1717 Slave Ship -New Discovery !

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  1. SensibleSal66

    SensibleSal66 U.S Casual Collector / Error Collector

    Hey everyone . I saw this news reel on TV tonight about a Slave ship overtaken by Pirates that capsized in 1717 off the coast of Cape Cod , MA . Enjoy !
     
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  3. potty dollar 1878

    potty dollar 1878 Well-Known Member

    Yup just heard about it cool wonder what happened to there treasure.
     
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  4. SensibleSal66

    SensibleSal66 U.S Casual Collector / Error Collector

    Still there according to the X-rays I saw , probably Silver and Gold plus artifacts . Here's one picture .
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  5. fretboard

    fretboard Defender of Old Coinage!

    Great story! Wish I could buy a gold coin, but it would have to be at spot price! Yeah, that'll never happen! laughhard.gif
     
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  6. potty dollar 1878

    potty dollar 1878 Well-Known Member

    +1 half escudos are selling for the price of ones I really wanted one but now is not the time for sure.
     
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  7. SensibleSal66

    SensibleSal66 U.S Casual Collector / Error Collector

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  8. potty dollar 1878

    potty dollar 1878 Well-Known Member

    Have you been to the website wreck ashore antiques? They have a lot of affordable ship wreck silver coins,emeralds and artifacts i have bought from them before really great coins with history.
     
  9. masterswimmer

    masterswimmer A Caretaker, can't take it with me

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