Island Shoals, Ga Some Very Special Brandy

[jeff of pa]

Maybe there is more

The Fairfield news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.), 28 May 1884.


The Fairfield news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.), 28 May 1884.

 

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[Blak bart]

I like waking up on sat. Morn. To your research clips jeff !! Its become a regular thing for me and my boy, thanks jeff we really enjoy them. Have you ever tracked any of these leads down ? What a find !! Good brandy to drink a toast to your new gold coins.

 

[jeff of pa]

I like waking up on sat. Morn. To your research clips jeff !! Its become a regular thing for me and my boy, thanks jeff we really enjoy them. Have you ever tracked any of these leads down ? What a find !! Good brandy to drink a toast to your new gold coins.

working on one, but so far even the hysterical society Hasn't Shown interest in helping track the mans property.

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*note *this one is Tremont, PA.
not GA.


but Over 2500 "Money _ Buried" stories to go Before I change Key Words & start again

 

[jeff of pa]

I just got around to Trying to do the math & I think there may be a typo in the story.
Maybe should be $95.00 ?


is that $9,500 = to 1900 $5.00 gold pieces in a jug

Using 8.3600g. each if 1839 $5.00 Gold Coin. just to get an Average Weight.

unless I did the math wrong, Which is Highly possible
growing up in PA, & blowing off School

I think That's a 300 Lb bottle of Brandy ?

Of course they May be going on collector Value depending on what The gold coins were.

 

[Blak bart]

Ya but what is a piece of ticking. ?? Never herd that term before.

 

[jeff of pa]

Ya but what is a piece of ticking. ?? Never herd that term before.

I hadn't either, till the article.



ticking is striped cloth, usually used in bedrooms

 

[Goldfinger450]

Ahh, Google Foo running Strong Dang Ticking anyway.

 

[Blak bart]

Well now I know to check all the ticking, When I'm working with the estate sale team. Wish I could post some of the things that we find, but the boss says no !

 

[goldenrecoveries]

No More there Jeff

Maybe there is more

The Fairfield news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.), 28 May 1884.

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The Fairfield news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.), 28 May 1884.

Hi Jeff, one of my favorite stories in my files, thanks for posting. I'm 95% sure there is no more there.

My partner and I searched his entire property. Didn't use metal detectors, used "other equip". We DID find an unusual piece of metal. It was mostly tin but had some lead and silver mixed with it. about a foot long x 6 in wide and very thin and flat. Couple inches below surface.

We also found a vein of silver! VERY small specks running for about 6 ft mixed into the Georgia clay. Wouldn't be worth trying to recover, but I wonder if it is part of a larger vein?

Bottom line is, looks like he found all of grand papi's money, I think the story is true, but you're right, the AMOUNT found might be off because i'm sure they were talking about face value. Papers of those times usually pointed out the fact if they were talking about CURRENT value.

 

[A2coins]

I would love to spend my life checking out all these leads if I had the money lol really cool post