More silver from NH

[pizzacoil]

Ladies and gents... I finally broke the 1800's barrier!

Found the 1907 Half Dollar at one site in the morning, and the 1786 Real at another one in the afternoon. The coins are as they were dug, not cleaned yet.

Thank you for looking, and happy hunting!

 

[eric in ks]

Great looking coins. Nice finds. Eric

 

[awhitster]

Those are great finds. I'm still on the hunt for Spanish silver here in California along the El Camino Real (the Kings Trail). You da MAN

 

[Neil in West Jersey]

n/t

 

[John-Edmonton]

n/t

 

[Uncle Willy]

Magnificent finds bud.

Bill

 

[pizzacoil]

Wondering at what depth silver would be found in your nek of the woods.
Here in NH, the top soil varies in depth from 3 to 12 inches on average.

My best finds have come from an 8 to 2 inches in depth, with the exception of the 1 Real, which was at approximately 9 inches. I find a lot of coins settle through the top (dark) soil onto a bed of nderlying clay or gravel and stones; these harder layers of strata impede the items from sinking any further.

Because the 1 Real is so small, the case might be that other larger and heavier coins might be deeper at the same site. I don't know, but I'll soon find out.

Because of the winters' dynamics (freezing, thawing), things settle, shift position, or actually come closer to the surface. This means that a coin that was sitting on edge on year might be sitting flat the next.

Good luck on your search for Spanish silver!

 

[awhitster]

Right were I live it is sand. There is also areas of adobe (clay) and then a mix of sand and clay. Pretty easy digging. Lots of private property. I just hope to stumble onto Spanish coin someday.