KD0CAC Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Lot of good info on the last link there . Thanks John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe D. Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 FloridaSon,  I read treasure guides report everyday! And i like your updated profile pic! I know that location well! I try to get up that way as often as i can, but its never enough! Hope i run into you sometime! Happy Hunting💰🏖 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdahoPeg Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 Well guys, update on that silvery sandwich. I volunteer sometimes at The McLarty Treasure Museum and one of the professional treasure hunters came in today. I showed him my find, and he feels it is definitely two 1/2, or possibly 1 reales, stuck together. When I showed him this pic of the fiber pattern that had been on one of the sides before I cleaned it, he scolded me bigtime! I learned a valuable lesson...don’t go overboard with the cleaning. Apparently these small coins were in fabric sacks, and I erased the history there. But at least I think I finally found some Spanish silver....now I need one that still has its markings! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afreakofnature Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Awesome Peg!  congrats on your first silver!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaSon Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Wow is that valuable info! Now I wonder if the 'battery' I found last year was not a battery!?! Congratulations Peg!!!! Hope you find a marked reale! All the best FS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe D. Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Great find Peg, Keep it up! It's still a piece of history, even without the cross! I'm still looking for mine!đź‘Ťđź‘Ť 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Outstanding find Peg! I hope you find more, Chet  1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Excellent Find! Congratulations Peg!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Valen Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Great find Peg! Grab a picture frame and put it behind glass and hang that beauty on the wall. I am glad that it was not a battery like I had found. Keep up the good work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB_Amateur Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 On 12/26/2019 at 7:36 PM, IdahoPeg said: ...but I was more excited about the old nail...maybe from one of the shipwrecks? Well, if that's not part of an early ship's construction I'd like to know where it comes from. Thanks for sharing, Peg, and I'm glad to see you are in the warm region of the USA. I hope this is just the early part of your finds postings from your winter home. On 12/28/2019 at 3:18 PM, IdahoPeg said: Well guys, update on that silvery sandwich. I volunteer sometimes at The McLarty Treasure Museum and one of the professional treasure hunters came in today. I showed him my find, and he feels it is definitely two 1/2, or possibly 1 reales, stuck together. When I showed him this pic of the fiber pattern that had been on one of the sides before I cleaned it, he scolded me bigtime! I learned a valuable lesson...don’t go overboard with the cleaning. Apparently these small coins were in fabric sacks, and I erased the history there. But at least I think I finally found some Spanish silver....now I need one that still has its markings! Way to go, Peg! Any silver is a good find in my book. Any old coin is a good find in my book. And you've captured both in spades! Yes, I constantly harp about cleaning, but the reality is that it's a very difficult subject which I have yet to figure out. I'll make that one of my 2020 New Year's resolutions and of course share what I find.  1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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