Silver figure found metal detecting 1715 fleet location? Very odd

[Martinm1]

found this metal detecting on the beach in vero beach florida. No idea what it is but on my nox 800 it was ringing up like silver and looks like silver. I'm having a hard time cleaning it. Does anyone have any ideas what this is and might have been used for? Its the strangest find I've ever dug on a beach for sure

 

[UnderMiner]

Its ok because now I'll have the right luck to find all those missing gold coins from the 1715 fleet lol

Also keep an eye out for these Hindu idols. They're tossing them near you and they sometimes come in silver, here are some I have in silver:
Sai Baba, Ganesha, and Lakshmi:
The first two are hollow, stamped "T100" (the purity stamp for silver in India) the last one is solid silver.

 

[Martinm1]

Also keep an eye out for these Hindu idols. They're tossing them near you and they sometimes come in silver, here are some I have in silver:
Sai Baba, Ganesha, and Lakshmi:
The first two are hollow, stamped "T100" (the purity stamp for silver in India) the last one is solid silver.
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They are throwing this stuff in the ocean around vero beach?

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

There are Hindu temples in Sebastion and Melbourne, I sure there are some to the south too.

 

[cudamark]

I want to personally welcome all devout Hindus to worship here in San Diego! We have dozens of beaches for your enjoyment to use as a depository for whatever votive you would like to donate!

 

[CRUSADER]

Hate to be the bearer of bad news but that's a modern statuette of the diety Ganesha, the Hindu god of wisdom and prosperity. It is traditional for Hindus to throw statuettes of this deity into the water. They are often made of brass, nickle silver, or zinc often attached to a wooden base by a threaded rod. Yours is probably a zinc alloy which is why it looks much older than it is, the salt water having chewed it up. But heck, maybe you're blessed now.
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Agreed.