Spanish Reale program

[Jason in Enid]

Since the original question has already been answered, I'll throw into the no-till discussion for any readers who aren't familiar with field hunts.

There is a HUGE difference between "plowing" and normal farming, and then no-till. Plows get into the ground and physically turn it over (which is what we all like the most). This isn't done often by farmers. Most only plow when they are rebuilding terraces in a field. Most farmers will harvest and then disc implements and others that simply break up the soil to allow moisture penetrate easier and to reduce wind erosion. The benefit to us from this method is that it does leave a plant-free surface where we can get our coils right on the ground. This is call tilling instead of plowing. No-till sucks for us. They leave the old plant stalks on the surface after harvest and don't come back into the field until it's time to plant which is done right through the old stubble. We never get clear ground to hunt and those very deep targets never get brought back up to the top.

 

[mcb613]

My farmer buddy uses sub soil deep tines every other year and discs in between. So if farmed correctly we get fresh soil evry other year.

 

[GKMan]

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problem solved only 110 at my local Sears store

 

[Jason in Enid]

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problem solved only 110 at my local Sears store

Hehe, now just buy 30 of them for the farmer to connect in-line to the implement!

 

[Digger]

Plowed
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Chiseled
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disked
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For those unfamiliar with the various types of farm equipment, here is what those fields look like from a detectorist's point of view. I can only imagine the number of coins hiding just beyond the reach of a detector, that might be brought to the surface by a plow. But having wandered through plowed fields many times, I have to admit it is much easier to detect in fields that have been chiseled or disked.

 

[mcb613]

So, I would assume that most have noticed a good portion of those plowed up couins ususlly have damaged from being thru the process a bunch of times. Anyone find sny outstanding condition coins they would like to share with us ? Of the 2 Reales I have found recently, in promimity to each other, the 1/2 was obviously hit a few times , but the 2 Reales was in pretty nice shape. It however was close to field perimeter, so thinking the plow line wasnt usually there ???
Enjoying this post , as it does shed some light on " hunting plowed fields " that is often mentioned.
Thx

 

[Digger]

So, I would assume that most have noticed a good portion of those plowed up couins ususlly have damaged from being thru the process a bunch of times.

not necessarily......My theory is....the larger the coin, the more likely it is to sustain damage from farm equipment. Most of the smaller coins that I find seem to slip by without damage.
In this part of the country, silver comes out of the ground looking pretty good. Copper coins vary from a greenish patina to being heavily corroded from farm chemicals.

Here are a some pics of a few field finds.
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Note the damage to the 1883 CC Silver dollar. Big coin = BIG scratch!
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[GKMan]

So, I would assume that most have noticed a good portion of those plowed up couins ususlly have damaged from being thru the process a bunch of times. Anyone find sny outstanding condition coins they would like to share with us ? Of the 2 Reales I have found recently, in promimity to each other, the 1/2 was obviously hit a few times , but the 2 Reales was in pretty nice shape. It however was close to field perimeter, so thinking the plow line wasnt usually there ???
Enjoying this post , as it does shed some light on " hunting plowed fields " that is often mentioned.
Thx

I have found many older coins in the fields (18th through 21st century) and I would have to look hard through my collection to find ones that have damage. In other words, few do.