Bahamian cannonballs, and 1782 thaler coin/Groschen!!

[Blak bart]

Had another great trip fishing in the Bahamas (my 9-5 job) but when it's blowing or to rough to fish I'm treasure hunting. Didn't have much time this trip to hunt , but got in some detecting, beachcombing, and mudlarking. Found plenty of 18 pound cannonballs, and lots of shipwreck debris on a windswept secret beach deep in the islands !! There were great areas to mudlark, and beautiful potsherds, beach glass, and clay pipe parts to dig along with all sorts of other material. I shared the wreck site with friends and everyone got a cannon ball, and had a great time. My favorite coin of the trip was the 1782 thaler copper .... my first and only so far.

Hope all enjoy the pics and videos....it was a great trip.

Still unpacking stuff and finding more finds in my baggage!! This little lead toy animal, was in close proximity to my thaler coin !! I believe it's a lead cat !!

Also thought i had some Spanish olive jars shards, but turned out to be much older lucayan Indian pottery !!

 

[ISmellGold]

Some pretty sweet finds
2 thumbs up

 

[Blak bart]

Great stuff Bart, love the little lead animal, thanks for posting!

Thank you sir.....little lead toy animal about 2 feet from coin !!

 

[Blak bart]

Some pretty sweet finds
2 thumbs up

Thank you sir !!👍👍🫡🫡

 

[tamrock]

Looks like fun to me.

 

[ArfieBoy]

Thanks, BB, for sharing your adventures and great finds!

 

[releventchair]

Woo-hoooo!

 

[BiglyT]

Whoa, Nice!

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[CASPER-2]

Awesome...Im so jealous - my kind of hunting
I save a lot of my old pottery and glass - specially from 1600s-1700s

 

[Limitool]

You do a great job sir sharing all your finds and fishing adventures also. You obviously never know what you might dig up there on those islands....!!!! You put Oak Island to shame.

 

[pepperj]

Congratulations on the cannon ball, the Thaler.
The cat is the cat's ass of recoveries. 😁

 

[Lone Star]

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Had another great trip fishing in the Bahamas (my 9-5 job) but when it's blowing or to rough to fish I'm treasure hunting. Didn't have much time this trip to hunt , but got in some detecting, beachcombing, and mudlarking. Found plenty of 18 pound cannonballs, and lots of shipwreck debris on a windswept secret beach deep in the islands !! There were great areas to mudlark, and beautiful potsherds, beach glass, and clay pipe parts to dig along with all sorts of other material. I shared the wreck site with friends and everyone got a cannon ball, and had a great time. My favorite coin of the trip was the 1782 thaler copper .... my first and only so far.


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Hope all enjoy the pics and videos....it was a great trip.

Still unpacking stuff and finding more finds in my baggage!! This little lead toy animal, was in close proximity to my thaler coin !! I believe it's a lead cat !!
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Also thought i had some Spanish olive jars shards, but turned out to be much older lucayan Indian pottery !!View attachment 2209910

OMG Fishing or Detecting is one heck of a choice of

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Had another great trip fishing in the Bahamas (my 9-5 job) but when it's blowing or to rough to fish I'm treasure hunting. Didn't have much time this trip to hunt , but got in some detecting, beachcombing, and mudlarking. Found plenty of 18 pound cannonballs, and lots of shipwreck debris on a windswept secret beach deep in the islands !! There were great areas to mudlark, and beautiful potsherds, beach glass, and clay pipe parts to dig along with all sorts of other material. I shared the wreck site with friends and everyone got a cannon ball, and had a great time. My favorite coin of the trip was the 1782 thaler copper .... my first and only so far.


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Hope all enjoy the pics and videos....it was a great trip.

Still unpacking stuff and finding more finds in my baggage!! This little lead toy animal, was in close proximity to my thaler coin !! I believe it's a lead cat !!
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Also thought i had some Spanish olive jars shards, but turned out to be much older lucayan Indian pottery !!View attachment 2209910

 

[Lone Star]

OMG Fishing or detecting is one heck of a job decision you have to face. In the Bahamas no less. Fantastic post !! Thank you for sharing.

 

[Blak bart]

Looks like fun to me.

I'm almost certain tou would enjoy it tamrock !! 🫡

 

[Blak bart]

Thanks, BB, for sharing your adventures and great finds!

It sure is my pleasure ArfieBoy !! Thank you sir !

 

[Blak bart]

Woo-hoooo!

Yup...woooo hoooo !! You got it RC !!

 

[Blak bart]

Whoa, Nice!

Fun times !!🫡

 

[Blak bart]

Awesome...Im so jealous - my kind of hunting
I save a lot of my old pottery and glass - specially from 1600s-1700s

Incredible island adventures Casper.....trying to get back in a couple weeks to do some underwater galleon stuff with permits !! Hoping to step the game up, and go big !! Finally!!

 

[Blak bart]

You do a great job sir sharing all your finds and fishing adventures also. You obviously never know what you might dig up there on those islands....!!!! You put Oak Island to shame.

Well sir...there could be some media productions coming....lots of things going at once right now.....I'm crossing my fingers!!

 

[Blak bart]

Congratulations on the cannon ball, the Thaler.
The cat is the cat's ass of recoveries. 😁

That little cat did please me quite a bit.....gave me a little vision of some 1800s Bahamian children playing in a garden....just a flash of the past for a moment in my mind....the best kind of treasure pepper !! A glimpse of the past !!