Spanish silver

[Great Republic]

I stopped at a wooded area that I had been driving by for years. This morning I decided to stop there and take a look. The trees there are not very old so it was most likley a field at some point. The first thing that I found was the copper whatsit. (If anyone can ID it that would be great)! The second was the ox knob. The third and last thing that I found was the cut piece of a Spanish 8 reale. The visable part of the date is a 9 and the other number looks like the top of an 8 or 9. That would make this coin either 1689 or 1699. WOW!!! Two firsts for me. Spanish colonial silver and the 1600 mark!! It was almost 7" deep and the Exp2 hit loud and clear. Though that it was part of a pulltab when I saw it in the dirt.

 

[Ted S]

Nice! That Spanish coin is very cool!

 

[park pirate]

Awesome..

 

[DougF]

Nice find - good that you a piece with a partial date. Congrats.

 

[Great Republic]

Thanks, and I was thinking that it could also be a 1609,1629, or 1639 but still the oldest coin that I have ever found. Although it seems more consistant with the 1689/99 design.

 

[airfitter]

Awesome find Clyde, I'll be back in CT in March, Maybe we can hook-up for a hunt.

 

[JeffInMass]

Congrats on the great find!

Jeff

 

[Great Republic]

That sounds great! See you then!

 

[drkp88]

Clyde, you are the man !! What a way to get back into detecting!!
Cut Spanish silver is one of the top items on my wish list.
Bruce

 

[Great Republic]

Thanks Bruce,
Beginners luck, LOL!! It was on my list also. What a thrill!! Hope you find one this go around.

 

[MikeO]

Wow you broke into the 17th century. Awesome find Clyde. That's not your every day find for sure.
Did you ever figure out what the one piece is? It kind of looks like a latch piece to me.

 

[Great Republic]

Thanks Mike,
What a surprise it was. Next on my list is the whole coin That piece does look like a latch of some sort. Almost looks like some sort of gun piece. I think that there is an area where something broke off on the blunt end. HH

 

[utahshovelhead]

cool digs bro!