OH MY GAWD!!!! 2nd Video added

[Beefcake]

So, Tim, Don and I all hit our honeyhole early this morning. Well...today was pretty special! The first target I got was another first for me... a liberty capped 1/2 cent piece with a 179? date...pretty rough shape, but I'll take it!!! So, we were about to wind up the hunt when Tim comes over to tell me something. I stop detecting and just move my coil to the right of me and it gives me a sweet high tone....hmmmm I look and it is a solid 12-45 and didn't budge...Tim keeps talking and I tell him I've got a good 12-45 here... He gets out his camera and filmed the dig... We looked in the hole and I see the side of what looked like a large cent... He gives me the water and OMG...Another REALE!!!! This time it is in awesome shape and a date too! 1793 2 Reales!!!!!!!! We were both flipping out. Two reales in the same week! Here are my pics and the videos will follow later!
1793 SPANISH SILVER OCTOBER 16, 2010 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdivi59wRxQ&feature=player_embedded#)

[Diggler]

Holy awesomeness! I wouldn't know what it was if I dug it up!

[jkress]

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The treasure of a lifetime!!! That is a truly amazing discovery sir.

Congrats BC.

[randy]

Nice one! :happydance01: Lot of detail on it. Congrats :cheering:

[catskillcomics]

GREAT JOB BEEF!!!! I have yet to find one of those... two within a few day is excellent!!! :cheering: :cheering: :cheering:

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

wow Bri! that baby is sweet! congrats man you deserve it!

[BillZ]

That has got to be the best looking dug Reale I have seen. :beerbuddy:
Very nice!

[coinnut]

lol Now you definitely know what one looks like. That is a beautiful 2 Reales. It's minted in Lima, Peru and is in awsome shape :peace: :peace: :peace: The other coin is indeed a Liberty Capped Half Cent, since the bust has a high arch to it and any one dated in the 17's is automatically a Liberty Capped. Regular Draped Bust Half Cents started in 1800. I'd say a great hunt but that would be an understatement lol Congrats on each of them finds. :beerbuddy:

[BOWSER]

excellent finds ,keep up the good work

[Jason in Enid]

That thing is in excellent condition, must have been dropped very soon after minting! Congrats!

[zrickkid]

Sweet find! How deep was that baby?

[Beefcake]

2 inches maybe.... I can't believe that it escaped the plow and disc for all those years!

[zrickkid]

Truly amazing. Your a lucky guy!

[milco]

Just simply amazing, big congrats!

[Myownwings]

Wow, really nice, excellent detail for such an old coin buried for so long. Gratz :)

[Cheap Thrills]

Great finds , the 2 Reale is magnificent and it was amazing there was any date at all on the half cent . . Way back in this country's history there was a shortage of money so foreign money was used right along with American currency . You guys have a heck of a spot there and I expect we are going to see many more great finds possibly even cut pieces of eight . Awesome that you guys filmed it . thumbsup01 thumbsup01

[jkress]

Just watched the video..... NICE!

It makes an awesome discovery even better with the footage. It's just mind blowing how that coin has been there for so long.

I guess that makes it mine. ............ rofl rofl rofl makes sense to me. lol

[Beefcake]

LOL...Tim can keep dreaming!

[del]

hey Brian great 2 reale my friend , a nice detailed coin thats for sure . congrats :peace: :clapping:

[Schrecky]

Wow, that is one of the reales I've seen, way to go.

[Ill Digger]

I would've been saying holy #%*! too !! :shocked04: <:
Totally awesome find Brian thumbsup01
Thats great Tim got it on film !! 8)
Congrats man !! :grin:

[angellionel]

Those are very sweet finds BC! :peace: The Reale is in excellent condition. :drool:

[RobW]

Great finds. What type of place you hunting? (cellar hole? park?)

[KirkPA]

Congrats on that Spanish silver. The copper is a Draped Bust. I can give you a 100% ID on it. I have dug two of them this year.

Kirk

[sjv]

:) Yes indeed it's a sweet coin.I'm surprised it's in such nice shape. Doesn't fertilizer affect silver? Or is it just copper coins? Anyone? If you believe and I mean BELIEVE a site is never hunted out, the Metal Dectector GOD will reward you kindly. thumbsup01 Congrats for hitting the lottery twice. Maybe it was Jack who dropped it a long time ago. You did say Bean field, Correct? :grin: :grin:

[Beefcake]

Yes, they were found in a bean field.

[Epi-hunter]

Fantastic finds! That reale is in beautiful condition!!! :drool:

[KirkPA]

Which state are you at?

Kirk

[pulltabsteve]

Great looking coins!!!!!!!! CONGRATS <:

[Calvin]

Very very nice Brian. Amazing! :clapping:

[xzlr8n]

Great Stuff!! :shocked04:. Big Congrats thumbsup01. High grade Reale for sure.

[Beefcake]

The silvers we have found have not been effected too bad by the fertilizer..mostly the coppers get eaten as with my 1/2 cent... I'm in Ohio.

[CyberSage]

Holy cow Beef! That's just an awesome find. The next video I want to see is you doing a disco dance in that there bean field. There is no excuse, you had a film crew with you and everything. lol Nice finds man.

Jack

[coinnut]

Congrats on that Spanish silver. The copper is a Draped Bust. I can give you a 100% ID on it. I have dug two of them this year.

Kirk


Hey Kirk, It has to be a Liberty Capped Half Cent since you can see the 179? date. Draped Bust started in 1800 for the half cents series. Plus the bust is way up high on the Liberty Capped ones. Can't really see the cap, but it has to be there somewheres :confused:

[Beefcake]

Here is my footage of the hunt. I combined the last couple hunts in the cornfield and beanfield with Tim.
Spanish Reale hunt (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukRQ3edo_EQ#)

[KirkPA]

Hey Kirk, It has to be a Liberty Capped Half Cent since you can see the 179? date. Draped Bust started in 1800 for the half cents series. Plus the bust is way up high on the Liberty Capped ones. Can't really see the cap, but it has to be there somewheres :confused:


http://www.coinfacts.com/half_cents/half_cents_liberty_cap_head_right.htm

George, I am very confident that it is not a Liberty Cap. 100% Draped Bust half cent. thumbsup01

Kirk

[SeabeeRon]

This has sure been your YEAR Brian!! Couldn't happen to a nice guy!! Congratz buddy! :cheering: :clapping: :happydance01:

[coinnut]

http://www.coinfacts.com/half_cents/half_cents_liberty_cap_head_right.htm

George, I am very confident that it is not a Liberty Cap. 100% Draped Bust half cent. thumbsup01

Kirk


It does look like there is no cap on it, but I thought Brian said he could see 179? on it. It may just be a trick of corosion and be a Draped Bust. It does appear to have a fat bust lol. I think you are right Kirk. The date must be corroded and be 180?

How you guys doing in your fields this year Kirk??

[Beefcake]

After I made my video, I can see that it is a draped. Either way it's an early one! I wish I could do it all over again... tooo much rubbing on it in the beginning! It had better detail in the field than it did by just puting water on it at home. I'm with you... It's a Draped!!! I'm still happy!

[coinnut]

Any half cent gets one of these <: It seems like we should find more of them, more than large cents, but we don't :confused: It's hard to not rub anything when we dig it up :crying02:

[Beefcake]

The big bow is decieving and in the poorer condition it looks like a cap, but in the video the bow is pretty visible.

[Beefcake]

Tim and I are using a 150 yard twine with stakes to grid out the area in the opposite direction...he gets one side of the line and I get the other and we walk toward eachother, then move the stakes two swings over when we get to the end. The first night we got about 4 passes in the rain and cold. We were in the trashy spot, but the next hunt is right in the belly of where the coins were found. Can't wait!!!

[coinnut]

Tim and I are using a 150 yard twine with stakes to grid out the area in the opposite direction...he gets one side of the line and I get the other and we walk toward eachother, then move the stakes two swings over when we get to the end. The first night we got about 4 passes in the rain and cold. We were in the trashy spot, but the next hunt is right in the belly of where the coins were found. Can't wait!!!


I envy you guys lol That place would have me not sleeping the night before :yes: Can't wait to see what pops up next!!

[catskillcomics]

Hey Beefcake, great video's.. I have some of that NY hayfever medication.. its called beer...LOL... Great hunt... I've never gone hunting in a field... I'll have to see if I can get permission from local farmers...

[Beefcake]

We have another bean field to hunt yet that had 3 houses on it at one point... We just can't drag ourselves away from the other site though..

[SeabeeRon]

Can I come live with you and try some of these spots??!!? :poke: rofl :grin:

[Jason in Enid]

We have another bean field to hunt yet that had 3 houses on it at one point... We just can't drag ourselves away from the other site though..


Go get one of those conveyor-belt versions of the beach cleaning machines!

[coinnut]

Go get one of those conveyor-belt versions of the beach cleaning machines!



Ohhhhhhhh :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: I need one of those too. Maybe we can get a group rate lol

[Beefcake]

Ron, if you or any of you are ever in Ohio...I'd love to take you on a hunt! I just got permission tonight to hunt another set of fields separated by a creek... This site had houses, grist mill, saw mill and a general store that exsisted in 1806. My father in law's uncle owns the property... my wife's family were amongst the first to settle in that valley and the family is listed in the history of our county book. I've got way too much land to hunt and too little time to get to it... good problem to have!

[Calvin]

Wow.....that is a thing of beauty. Congrats and be sure to let us know when #3 shows up!

[Johan K]

Live dig on video, excellent ! I've enjoyed it. 05:13 : you ass ! Haha LOL ! Nice spanish silver. Spanish silver has been found all over the world, their silver travelled to each corner of our globe. We find them here also. Yours is in mint-state ! :congrats: