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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tall Paul, post: 8040625, member: 114635&quot;]The treasure of the Central America was discovered by Tommy Thompson. During the recovery process he developed a number of unique ways of recovering artifacts from deep below the ocean&#039;s surface. In the case of the coins that were once in mint boxes, he devised a method of encasing the entire assemblage in latex. The latex block was brought to the surface and the latex was removed. He solved the problem of getting latex to solidify under extreme pressures and very cold temperatures. It was this technique that allowed for a number of the coins to be recovered with a minimal amount of damage. His book, <i>America&#039;s Lost Treasure, </i>provides lots of detail about the wreck discovery and the innovative techniques he developed to recover the artifacts. He solved a number of major engineering problems in the discovery and recovery process.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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