Bucket lister today found twice

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got out for a half hour to my colonial site before picking up a Walmart pickup for the wife…This is my first silver there,and my first Spanish coin…Left immediately and went to Walmart, got my stuff and went home . After putting the groceries away I went to get the coin out of my pocket and it was gone. Only a flat button I found also today…so,I was looking at the coin at Walmart while waiting on my order, so I flew back up and there it was, laying in the parking lot right where I parked.. man was I glad,put that sucker in my wallet and from pocketed my wallet..lol,,.. I’ve always wanted to find one of these, so one more knocked off… im having trouble with my pics here, haven’t posted in awhile because of that..been finding mercs,v nickels etc, but this is my favorite in along time.. I was told it’s a 1/2 reale but I don’t know how to tell, it’s the same size as a mercury dime, just a hair smaller
 

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I did that with a big heavy 18k gold ring except it fell out of my shirt pocket , I realized I had a hole in the bottom of the shirt, I raced back to gas station it had rolled about 40 feet towards the road lol...

Nice looking finds congrats..
 
Congrats on the 1/2 Reale Woodbutcher. Thinking I would not have a chance to ever find one I bought one last year but turns out I did find one this year, and it was one of the greatest moments so far in my metal detecting journey.

Enjoy and I am glad you didn't lose it for good.
 
Thanks guys , yea the Reale is one find I’m gonna remember for a long time... When I lost it I kept thinking why did I ever take it out of my pocket ,why couldn’t I just wait till I got home. These old coins are definitely out there, and it was the last thing I thought I’d have found today when I went for that short hunt.
 
Congrats on your twice-found treasure! :woot: What a thrill to uncover an old Spanish real... and what a blessing to find it again after it was lost!
 
got out for a half hour to my colonial site before picking up a Walmart pickup for the wife…This is my first silver there,and my first Spanish coin…Left immediately and went to Walmart, got my stuff and went home . After putting the groceries away I went to get the coin out of my pocket and it was gone. Only a flat button I found also today…so,I was looking at the coin at Walmart while waiting on my order, so I flew back up and there it was, laying in the parking lot right where I parked.. man was I glad,put that sucker in my wallet and from pocketed my wallet..lol,,.. I’ve always wanted to find one of these, so one more knocked off… im having trouble with my pics here, haven’t posted in awhile because of that..been finding mercs,v nickels etc, but this is my favorite in along time.. I was told it’s a 1/2 reale but I don’t know how to tell, it’s the same size as a mercury dime, just a hair smaller
Wow !!! Congrats . That baby's in pretty decent shape too. I've dug a couple that you can barely see any detail on them at all.....been a few years since I've scored Spanish ...hoping theres a few more out there for me.....well, big congrats again. keep up the good work .
 
got out for a half hour to my colonial site before picking up a Walmart pickup for the wife…This is my first silver there,and my first Spanish coin…Left immediately and went to Walmart, got my stuff and went home . After putting the groceries away I went to get the coin out of my pocket and it was gone. Only a flat button I found also today…so,I was looking at the coin at Walmart while waiting on my order, so I flew back up and there it was, laying in the parking lot right where I parked.. man was I glad,put that sucker in my wallet and from pocketed my wallet..lol,,.. I’ve always wanted to find one of these, so one more knocked off… im having trouble with my pics here, haven’t posted in awhile because of that..been finding mercs,v nickels etc, but this is my favorite in along time.. I was told it’s a 1/2 reale but I don’t know how to tell, it’s the same size as a mercury dime, just a hair smaller
Way to go Pete, congrats on the Spanish silver, TWICE ! I guess it was lost long enough. I can only imagine the pit in your stomach when you realized you lost it. Again congrats on the bucketlist silver. I'm still looking for my first one. Good luck. Mark
 
You can say that know one else has ever found a Reale in a Walmart parking lot!😜

Very nice hunt.
You need a find box or something to put the good stuff in.
 
And there you have it, a story that proves exactly why we're in business. Is that life imitating metal detecting, or metal detecting imitating life? And, oh by the way, what a beautiful Spanish, congrats!
 
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