Gold makes it worth the wait! ....tip of the iceberg....???

[BVI Hunter]

Its been a while folks but although not posting, have been very busy boots-on-the-ground (and fins-in-the water )
Research
Research
Research……!!!!!


Hopefully all that academic stuff has paid off and proven some old stories have an element of truth after all!!!

Some Gold has finally seen the light of day and hopefully more to follow!!!

BVI

 

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[gheenoe78]

Whoa. That's a heck of a find. Congrats!

 

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[Blak bart]

Go get it BVI !! Congrats !! She's a beauty, and i hope there's more. Awesome find man !!

 

[BVI Hunter]

 

[Blak bart]

Man if this goes anything like the "does coral beep" thread.....well then we all better hang on for the treasure ride !! I've been looking for that little guys 1733 big brother for awhile now with no luck. What a beautiful little sucker.....thanks for reverse pic and size ref.

 

[dirtdigginfool]

Wow..what a gorgeous coin! And yes, let's hope this is the first of many. I can only imagine, after your lengthy research, your excitement upon the discovery of this coin. Good luck, I'm expecting more...Ddf.

 

[Aureus]

That's an amazing find,no matter the size. Congratulations and BANNER!

 

[releventchair]

Alright B.V.I. Hunter!

Great to see you're still at it.

Hoping your research=fill a basket.

 

[BVI Hunter]

Alright B.V.I. Hunter!

Great to see you're still at it.

Hoping your research=fill a basket.

Thanks!! have been sailing the seven seas with my head in books and maps!!

 

[detectorben]

Wow that is find of lifetime!! It is so satisfying when research pays off! Congrats

 

[Underwonder]

Congratulations treasure hunter! I hope the research pays off! Looks like it started to.

 

[UncleDude]

That is awesome! Congrats and sounds like it's well earned. Can't wait to hear the whole story once you can tell it.

 

[BVI Hunter]

Thanks all, for the LIKES, comments and messages

 

[A2coins]

Amazing find banner I wish you lots of luck hope you find more. Tommy

 

[BVI Hunter]

Amazing find banner I wish you lots of luck hope you find more. Tommy

I'm sure hoping the effort and 100's of hours research pays off!!

 

[unclemac]

...something to consider...that is not a new world mint mark, the coin comes from the Seville mint in Spain.

 

[Colonial Digger]

That is just awesome!! Research, Research and more Research will in time always be rewarded! I have learned that well ,Patients and Research

 

[BVI Hunter]

...something to consider...that is not a new world mint mark, the coin comes from the Seville mint in Spain.

Thanks! I had not noticed that, nor would I have done as coins are not my "thing"!!
What mark do you refer to and being minted there, does that have any significance? is it good or bad news!!??

Thanks again!

 

[unclemac]

on the reverse side down at the bottom you have the sheep, that is the "order of the golden fleece", to the left of that is an odd looking "s". The S is the mint mark for Seville, which means the coin was minted in Spain. During that period of time, Spain was producing huge amounts of gold and silver from all over the new world and had several mints in South and Central America. Now I do not know what you are pursuing here with your find and the potential of your site, but for instance, a New World treasure ship should not have such a coin.

 

[BVI Hunter]

on the reverse side down at the bottom you have the sheep, that is the "order of the golden fleece", to the left of that is an odd looking "s". The S is the mint mark for Seville, which means the coin was minted in Spain. During that period of time, Spain was producing huge amounts of gold and silver from all over the new world and had several mints in South and Central America. Now I do not know what you are pursuing here with your find and the potential of your site, but for instance, a New World treasure ship should not have such a coin.

Thanks!!

So that would indicate that it came FROM Spain to where I found it, as opposed to being minted in the region I found it? Would it be unusual for this to happen? Would they bring currency from Spain to buy / trade etc? or just perhaps be in the possession of the crew?


I wonder how this affects my Wreck theory?

 

[huntsman53]

Thanks!! have been sailing the seven seas with my head in books and maps!!

So, you finally got that Super Yacht you always used to talk about??!! Anyways, congrats Captain and friend!! I sure hope you find lots and lots of more of those yellow discs!


Frank