🥇 BANNER HOARD OF REV WAR CANNONBALLS

CanDiver

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Sep 4, 2010
117
368
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Fisher 1280/Anderson Detector shaft modifications
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hamiddetecting

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Feb 22, 2012
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North Pole
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Well done
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Congratulation!!
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ticm

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Sep 5, 2007
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Whites V3i and DFX
I think the banner find that was put up the other day should be replaced with this one. This one is way better if thats possible.
 

gwdigger

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Dec 3, 2006
1,421
1,826
Ocean City, Md
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1
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XP Deus
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When and if you find that payroll loot I'd start keeping it hush hush. For real. Ive learned my lesson by revealing too much about sites. Not no more.
 

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CanDiver

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Sep 4, 2010
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Now you have me paranoid!:BangHead:
 

CRUSADER

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May 25, 2007
40,860
45,451
ENGLAND
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27
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1
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XP Deus II v0.6 with 11" Coil
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All Treasure Hunting
When and if you find that payroll loot I'd start keeping it hush hush. For real. Ive learned my lesson by revealing too much about sites. Not no more.

He doesn't need to say where they were found, just keep the pictures rolling (without GPS co-ords, of course):laughing7:
 

SNF101480

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Mar 27, 2011
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127
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Excal II, Ace 250
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Great stuff, congratulations on the historic find! :icon_thumleft:
 

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CanDiver

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Sep 4, 2010
117
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Fisher 1280/Anderson Detector shaft modifications
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Great stuff, congratulations on the historic find! :icon_thumleft:
Hello, Well they are all cleaned and preserved! The Grape shot is very cool.
 

birdman

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Jan 28, 2005
7,458
2,393
Choctaw Beach Florida
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1
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1
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Equinox 800 and ORX, tesoro Cibola with garret,whites and minelab pinpointers
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I had to check it out again.Just simply awesome!
 

Breezie

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Oct 3, 2009
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White's DFX & Spectrum~Garrett's Pro-Pointer~VibraProbe
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WOW! This is an outstanding find! Congratulations on finding them and for making the BANNER! Way to go, Breezie
 

AC1955

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Apr 22, 2012
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New Hampshire & Maine
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Amazing find! Wow!

Anita
 

Plug

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Jul 9, 2012
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so were any of them shot? or were they all just dropped in the water? make sure they are solid shot, i have heard some of the explosive shells can still blow up if the powder was sealed dry
 

Breezie

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Oct 3, 2009
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Yea I figured you may have been at a disco earlier :laughing7:

actually didn't notice it was a dive suit since it is not something I Have any experience with & Don't
see allot of.
Definitely a Cool & Unusual find. :headbang:
I would have guessed for sure they were in a dry place.

congrats !
Last week, I posted a congratulatory message, but I have a question. First of all, I know very little about Rev. War cannonballs, and know less about diving, but wouldn't the water eventually disintegrate the hemp covering after 230+ years? Congratulations again, Breezie
 

Goldiver

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Sep 15, 2006
2,345
1,150
Fremont, Ohio
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Very sweet recovery!! Some real history there!

Steve
 

GoGoGopher

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Jun 24, 2011
308
337
Syracuse, NY
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Minelab E-Trac - 11" Pro, 6" EQ2 coils
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After about 3 of them, I would not be able to breath, let alone dive...
Great recovery..definite banner!

HH,
 

Zodiacdiverdave

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Mar 18, 2011
2,765
1,371
The North Atlantic Ocean
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XP Deus, AT Pro, Sea Hunter II, JW Fisher Proton Magnatometer, Shovel, Hammer and chisel
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Last week, I posted a congratulatory message, but I have a question. First of all, I know very little about Rev. War cannonballs, and know less about diving, but wouldn't the water eventually disintegrate the hemp covering after 230+ years? Congratulations again, Breezie
Hi Breezie, to answer your question, when iron or any artifact becomes buried in the mud or sand, whether it be fresh water or salt they will be preserved from the lack of oxygen. The deeper they are buried in the mud or sand the better preserved they become.
I have recovered wooden artifacts from a 250 year old, salt water shipwheck, that was buried in sand and the wood looked like it was cut yeasterday.
ZDD
 

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