12 Pound Boreman

At around 11am on the second day of the Diggin' in Virginia organized relic hunt held in Culpeper Virginia on March 22nd-24th, I came across a wide and faint signal atop the bluff along rt 29. This high position was a redoubt that saw over 1100 shells fly during the action there in 1863. Here is the 12lb. Boreman cannon ball that was 22" down below the gravel and red clay. More pics to be added soon.

 6/24/12 Spanish Silver Recovery

 Cut pistareen recovered at 2.5 ft 

Short Video of recovery

"S" for Seville

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Below is a link to an absolutely fantastic article
on Spanish silver and specifically, on the
 origin and history of the pistareen in the
American colonies.

Pistareen