Cut Spanish 8 Reale

Seven · Apr 2, 2016

Today's hunt is back on one of my Colonial house sites along the Cumberland River which I have hunted hard over the past year. We had two days of rain, however, and the deeper iffy signals were a lot clearer. I found flat buttons, a top to an old oil lamp, and other relics, but the find of the day was my first cut Spanish 8 Reale. There was enough of the coin left that I could see the 8R on the reverse, and the last number of the date on the obverse. Researching how the lower right of the bust lined up with the A in GRACIA, I was able to identify the coin as a 1794 Carolus IV Reale.
All of the finds from these hunts are included in today’s YouTube hunt video. Please watch, like, subscribe, and share.

Today’s YouTube hunt video: EPISODE 65

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AJT · Apr 2, 2016

Congrats on finding some colonial silver!

Cut silver is so cool, imagine the history behind where that coin has been!

Dirtfishin · Apr 2, 2016

Awesome find indeed, congrats

matmit · Apr 2, 2016

Very nice collection of finds right there!
Could you speculate as to how Spanish silver wound up in the middle of Kentucky?
River traders?

Seven · Apr 2, 2016

AJT said:
Congrats on finding some colonial silver!

Cut silver is so cool, imagine the history behind where that coin has been!

Yeah it would be nice to know the history of everything we find. Thanks for commenting.

Seven · Apr 2, 2016

matmit said:
Very nice collection of finds right there!
Could you speculate as to how Spanish silver wound up in the middle of Kentucky?
River traders?

This is the third Reale from this site. We are working three Colonial sites along the river. These would be our first settlers in the late 1700s when land grants were given to pay Revolutionary War soldiers. Spanish silver was common currency.

Seven · Apr 2, 2016

Dirtfishin said:
Awesome find indeed, congrats

Thank you.

foreverRich · Apr 2, 2016

It is great that you have a site that is so rich in history.

Congratulations on the collection of artifacts, especially the cut Reale. :yes:

beephead · Apr 2, 2016

Very Nice!

beephead

joee5 · Apr 2, 2016

Grats on the old silver

coin whisperer · Apr 2, 2016

Very nice finds bud!! I love the reale!!

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Ron 71 · Apr 2, 2016

Enjoyed the video, Congrats on the great finds! I don't really have a bucketlist but if I did spanish silver would be right at the top.

tnsharpshooter · Apr 2, 2016

Looks like a 2 bit piece,, value was 25 cents.

Good find..

They were honored for currency up until a certain year in the Us.

Congrats..

Yours is not cut as cleanly as the one I have-- but I'd take it in a New York minute.

Should be some 1 bit pieces nearby.

Hard to find anything older than that Loy,, around here coin wise.
Will look good in your displays.

Cheers

Diggin Funatic · Apr 2, 2016

Congrats!!

Seven · Apr 2, 2016

foreverRich said:
It is great that you have a site that is so rich in history. Congratulations on the collection of artifacts, especially the cut Reale.

Yeah I'm thankful to have these old sites to work. Thanks for commenting.

Seven · Apr 2, 2016

Diggin Funatic said:
Congrats!!

Thank you.

Seven · Apr 2, 2016

tnsharpshooter said:
Looks like a 2 bit piece,, value was 25 cents.

Good find..

They were honored for currency up until a certain year in the Us.

Congrats..

Yours is not cut as cleanly as the one I have-- but I'd take it in a New York minute.

Should be some 1 bit pieces nearby.

Hard to find anything older than that Loy,, around here coin wise.
Will look good in your displays.

Cheers

Thanks buddy. That makes three Reales from that site; two half-Reales and this cut 8. I've got three other Colonial sites I've worked in the county and none of them have produced a coin. Thanks for looking and commenting.

Seven · Apr 2, 2016

Ron 71 said:
Enjoyed the video, Congrats on the great finds! I don't really have a bucketlist but if I did spanish silver would be right at the top.

Yeah this is the third Spanish from this site but my first 8 Reale; the other two are half-Reales. Thanks for commenting.

tnsharpshooter · Apr 2, 2016

Seven said:
Thanks buddy. That makes three Reales from that site; two half-Reales and this cut 8. I've got three other Colonial sites I've worked in the county and none of them have produced a coin. Thanks for looking and commenting.

I would wager a bet,, in the site where you found the Spanish cut silver,,, a trading post or something similar was at or near.

The ones I found,, they too found in one general area. And I know for a fact,, a store or trading post was close to where I discovered mine.

Was there a lot of iron or nails in or near where you found yours???

Seven · Apr 2, 2016

coin whisperer said:
Very nice finds bud!! I love the reale!!

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Yeah that's why I keep hunting these sites; I know the oldest stuff I can find in my area will, and has, come from here. Thanks for commenting.

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