πŸ₯‡ BANNER Bahamian pirate gold

Blak bart

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Just got back from the bahamas !! Wow !! What a trip we had. I spent 3 weeks fishing tuna, wahoo, and blue marlin !! It was go go go with the fishing and I barley had time to break out the metaldetector. But when I did it was an unbelievable ride !! Im still getting my voice back and licking my wounds. When you find a treasure spill like the one I found you hoot and holler until your voice is gone !! You guys will have to grit your teeth and get through this post it'll probably take a page to explain it all. There's alot to cover. Ill dive right in to the good stuff that came from the far out islands. Here we go !!

Boom baby Portuguese gold, and spanish silver !!
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A beautiful 1747 gold reis coin from Brazil, a badly eaten up spanish piece of eight, a 1773or5 big nose piece of eight, and a gorgeous filigree wire silver ring. All these pieces were found in 2 separate 2 hour hunts at low tide on the same beach. My original thinking from talking with locals is that a pirate long boat was dashed to pieces on this incredible shoreline trying to land there treasure. The mix of spanish and Portuguese coinage seems odd but much more research and exploration of this site is needed, and the who, what, and when of this find is driving me nuts with the research....there are some records that make some sense, but I don't want to speculate yet until I hit the books some more.

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I've dug some great iron in the bahamas and keys but this 20 inch pirate long knife has to be one of my favorites....when I hold this artifact in my hands I can feel my pirate blood boiling to life...it evokes as much emotion as the gold coin does !!

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I was able to gather up pounds of seaglass, and handfuls of great colorful potsherds for my art projects !!

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Im an opertunist, and if the detector is not producing I'll lay it aside and start to mudlarking for potsherds and pipe stems !!

I was able to pull a silver or pewter teapot lid while mud larcking an old dump site for potsherds.

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there was plenty of great ships spikes and copper alloy fasteners along with the ever present lead....the plastic of the olden days !! I got a nice ginger beer on one of my hunts and was happy about it as I never found a whole one before. Other finds included some great flat buttons including a spencers treble gilt backmarck with a greek key motiff

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At one point my best coin was an 1826 english/bahamian penny

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a pretty satisfying find...until you hit the silver and gold, and gold fever takes over !! There were harmonica reeds and another type of unidentified musical instrument reed. Im still cleaning and gathering my finds together and I've got plenty of shells too. Found a goats horn, and a boars tusk also while beachcombing for ambergris. Ill post some more pics after work...im currently putting the boat back together after a brutal 14 hour run home in heavy seas.....im battered and beaten but what a trip !! I left all my treasure gear with a fellow t-net member, including my equinox 600, and a nice map with some sites to explore...it was the least I could do for my fellow islander who helped me with transportation and and gave me the best island hospitality that could ever be expected !! I hope to return that island hospitality one day when he visits me in the keys. Ive been more than blessed to grow up both in the bahamas and keys and know many island secerets....hope I'm doing my grandpa justice. He was dual citizen and made sure I respected my bahamian heritage and conch/keys life. Wrecking is alive and well within me and beach combing is in my blood !! Woooo hoooo !! Off to work now....more to come later. Maybe my bahamian friend will make a guest appearance on this thread when he sees it....I hope so !!


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Oh ya....we caught fish too !!

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Cheers folks hope you enjoy and are inspired !! Wooo hoooo !!
 

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ANTIQUARIAN

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Not as bad as she felt dave....I thought she might cry that day !!
I hear you bud, I know my wife definitely would have cried if she read a note like that.
Maybe ask her to respond to a message written by a child that you found. :thumbsup:
Dave

 

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Great trip, great finds, great storytelling! Can't wait for you to find the rest of the treasure and then... the movie ;)
 

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Blak bart

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Woooo hoooo yaxthri !! Thank you sir !! It certainly was a great trip !!
 

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The stuff of dreams . . .
 

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No, he’s a cross between a reindeer and a great View attachment 1928320 dane



* makes note to drop anonymous email with picture to the non profit NGO in charge of protecting the dignity of worldwide Rain-dogs....*

Can you imagine what all the other island dogs are saying about him??
 

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Nothing, if they have any sense, he’s the size of a volkswagon!
 

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Blak bart

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Reindeer...I think he's part bear !! He's a gentle giant though !!
 

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Great pictures thanks for sharing all those treasures the glass is incredible. Cutlass will replace machete in my vocabulary
 

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Dream fishing & dream gold - big congrats!
 

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Every nail tells a tale. When the foreshore are covered in these its a sure sign of wreckage washing ashore, or wrecker/salvage ops taking place close by !!
Thanks for not reducing the size of your posted pics Bart, it's great to be able to click on it for a closer look at your relics. :thumbsup:
Can you say 'Super Size Me'. :laughing7:

Best of luck to you this long weekend,
Dave
 

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Blak bart

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Great pictures thanks for sharing all those treasures the glass is incredible. Cutlass will replace machete in my vocabulary

Wish you were there with me buddy....next time !!
 

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Dream fishing & dream gold - big congrats!

Thanks cru....its a dream spot to recover anything...including my sanity from this crazy world !!
 

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Thanks for not reducing the size of your posted pics Bart, it's great to be able to click on it for a closer look at your relics. :thumbsup:
Can you say 'Super Size Me'. :laughing7:

Best of luck to you this long weekend,
Dave

Well Dave now I'm gonna tell a tale of disappointment that I've been avoiding for awhile...the pics will tell a tale of carelessness and the mistakes that can be made when one is rushing and trying to hard. I hate to even admit to this but this story has to be told so no one else does it.
 

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