6/24/12 Spanish Silver Recovery

 Cut pistareen recovered at 2.5 ft 

Short Video of recovery

"S" for Seville

Shown placed with others from site

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

Finds from Digging in Virginia XXl, Culpeper Virginia: March 19-21

D Evans, Attleboro backmarked Cavalry coat button from hut. Condition the result of laying in the ash layer beside the fire box.Other finds from the hut were percussion caps, six colt pistol bullets and the arrow hooks below.

 2 two-way candlestick holders, one on right cleaned by electrolysis

Silver mechanical pencil tip, gun tool and arrow hook

"frog" from US buckle found in Cavalry hut site

Drummer Buckle

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After