"Over 2,300 gold coins weighing some 21 kilograms (46 pounds) and 1.5 kilograms of silver coins were found -- worth over 100 million dollars," http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/namibiaportugalarchaeologyshipping
They said they wouldn't get it all in time before losing the artificial wall so lets go scuba diving, Spock? We'll have to pay off the locals to let us dive the area, since it's also a diamond mining area, but that shouldn't be a problem for you. Ribbit
When they dredge that sand I would love to take a metal detector to it. I'm sure someone from the government will be supervising any such activity
Along that part of the Namibian coast, where there are public roads, it is illegal to stop your car except for emergencies, such is the worry that you might pocket a diamond found in the sand.
Spock all you and Toad need is one of those 4 man minisubs , what's the 2 extra seats for 1 for your share the other for mine :kewl::whistle: rzage
I hope I get a good Nigerian scam out of all of this. "Greetings friend, my cousin is manager for Bank of Namibia.."
Hi gys just so you know most of the gold coins were excelentes and doble excelentes here a pic of the type of coins recovered amazing find "SPAIN, Kingdom. Ferdinand V and Isabel I (Los Reyes Católicos). 1469-1504. AV Double Excelente (6.97 gm, 4h). Seville mint. Struck after 1497." http://imagedb.coinarchives.com/img/cng/069/big/692100.jpg
Well I guess the value of my double excelente will be dropping with this discovery hitting the market
Well they do not have plans to put these on the market... These are just change for them remember we are talking about the biggest diamond cartel in the world...
