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  1. 11-05-2013, 04:57 PM #1
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    1787 1/2 Reale, Relics with Del

    Sunday was a beautiful day for a hunt and Dan took me to one of his sites. After the drive we immediately started walking up hill. I'm trying to chat with Dan between gulps of air lol Then around lunch time I almost dropped my Dagwood sandwich into the well.
    I found most of my targets around the hole, including the 1888 (no over 7) IH.
    The 1787 1/2 reale was found today on the way home from work, about a mile from my house.
    Boy oh boy the deer are everywhere today!! Saw a buck and females in every field. Thanks for looking, Drew
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    Re: 1787 1/2 Reale, Relics with Del

    Congrats on the beautiful half real, Drew! It's in great shape! Nothing like 226 year old Spanish silver to make your day!

    That's an awesome find!

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  3. 11-05-2013, 07:28 PM #3
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    Re: 1787 1/2 Reale, Relics with Del

    I'm in awe of that ½ Reale. The other finds are way cool too, like that old reproducer and those spoons, but that Reale....
    Congratulations Drew!
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    Re: 1787 1/2 Reale, Relics with Del

    on your 1/2 reale. Pretty good shape for being over 200 years old.
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    Re: 1787 1/2 Reale, Relics with Del

    Nice finds very lovely 1/2 Reale, I have seen three of them dug....but alas not by me still on my list!
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    Re: 1787 1/2 Reale, Relics with Del

    a beauty for sure!
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    Re: 1787 1/2 Reale, Relics with Del

    Thank you everyone, hey Longhair....which/what is the reproducer? lol
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  8. 11-06-2013, 07:07 AM #8
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    Re: 1787 1/2 Reale, Relics with Del

    it was great to get out and detect with you again Drew , great looking reale . keep hitting that area perfect time period 1787 is , lots of other incredible coins and relics come from that year alone .

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    Re: 1787 1/2 Reale, Relics with Del

    Sweet reale drew. Most I have dug were black as midnight from tarnish. Yours is a beauty
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  10. 11-06-2013, 08:19 AM #10
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    Re: 1787 1/2 Reale, Relics with Del

    Quote Originally Posted by OxShoeDrew link=topic=14605.msg153145#msg153145 date=1383729638
    Thank you everyone, hey Longhair....which/what is the reproducer? lol
    I'm looking at the piece with the pattern top right in the pic. It looks like either part of a reproducer or a protective cover for one.
    I could easily be wrong, but that what it looks like to me.
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    Re: 1787 1/2 Reale, Relics with Del

    Nice Reale Drew |), im dying to find one.
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    Re: 1787 1/2 Reale, Relics with Del

    ....Been awhile since I had any of that under my coil! Congrats on some old Spanish silver
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    Re: 1787 1/2 Reale, Relics with Del

    thumbsup01 WTG Drew! Gotta love colonial Spanish silver in the hole! |
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    Re: 1787 1/2 Reale, Relics with Del

    Quote Originally Posted by Longhair link=topic=14605.msg153149#msg153149 date=1383743940
    I'm looking at the piece with the pattern top right in the pic. It looks like either part of a reproducer or a protective cover for one.
    I could easily be wrong, but that what it looks like to me.
    . You know a heck of lot more than me. I had no idea what that thing is...or what a reproducer is.
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    Re: 1787 1/2 Reale, Relics with Del

    Hey Drew, I think they call a phonograph piece a reproduced...like in Edison's time lol Congrats on a sweet 1/2 Reale . Nice find it is thumbsup01
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    Re: 1787 1/2 Reale, Relics with Del

    Yes, I'm talking pre-electricity phonograph parts. Several companies made them. Edison Columbia, Rockola, and Victor just to name a few of the better known.
    What does the back look like Drew?
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    Re: 1787 1/2 Reale, Relics with Del

    That reale is nice! That spoon is a cool find too!
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  18. 11-07-2013, 05:16 PM #18
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    Re: 1787 1/2 Reale, Relics with Del

    Here's the back of that thing Longhair.
    yeah Lodge I like that spoon too and didn't hit it with the shovel as I do with most spoons lol
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    Re: 1787 1/2 Reale, Relics with Del

    Well, it's smaller than I though, and given it's construction, I change my guess to a sweet, old, fancy button cover.
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