Found A 1783 Silver Coin Today !

[E-Trac-Ohio]

I wanted to go out for a short hunt after work tonight - but I only had about an hour till dinner - so I decided to go back to where the 1800's cabin was on our farm.
The cabin's been gone for years and the cellar hole - if there ever was one - has been filled in.
All that remains now is a few cut sandstones scattered around here and there. There's tons of iron on this site so I was running in Two Tone Ferrous.
I've made some nice finds at this location In the past ... a 1857 Half Dime - 1904 Barber Dime - Sterling Silver Ring with a large purple stone in it - several old Buttons and a Sewing Thimble.

Wondering if something could have washed down hill - I decided to hunt on the slope that runs along the old driveway to the cabin.
I had only walked about ten feet when I got a solid FE 12 - CO 39/40 - thinking possibly a Two Cent coin here ?
Dug real wide - approx. 6" down - I spotted silver in the bottom of the hole - thought it was a Barber Dime at first - my reading glasses were in the truck - after a closer look - oh wow ... looks like a silver religious medallion - cool !
Got back to the truck - put my glasses on - to say the least - I freaked out when read the date and realized what it was !!!

From what I've read - this coin is a Spanish - Half Reale - it's the same size as a Dime.
The third photo I posted here is of a larger coin - probably an 8 Reale - but the date and the markings are the same.

HH --- Mark

 

[iskirkra]

Holy Smokes, what a find Mark, that is awesome. Congratulations, probably good you didn't have your glasses or you might have rolled down the hill when you saw what it was. -- Randy

 

[CT Todd]

Theres nothoing like spanish silver its my fav. Congrats on a great and old find

 

[Idaho PRB]

Oh Man! That is such a cool find. Good for you that's excellent.

 

[dgc]

Congratulations Mark. I found a 1783 like yours on our place here in Mississippi last year.

 

[Prep1957]

I found my first last year 1803 thought it was bust dime for a few days good find.

 

[dasho]

Dude, how cool can it get?
That's pretty kickin'...no...
That's damned kickin'...

 

[jeepcj5]

WOOHOO Congrats, i hunted two old parks here in Sacramento most of the day and my oldes coin was a 1964 memorial penny

That is an AWESOME find Mark, I'd put a chain on it and wear it for good luck.... who knows it may find some of its buddies for ya

 

[Terra1959]

ET O

Congratulations
That is seriously old
You must be a happy tectorist today

T59

 

[Aaron]

Congrats! on a AWESOME find!

 

[Bilko]

thanks for the story. beautiful coin! How can you imagine it got there?

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Bilko - I was thinking about how a coin that old got there myself.
Near as I can figure - the cabin was lived in from around the Civil War era - 1860's to maybe as late as the very early 1900's.
This means that a coin from 1783 - was very old when it was lost !
I'm trying to contact some of the family members - probably the Great Grand Children of the people that lived there.
Going from the 1874 map I have of this area - I do know that their last name was "Amos" and that there are a few people living in this area with that last name.
It would be nice to know a little family history and to find out what time period thecabin was actually lived in.

HH --- Mark

 

[FooserPaul]

Nice nice nice... I'm still on the hunt for the elusive 1800's silver

Congratulations!

 

[Dr.Bill]

WoW! You knocked it out of the ball park with that one . Way to go!

HH all

 

[diggin jimmy hoffa]

Nice find Mark

That gives me hope that I can break into the 1700's here in Northern Indiana, but for now I'll suffer with the 1800's finds

DJH

 

[EladSwerdna]

Sweet find. Reminds me of the 1773 One Real I found last year. It was also well worn and had a hole in it.

Grats!

 

[Bilko]

Bilko - I was thinking about how a coin that old got there myself.
Near as I can figure - the cabin was lived in from around the Civil War era - 1860's to maybe as late as the very early 1900's.
This means that a coin from 1783 - was very old when it was lost !
I'm trying to contact some of the family members - probably the Great Grand Children of the people that lived there.
Going from the 1874 map I have of this area - I do know that their last name was "Amos" and that there are a few people living in this area with that last name.
It would be nice to know a little family history and to find out what time period thecabin was actually lived in.

HH --- Mark

certainly is worn enough to have been lost then but why spanish?

 

[NebTrac]

Way to go Mark! That is just awesome man! Thanks for the pictures. I suppose you're done hunting that area...

NebTrac

 

[muttandjeeps]

Beautiful silver, great find!

 

[markg]