Fernando the six 1/2 real dated 1751

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Was swinging away in a cornfield and hit an area with iron. Slowed down and searched and got a that sweet signal I love to hear . My oldest silver by 85 years . Thought I had flowing hair half dime for a second 😩. Thanks Tom in California for the motivational post.
 

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What? You sure you didnt find that in a Coinstar reject tray? :laughing: Poor old Tom will probably bust a spring when he sees this! Great and beautiful coin there Claddy! Congratulations! Love your sense of humor too!
 
haha, I see my name on here. What state was this found in ?? I've only ever found a few of these older style (pre 1770-ish) type of pillars on the reales. Go figure : Our earliest European foothold here wasn't till 1969 to 1770-ish. And realistically, not till 1800-ish. So I'm guessing you must be somewhere @ the east coast, yet south out of the snow-freeze line ? Congratz !!
 
haha, I see my name on here. What state was this found in ?? I've only ever found a few of these older style (pre 1770-ish) type of pillars on the reales. Go figure : Our earliest European foothold here wasn't till 1969 to 1770-ish. And realistically, not till 1800-ish. So I'm guessing you must be somewhere @ the east coast, yet south out of the snow-freeze line ? Congratz !!

Cumberland county Pennsylvania
 
Seems like the late 1700's and early 1800's pop out occasionally, but once you start talking mid 1700's and earlier they get real scarce real quick.... Killer find!
 
... but once you start talking mid 1700's and earlier they get real scarce real quick...

Except, of course, if you're on the east coast. Then you merely go to the nearest sandbox or beach, and dig them effortlessly. Eh ? :laughing:
 
Seems like the late 1700's and early 1800's pop out occasionally, but once you start talking mid 1700's and earlier they get real scarce real quick.... Killer find!

Dang it would love first couple year half dimes .. but I’m happy
 
Was swinging away in a cornfield and hit an area with iron. Slowed down and searched and got a that sweet signal I love to hear . My oldest silver by 85 years . Thought I had flowing hair half dime for a second 😩. Thanks Tom in California for the motivational post.

Nice! Looks like someone used it as a pendent at one point, has that peace if wire in what looks like a punch hole. You could turn that into a neckless :D
 
Except, of course, if you're on the east coast. Then you merely go to the nearest sandbox or beach, and dig them effortlessly. Eh ? :laughing:[/. I could not Imagine finding a double eagle ..... that would be mind blowing
 
.... I could not Imagine finding a double eagle ..... that would be mind blowing

For every gold coin found someone finds out west, I bet there's 100 colonial coppers, LC's, busts, and reales found out east. :p
 
Very nice. The bust reales(1773-1815) are much more common even though yours circulated well into this period and possibly beyond. The earliest of sites will have hammered English silvers, tree coins, cobs, Pistareens, and less circulated coins like yours. These spots are much harder to come by
 
Very nice. The bust reales(1773-1815) are much more common even though yours circulated well into this period and possibly beyond. The earliest of sites will have hammered English silvers, tree coins, cobs, Pistareens, and less circulated coins like yours. These spots are much harder to come by
Would love to find a tree coin but a George Washington button or rev war belt plate or a 1802 half cent
 
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