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We found a similar coin at the site of Fort Blount in Jackson County, Tennessee. Fort Blount was constructed in 1794 by territorial militia and later occupied by federal troops after Tennessee was admitted to the Union in 1796. We recovered one whole Spanish coin with the bust of Charles III and the inscription "Carolus III Dei Gratia 1781." Another whole coin was very worn, and the only legible letters were "CAR..." and "...IA." It is the same size as the 1781 coin and has a hole drilled in it. We also found several other pieces of silver Spanish coins, most are 1/8 portions of what were probably 2 reales. This type of currency was common on the Tennessee frontier. The coins are pictured in our report:
Smith, Samuel D. and Benjamin C. Nance
2000 An Archaeological Interpretation of the Site of Fort Blount, A 1790s Territorial Militia and Federal Military Post, Jackson County, Tennessee. Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Archaeology, Research Series No. 12.
Hope this helps, Ben
Benjamin C. Nance
Historical Archaeologist
Tennessee Division of Archaeology
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(615) 741-1588 Ext. 21
Fax: (615) 741-7329
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