Spanish silver

[Lodge Scent]

I was going to say "Surprise Spanish Silver" but I shouldn't be surprised anymore with my new Deus. It continues to impress me as a good all around detector. I only had a couple of hours this morning so I made the two minute drive and hit the pounded cellar hole again just 5 minutes from my house. I programmed the Deus for deep hunting and hit a relatively junk-free area at the back of the site.

http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j364/jeffhdfx2/site%202_zpsfimhlhbf.jpg (http://s1082.photobucket.com/user/jeffhdfx2/media/site%202_zpsfimhlhbf.jpg.html)

I got a peep of a nice tone that was repeatable and decided to check it out. To be honest, it had a bit of iron buzz to the tone and I thought it was deep iron and almost passed on it. And the signal didn't improve even after a dug about 6 inches. But in the end I was rewarded with a 1742 1-reale. It was deep! Probably the deepest silver I've ever dug (not that I dig a lot).

http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j364/jeffhdfx2/reale%20obverse1_zps7k517rkn.jpg (http://s1082.photobucket.com/user/jeffhdfx2/media/reale%20obverse1_zps7k517rkn.jpg.html)

http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j364/jeffhdfx2/Hole_zpsilipnais.jpg (http://s1082.photobucket.com/user/jeffhdfx2/media/Hole_zpsilipnais.jpg.html)

http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j364/jeffhdfx2/reverse_zpsfpywl7f0.jpg (http://s1082.photobucket.com/user/jeffhdfx2/media/reverse_zpsfpywl7f0.jpg.html)

Ran into a snapper turtle on the way out. She was wearing her swamp finery and didn't look too pleased I disturbed her egg laying.

http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j364/jeffhdfx2/snapper2_zps4vydkig0.jpg (http://s1082.photobucket.com/user/jeffhdfx2/media/snapper2_zps4vydkig0.jpg.html)

Crossed paths with a garter snake too. Lots of those this year it seems.

http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j364/jeffhdfx2/snake_zpsie0ucx43.jpg (http://s1082.photobucket.com/user/jeffhdfx2/media/snake_zpsie0ucx43.jpg.html)

Stay safe!

Jeff

[Full Metal Digger]

Congrats on rescuing such a great coin! You were well rewarded for your efforts and tenacity at a hunted site. I enjoyed the nature pics too. HH, Dave.

[del]

wow great early real Jeff , in very nice shape too !

[OxShoeDrew]

My gosh, that deus and its handler are doing well! Nice job Jeff, don't you just love it when you find stuff so close to home?:smitten:

[Ronandari]

Amazing coin! :congrats: Often times I wonder how stuff gets where it's found.

[GA1dad]

1700's silver and lotsa wildlife,,,,, Winner, Winner!!!

[Isaac]

"It's pounded" they said...Great silver! Congrats on a 250+ year old silver coin in lovely condition LS! Can't wait to find my first real this year

[Pacivilwarluke]

INCREDIBLE!! You never know what you'll find at "hunted out" sites. Congrats!!

[Tony Two-Cent]

What an incredible find! Kudos to you for investigating that signal. It paid off big time! Now that is an old piece of silver, 273 years old! :wow:

:perfect10:

[BTV Digger]

Excellent Jeff! Goes to show you need to dig everything that could "possibly" be good at old sites like that. Many times it could be iron, but sometimes... Way to go.

John

[Fire Fighter 43]

Wow!! Great find, WTG.

[MangoAve]

Surprising might be how the silver was deep at a cellar hole site. I don't think much landscaping was done at those type of sites. But it does happen from time to time I guess. Nice silver tho. It's really great shape. You caught a glimpse of a turtle, I did before too. Must be that time of year in NE for it.

[aloldstuff]

Great old silver and kudos for checking out that signal. That reale looks in great shape.

[Bell-Two]

Awesome Spanish Silver it is a lovely coin and congratulations on persevering in the recovery!

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

beautiful spanish! never dug the pillar type yet

[Digger Don]

Wow, what an incredible old coin.:envious:
Congrats on sniffing that one out !!!

[Restoring Your Finds]

That's some very sweet silver right there !

Congratulations and thanks for sharing.

[CTTodd]

That's a great hunt. Very nice