Lafayette LA 1903 Coins in Cannon

[jeff of pa]

The commoner. (Lincoln, Neb.), 31 July 1903.



The commoner. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-1923, July 31, 1903, Page 7, Image 7 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

 

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[bradyboy]

can you imagine what the coins would be worth today?
would love to know how this ended for the finders, especially due to their Race

 

[bradyboy]

can you imagine what the coins would be worth today?
1903 gold was worth 18.95 ounce
Wonder if they valued the cache by weight, face value or collectors price
would love to know how this ended for the finders, especially due to their Race

 

[Mackaydon]

For more than a century, Pirates used the Vermilion was used as a smuggler’s highway. Sparsely populated and untouched, the river’s direct access from the Gulf of Mexico made passage up to the Pinhook Bridge a great outlet to sell the loot captured from ships. In 1903,according to an article in The Times-Picayune, two men found “a large quantity of Spanish gold and silver coin recently found by them near the mouth of the Vermilion River.” The men brought a portion of their find to the Bank of Lafayette.
“At first blush, President Girard considered the matter a hoax. Close questioning only confirmed the apparent truthfulness of the story, which if verified. Will prove beyond doubt one of the riches and most remarkable finds of treasure made in this country,” (TimesPicayune, Pirates’ Plunder, July 21, 1903).
Source: Source: Hidden Treasure | Bayou Vermilion District | Lafayette, LA
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