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Fort Pierce, Florida — A collection of 37 gold coins — with a combined value estimated at more than $1 million — have been recovered after they were stolen by salvagers back in 2015 from a famous 18th century shipwreck off Florida's Treasure Coast, state authorities announced Tuesday. A professional treasure hunter has been charged in connection with the case. ..
Advanced digital forensics identified metadata and geolocation data linking Schmitt to a photograph of the stolen coins taken at the Schmitt family condominium in Fort Pierce, officials said. Furthermore, Schmitt took three of the stolen gold coins and placed them on the ocean floor in 2016 to be found by the new investors of Queens Jewels, the agency said.
Here is the link for more of the article.Gold coins stolen from 18th century shipwreck off Florida coast recovered - CBS Miami
Thanks to SuperRick for that link..
I posted an article on the same story, but it was a little different from this one.
I also thought it was interesting and odd that they would place gold coins for other investors to find.
There are indeed strange ways that things end up where they are found. That is something to remember.
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Archaeologists in Turkey have uncovered a rare fifth-century Christian pendant depicting King Solomon on horseback spearing the devil. It's the only pendant of its kind discovered in Anatolia, a region that covers much of modern-day Turkey, to date.
Both sides of the bronze pendant feature inscriptions in ancient Greek. The text on the King Solomon side translates to "Our Lord defeated evil," while the other side names four angels: Azrael, Gabriel, Michael and Israfil...
Here is that link for more about that.Rare 1,600-Year-Old Pendant Discovered in Turkey Depicts King Solomon Defeating the Devil
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Yesterday I posted some of my recent modest finds. I forgot to add why I posed it. For one thing, it shows you don't need the best equipment (not even a metal detector) to find things. Secondly, to one thing I've often repeated, you can always find something. |
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Looks like we could get a bigger surf next week.
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