Real.... reale??

Appears as thou someone lost their Reale and i found it. It appears to be a 1620ish coin possibly one of those from the Atocha reck sold by Mel Fisher Museum. It appears to have one of the necklace attachments much like those. I believe it a 1/2 reale weight is 1.68 grams and it did test silver. [www.treasurenet.com] Apparently mented in Rincoln and is a Potosi by the large P V S thru the pillars. The things people loose. What do you think Tom.... how close am i?

Dew

That's a great find Dew, sure looks real. Funny how it was lost/found twice. You find it on the beach?
What's this on your T. Net thread about the Fisher museum melting some of those reales down? I never heard that..

Ive been told they restamped some of the Aaron. Yes it was a in the water find. I got a cut out there that basically split a large sand bar it was chest deep so id say a little over 4 ft of sand was taken out..... swift in there as the tide was coming up. I pulled, but never posted the 3 gold rings i got that day as well. It already closed in ..... couldnt believe how fast. Im pretty certain its real..... now how old is my question.

Dew

Dew how diificult was it working chest deep out there in the ocean?
Congrats on the yellow metal, awesome for one day!
Pics?

Here in the Gulf..... you dont have nearly the wave issue. You have to watch the tides and swell websites.... but its pretty easy hunting down here really.

Dew

Oh, okay that explains it. I thought you were on the ocean by Tom.

Here is a very similar replica coin: [www.ebay.com]

The attached loop is somewhat unique to the Mel Fisher product as most others have full silver surround mounts.

Im not seeing much info on Mel Fisher having 1/2 reales in his find..... but the loop does look simular. Looks like most of Mels coins were larger like the 8 reale. Im no expert ill have to see if i can find someone with a little knowledge around here locally about these coins.

Dew

Some of the investors took the silver bars and had reproductions made to get more money out the amount of silver they got. Saw quite a few for sale in shell shops in the Keys with a cert of authenticity with a Serial number, bar number and manifest number. The silver is over 365 yrs old but not a "real" reale. Some had gold bezels and some had loops attached. Not sure if thats what you have.

Neat find for sure Dew...

Not sure if it's real or not but it is neat ...

What does it read on an I.D. meter...?

Keith

Keith..... i checked it on the Explorer. It read 08-21 constantly. kind of like a large gold ring or 3 cent silver. Never had one under the coil so cant say its correct. The weight is about right so if its a repro..... they did an excellent job of getting it correct.

Dew

That's suppose to be silver? Whys it reading so low?

Take it to 3 coin dealers and go from there.....every town has at least one of them and should set you on the right tract..
In any case a nice find and lets hope its real......

My silver half dimes read 34-35 conductive on an E-Trac/CTX and silver 3 centers read near 26-30 depending on how worn they are. The more wear the lower the reading.

Those half dimes are are a lot smaller than that reale though

I Still am not sure Dew...

It read's real low.

Not surer it's fake though...If I was making fakes I would choose a coin to copy with a better strike...And larger size ...



Keith



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/05/2012 11:33PM by Keith Southern.

Thats pretty close to where some of the IHs migh hit. Its pretty thin.... and i agree if i was going to reproduce one it would be something like an 8 reale. The half reale was suppost to be like our nickel i believe. Good advice Dan.... id think a coin dealer here in Fl would know. Nice to know but im going to throw it in a box with some of my other keepers.

Dew

I have a 1/2 reale, half dime and a 3 center and they all read low, not that much metal there, great find