New Guy from Micronesia with a few stories.

[Lodestar]

Hi All, I just stumbled across this site the other day, and have found it very engrossing. While I'm not a rabid treasure hunter, these stories seem to seek me out, rather than vise versa. I'll post a photo of an artifact that my buddy and I recovered from a WW2 Japanese ship. Before you get exited, it has proven to be a bronze ingot, probably for an onboard foundry to produce gun parts etc. As you can imagine, we were pretty exited to recover a 20 Kg bar that glinted gold when we scratched it. We were already planning a champagne and caviar lifestyle when reality hit us. I have also discovered the wreck of a 1860s Baltic trader that burned to the waterline and sunk. The framing and bilge are intact, and this wreck would be a prime candidate for a water lift,except that 1. it's illegal here, and 2. I have no information that there was anything of value onboard. I had a quick feel in the muck and recovered some burnt and broken pottery. You could still smell smoke after 110+ years of immersion. There are a few other projects on the back burner, lots of unidentified shipwrecks. There is no end to the bottles and bronze knick-knacks one can recover here. Thanks for hosting such an informative site and I hope to be able to post some progress one of these days.

 

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[jeff of pa]

Welcome to TreasureNet Lodestar

I'm looking forward to Seeing the Pic(s) & hearing more.

 

[dashriprock]

Welcome to Tnet and good luck!

 

[vpnavy]

Welcome aboard Lodestar!

 

[smalltowngirl13]

Hello and welcome to the forum!

 

[River Rat]

 

[VERDE]

Hey Lodestar!! Another Welcome from the Bayou State of Louisiana!! You will enjoy the site and it is very informative!! GOOD LUCK and GOOD HUNTING!! VERDE!!

 

[NoBootyYet]

Welcome from Birmingham, Alabama. This is a great place to learn about and share safe, effective treasure hunting tips and tricks. Good luck and we look forward to seeing your cool finds.

 

[maipenrai]

I know exactly how you felt. I was already celebrating my silver ingot find, only to be disappointed that it was lead! Maybe the next one will be the real thing! Good luck!

 

[ThTx]

Welcome aboard. This is a great place to share those finds. I am especially interested as I used to be a dive instructor and wrecks were my passion. Keep us posted.