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<p>[QUOTE="huntsman53, post: 382604, member: 1242"]Ron,</p><p><br /></p><p>Welcome to Coin Talk and congrats on the nice finds! I was going to say that they are better than .900 fine Silver but the Handsome Toad beat me to it with a great source!</p><p><br /></p><p>I am assuming that you found the coins on a Beach! If so, then they probably washed out of the Sand Dunes during a big storm. Many folks don't realize that a lot of the coins from Spanish Shipwrecks were washed onto the beaches by Hurricanes and strong storms and eventually buried in the Sand Dunes. If there is no restrictions against disturbing the Sand Dunes (mainly because of the Sea Oats which are on the Endangered Species list) in the area that you search, then this is where you want to look. You may have to get down 5 to 8 feet or so in the Sand Dunes, so make sure you repair any damage you do in one area before moving a few few or more over to continue searching. Do realize that anything that you find, could be confiscated by the State of Florida if they were to find out!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck...Frank[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="huntsman53, post: 382604, member: 1242"]Ron, Welcome to Coin Talk and congrats on the nice finds! I was going to say that they are better than .900 fine Silver but the Handsome Toad beat me to it with a great source! I am assuming that you found the coins on a Beach! If so, then they probably washed out of the Sand Dunes during a big storm. Many folks don't realize that a lot of the coins from Spanish Shipwrecks were washed onto the beaches by Hurricanes and strong storms and eventually buried in the Sand Dunes. If there is no restrictions against disturbing the Sand Dunes (mainly because of the Sea Oats which are on the Endangered Species list) in the area that you search, then this is where you want to look. You may have to get down 5 to 8 feet or so in the Sand Dunes, so make sure you repair any damage you do in one area before moving a few few or more over to continue searching. Do realize that anything that you find, could be confiscated by the State of Florida if they were to find out! Good luck...Frank[/QUOTE]
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