🥇 BANNER Does Coral beep? yes, when its full of coins!!!

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Could'nt work out why this lump of coral (in 2 ft of water) at the beach kept "hitting"?

brought it home and it started to fall apart in my bag - WOW!!!

just need to identify them and work out how to save / clean them???

any ideas???

thanks!!


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Nice 1999 reale BVI hunter hahaha.

Ha!!

I've got me my own mint!!

and when you peel the silver wrapper of its CHOCOLATE!!!! :laughing7:
 

and this one 1780?

a lot have red "tint" which I think has come from what I think is red felt lining in the remains of the "container" they were in.

Lots more to go...... :headbang:



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You might be right but I think that it may have being laying under or on top of a piece of iron, copper or bronze and just recently was dislodged.

Man the dip nets and the pooper scoopers me mateys, there be coins in the tides! Aargh!!:skullflag:


Frank
 

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wow awesome finds.

Just so I understand correctly, these individual coins you're posting are new finds? or did you break up the clump?
 

You might be right but I think that it may have being laying under or on top of a piece of iron, copper or bronze and just recently was dislodged.


Frank

Now, lets say for arguments sake, that they were in an old iron container - would that explain it??
 

That could possibly explain it! You aren't referring to that "C" word again are you? LOL!!


Frank

no not the sewer pipe!

imagine a shoe box size container, totally encrusted.....

not sayin' its so, just sayin' IMAGINE.........:wink: :blackbeard: :3coins: :tchest:
 

Have you had any luck on securing any lift aka air bags yet? If not, then most of us have encountered a few here on TNnet that we would not mind you Shanghai'ng and using.:icon_pirat:


Frank
 

no not the sewer pipe!

imagine a shoe box size container, totally encrusted.....

not sayin' its so, just sayin' IMAGINE.........:wink: :blackbeard: :3coins: :tchest:

Oh yeah, you mean the kind of shoe box that will hold my' 15EEE boots right? LOL!!
No crap, that is the size I wear! I am supposed to be wearing 16EEEE but can't find any.


Frank
 

BVI Hunter said:
now I'm interested??? "History"???

in what way?? :dontknow:

The only wreck I can think of that would have coins with 80 years between mint dates would be pirate ship. That might be why there are no documented wrecks. To my knowledge, queen Ann's revenge is the only pirate ship ever located. I think it freakin cool man. I wish I was there.
 

I agree with huntsman on the discoloration. It is most likely rust or copper staining from what it laid against. If it hadn't there wouldn't be much of a coin left to see!

These look like 1 or 2 reales in denomination, so I don't see them as being part of any kind of gov't payment. The dates sure do make things more interesting. Could be "pirate" or could be a merchantman or could be a private vessel transporting someones wealth.
 

I agree with huntsman on the discoloration. It is most likely rust or copper staining from what it laid against. If it hadn't there wouldn't be much of a coin left to see!

These look like 1 or 2 reales in denomination, so I don't see them as being part of any kind of gov't payment. The dates sure do make things more interesting. Could be "pirate" or could be a merchantman or could be a private vessel transporting someones wealth.

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Due to the route it was apparently on, it could also have easily been a Slave Trade ship that had recently gotten paid and was on its way back to Africa! However, would they have had a bunch of sewer pipes on board?


Frank
 

The only wreck I can think of that would have coins with 80 years between mint dates would be pirate ship. That might be why there are no documented wrecks. To my knowledge, queen Ann's revenge is the only pirate ship ever located. I think it freakin cool man. I wish I was there.

that may well explain the date "gap"??

will check out the rest and see what other dates I got!!!

thanks!!
 

Due to the route it was apparently on, it could also have easily been a Slave Trade ship that had recently gotten paid and was on its way back to Africa! However, would they have had a bunch of sewer pipes on board?


Frank



yeah, the sewer pipes rule that one out I think?
 

I was wondering the same thing. You said there are lots more to come. I take it that you have been quite successful on your recent hunts? Would love more details but understand if you don't want to divulge.
wow awesome finds.

Just so I understand correctly, these individual coins you're posting are new finds? or did you break up the clump?
 

wow awesome finds.

Just so I understand correctly, these individual coins you're posting are new finds? or did you break up the clump?

Sorry - was scrolling down and missed your post -

yes clump still intact, these are new.

well, not "new" but new to me - found "just recently".
 

BVI HUNTER,

Were the "new coins" found with a metal detector? If "TMI", I understand (the suspense is killing me and I just had to ask).

Good luck and proceed carefully!

TCK
 

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