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Absolutely. DO NOT CRACK IT OPEN. Right now you have something unique and valuable. If you seperate them, you will have no more than a handful of damaged coins.
I hope I am not too late with the advice.
Even though I can't see what they are individually it's got my vote for a Banner find. Congrats on the lump of special coral, hopefully somebody will direct you in the right direction regarding the preservation, oh how tempting it would be just to break it open completely to see the coins.
Holey Moley that is fantastic! How many coins seem to be visible to you? I think I see eight. I'm not waiting to vote banner! Congratulations!
I would suggest that you contact the Fisher Musuem in Key West(they have a website) for advice. They have more experience than anyone. That is an amazing find, and I hope you finds LOTS more!
Absolutely. DO NOT CRACK IT OPEN. Right now you have something unique and valuable. If you seperate them, you will have no more than a handful of damaged coins.
I hope I am not too late with the advice.
What you want to do first is ID the coins which shouldnt be hard in the What Is It section. Mackaydon can do it. Soaking in saltwater is a great idea for now but I would later switch to distilled water for weeks to try to remove the salts. Ask some others to be certain. After that, I do not know if anything more is needed besides identifying the shipwreck and keeping the location secret. Hopefully you did not take a pic with your phone that has GPS because the location may be imbedded in the picture.