2 reale and a fake!!!!!!!!!

del link=topic=5835.msg68993#msg68993 date=1305499058 said:

great hunt Coop , what makes you think the pistareen reale is a fake . the casting is a little questionable but good and the color tone looks pretty close ( very silver like) is there a noticeable difference in the weight or sound of the metal when you drop it on a table :huh:

Dan

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del link=topic=5835.msg68993#msg68993 date=1305499058 said:

great hunt Coop , what makes you think the pistareen reale is a fake . the casting is a little questionable but good and the color tone looks pretty close ( very silver like) is there a noticeable difference in the weight or sound of the metal when you drop it on a table :huh:

Dan

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jkress link=topic=5835.msg68998#msg68998 date=1305501089 said:

Man... love the real Reale. :smitten: :drool:
It's such an amazing coin.

I know we have Reales in my area, unfortunately the best place to find them is off limits to detecting. crying01

Julien Dubuque is credited as being the first European to settle on what is now Iowa soil in 1788. In 1796, Dubuque received a land grant from the Governor of Spain, who had resided in New Orleans at the time. The grant gave permission to Julien Dubuque to work the land which was owned by Spain and specified the 189-square mile area to be named as Mines of Spain. Dubuque eventually married Potosa, daughter of the Mesquakie Indian Chief, Peosta. Dubuque died March 24,1810.

The Mines of Spain was once a thriving early Spanish and Native American mining community and now is a recreation area for hiking. I've found several cellar holes including an early church foundation :drool: while morel hunting.

Sorry to get off from your post, but every time I see a Reale found... I think of those foundations in the Mines of Spain. :daydream:

Great recoveries coop. I really enjoy your posts. thumbsup01

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