale with so much detail as they were the main staple for medium back then .

[milco]

Those things circulated for so many years its amazing that you found one in that condition, what a fantastic find, congratulations!

[z118]

That is an amazing coin! Congrats!

[aloldstuff]

Tough getting old, I know, I am forever forgetting stuff. Nice coin and the condition is fantastic. :congrats:

[CODY]

Congrats on an awesome find,

[OxShoeDrew]

wow great looking half reale Drew , you normally don't see a half reale with so much detail as they were the main staple for medium back then .

Thank you everyone.....Dan, so this is a 1/2 reale?

[coop]

Beauty!!!!!

[Snapolson]

Very very nice find!! How bid is it compared to US coinage??

[jkress]

:smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:

What an absolute beauty Drew!! |:confused:) There is so much detail left in that incredible piece of history. :happy:

A great big Spanish Silver congratulations to you sir. :)

[del]

Thank you everyone.....Dan, so this is a 1/2 reale?


sorry Drew it is a 1 reale or 12 and 1/2 cents , a lot of money to lose back then.

[OxShoeDrew]

Very very nice find!! How bid is it compared to US coinage??


Thanks again folks...Chris, here is a pic with a dime and a 1/2 reale I found in Aug.

[pulltabsteve]

SUPERB!!!! Sweet find Drew. Love it! :perfect10: :clapping:

[Fire Fighter 43]

:congrats: That is an awesome find WTG

[CTX Tom]

Awesome find ox.Still hunting for my first Spanish silver.wtg on a sweet find!

[54shooter]

That's a very cool coin!! Congrats and HH

[BKM]

Wow

:perfect10:

[Sal66]

:omg: Beautiful Coins !! I'm a little late but I haven't been on lately . By the way, not that I've found any but does anyone have a good site that shows Values of these coins with grades by picture ?

[Merc]

Nice recovery Drew, :perfect10: :congrats:

[whammy]

:wow: What a super awesome coin. Congratulations !

[zrickkid]

sweet deal! I wish we could find those here in Illinois. Hope you find more!

[swamp yankee]

Hello, I don't usually get over to the coins section as I always find coins and relics....until yesterday. I only dug one target and it turned out to be a coin.

I parked and headed to a cellar hole which was only a hundred yards from my car. When I get there I realized I didn't have my shovel. \:[ I marched back to the car. When back at the hole a got a signal that repeats as non-ferrous but never the same number twice - numbers varied from 79 to 90. Sounded like ammo of some sort. I start digging and then I realized I also left my pin pointer in the car. \:[ So I continued digging.....shouldn't be too hard to find....I recall life before pin pointers. Well, I had a devil of a time. So much so that I left everything there and went back for the pinpointer. I finally located this 1763 reale. I had the same locating problem when I dug a half reale this summer. I'd have put the coin in my coin keeper but I also left my pouch in the car! 8/
Congrats on the 1/2 reale which is in GREAT shape for it's age,hope you find more in the coming year too. HH and best of luck.....

[CyberSage]

Holy Smokes Drew! What a great find. The dirt is not even that old here in Colorado. lol Congratulations on a beautiful piece of history.

Jack

[PL8MAN]

Great find ! thumbsup01