1656 Counterstamped 4 reales cob and other goodies

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Found a cob spill and one of my best buckles(c 1700) yesterday in the water. 4 Reales was counterstamped in the Portuguese colony of Brazil most likely. HH and TFL
 

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East coast cobs and reales. Ssshheesskk. For a moment, I thought I was reading a post from a European poster :roll:
 
Found a cob spill and one of my best buckles(c 1700) yesterday in the water. 4 Reales was counterstamped in the Portuguese colony of Brazil most likely. HH and TFL

That buckle is so nice! Plus, the counter stamp on the reale takes an already great coin and adds a little more history to it. Congrats!
 
That's gotta be one of the oldest coins I've ever seen found in the states, awesome finds man! I would imagine there's gold of the similar age as well? Only a matter of time, congrats!
 
That buckle is so nice! Plus, the counter stamp on the reale takes an already great coin and adds a little more history to it. Congrats!

Wholey frijoles! Counterstamped is extra special. I love that buckle.

Thanks. Ive got a bunch of cobs, though not a big 4 reales, but Id have to say the buckle is my favorite. It dates 1690-1720 as do most of the finds from this site
 
That counter stamped cob is AWESOME boss, amazing hunt all around man!
I've never seen a 4 real cob posted on here before!
 
That's gotta be one of the oldest coins I've ever seen found in the states, awesome finds man! I would imagine there's gold of the similar age as well? Only a matter of time, congrats!

Its my oldest with a date. Dont count the 1652 Pine Tree as it was minted circa 1670. A hammered English silver from the late 16th/early 17th century would be a dream come true for me. Its possible but not likely
 
I still think we're looking at a post from Europe ! sick sick sick :no:

The buckle for sure but I dont think many cobs are found in Europe. The Spainards and others melted them down upon arrival. The vast majority come from shipwrecks throughout the world and the rest come from metal detectorists on early colonial sites in the New World.
 
I am always amazed at the age and quality of your finds! Nice work!

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Whoa... I don't know that I've ever seen a cob spill posted; one is a great find by itself! And a counterstamped one on top of that... :wow2: Nice buckle, too. :thumbsup:
 
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