How the "Mesuno Hoard" was squandered! Interesting read!

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Some of you might be interested in the details of how a famous hoard called the "Mesuno Hoard" here in Colombia was discovered (and squandered in great fashion in the 1930s). This is a cool read if you are into Spanish colonial detecting.

Articles:Gold Cobs The "Mesuno Hoard": Revisited - Colombian Gold Cobs - Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC. Specialists in the colonial coinage of Spanish America as well as shipwreck coins
 

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