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  1. #1
    us
    Feb 2005
    Spring Hill, Florida
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    Spanish coin

    I posted this under a different topic and should have put it here. I found this Spanish coin a while back but haven't had the internet thus no recent posts. I thought I would share it with you gng's. My heart was really pumping when I found it but took it to a jewerer friend who tells me that it is not real. I also took it to my club where one guy would say it's real and the next would say no, it is a copy. Then I took it to Mel Fisher's treasure museum in Sebastian, Florida but I live a long way from there and the only guy that could tell me about it had just left for the day! So I guess I am going with the jewerer's answer of it is a copy. STILL - I was excited to find it and have a great time talking about it. It was not found near the water. It was found about 3 inches down in a grass parking lot.

    Garrett GTI 1500, CZ-20, Bounty Hunter QD II & persistence!

  2. #2
    us
    Sep 2005
    Ann Arbor, MI
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    Re: Spanish coin

    interesting...might want to show it to some more people

    HH
    -GC

  3. #3
    us
    May 2006
    Treasure Coast (Vero Beach)
    Minelab EXII. Tesoro Tigershark, eyeballs to bloody fingers
    573

    Re: Spanish coin

    send me better pics......I'll give you my opinion.
    weight if possible, is the color I see gold? or is it just the photo?
    area found..etc...
    I'll be back on later......


    Trez

  4. #4
    us
    Feb 2005
    Spring Hill, Florida
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    Re: Spanish coin

    that is the best picture I have of it. Found in a grass parking lot about 3 inches down. Weight 21 grams and yes, it looks gold but the jewerer said it was maybe plated
    Garrett GTI 1500, CZ-20, Bounty Hunter QD II & persistence!

  5. #5
    us
    Dec 2004
    South Florida
    70's Whites TM Amphibian, HH Pulse, Ace 250
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    Re: Spanish coin

    Quote Originally Posted by mumszie
    that is the best picture I have of it. Found in a grass parking lot about 3 inches down. Weight 21 grams and yes, it looks gold but the jewerer said it was maybe plated
    Maybe plated? He couldnt tell for sure? Try to ID the base metal. Cool find either way. Was it found in Florida?
    I live in a state of rules where I am not permitted to live on my own country land because my home is not 130 MPH rated! I can only visit it from time to time and pay the fines.  I feel so safe with Big Government protecting me. In some states its illegal to collect rainwater.

  6. #6
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    ScubaGecko

    Jun 2004
    Beaufort, SC
    Garrett Sea Hunter Mk II
    1,888

    Re: Spanish coin

    Looks pretty fake to me. My kid has about 50 or so of these. If it was gold, you would not see the rubbing off and base metal. If it was silver, it would not look gold!

    Just my 2 cent!

    Robert in SC

  7. #7

    Jan 2007
    10

    Re: Spanish coin

    100% fake. I'm holding the exact same one I bought for 50 cents......same exact coin....

 

 

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