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I remember reading about the Atocha and how Mel Fisher went on the Tonight Show wearing gold treasure from the shipwreck. Upon which Florida said "it's ours." Took a while and the supreme court but Mel won in the end.

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Following the discovery, Mel Fisher appeared on "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson" wearing one of the enormous gold chains from the wreck. With the State of Florida thus alerted to the discovery, the state claimed title to the wreck and insisted that Fisher give 25% of the treasure to the state.

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An Engineer Found the Most Valuable Underwater Treasure Ever Discovered

Little did Fisher know that the search for the Atocha would consume the next 16 and a half years of his life. But it was worth the hassle as the quest yielded over 40 tons of gold and silver.
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Famous $1.3 Million Treasure Full Of Gold Auctioned Off​

Jan 20, 2024


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Secrets of 17th Century Shipwrecks: Pirate Silver!​

Dive into the captivating world of 17th century shipwrecks and pirate silver with Shawn Rich from Tortuga Trading! Join us as we explore a fascinating exhibit showcasing antique arms, armor, and treasures from history. Don't miss out on this thrilling journey through the secrets of the past - subscribe for more adventures!


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Secrets of 17th Century Shipwrecks: Pirate Silver!​

Dive into the captivating world of 17th century shipwrecks and pirate silver with Shawn Rich from Tortuga Trading! Join us as we explore a fascinating exhibit showcasing antique arms, armor, and treasures from history. Don't miss out on this thrilling journey through the secrets of the past - subscribe for more adventures!


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Here's part 2:

Rare Pirate Silver Coins: Secrets of Shipwrecks Part 2!​

 
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It’s not often that you get a chance to find a cache of ancient coins twice in your lifetime, but that is exactly what happened to some brothers in Norway; adding a twist to the story, the same cache was discovered twice.

The adventure started 60 years ago; Jan Gunnar Fugelsnes and his brother were digging under their local church, hunting for treasure in 1964. The two boys uncovered 14 silver coins.

Although the brothers didn’t know what they had, the coins were carefully kept in a small yellow Kodak slide box and forgotten about until Fugelsnes came across them last November.

Fugelsnes, who still lives in the area, handed the cache of coins to authorities in the Møre og Romsdal county in Northwestern Norway.

"We were just children on a treasure hunt under the church; we didn't realize how rare the coins were," Fugelsnes said in a statement released by the county. "In addition, we found three fittings, an amber pearl and nine needles that day."

Carl-Fredrik Wahr-Hansen Vemmestad, the archaeologist for Møre og Romsdal, said that some of the coins are about 600 years old and are incredibly rare artifacts.

According to the researchers, some of the coins may have originated from the reign of Magnus VI, the King of Norway until 1280. A "newer" coin in the collection dates to the reign of Christian I, who ruled Norway from 1450 to 1481.
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12 BIGGEST Gold Nuggets In The WORLD!!​

Apr 13, 2024 #goldnuggets #goldminers #goldnugget

This video is not what I usually do for video stories. However I feel that if you like old, abandoned mines and ghost towns that were once old gold mining towns, you'll be a fan of big gold nuggets.
In this video we take a quick look at 12 of the world's largest gold nuggets ever found.
Most of these nuggets were found in Australia however there are nuggets from the USA and from Russia as well.
I hope you enjoy this video.


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Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@oldlostminer/videos
 
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A UK couple's home renovation project turned into a profitable venture when they discovered a $43,000 treasure trove under their kitchen floor.

Robert and Betty Fooks were renovating their farmhouse in southern England when they found a valuable collection of 17th-century coins concealed beneath their kitchen.
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Couple renovating their kitchen find treasure trove of 1,000 silver and gold coins from the 17th-century

A UK couple discovered a 17th-century coin trove worth over $43,000 under the kitchen floor while renovating their farmhouse.
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