I have always enjoyed treasure hunting stories. One I heard in a bar in New Mexico about a prospector who found a cave in the Caballo mountains filled with bars of gold the Spanish had had hidden while fleeing the native Americans. Absolutely elated he took a couple bars with him and sold them and began to brag about his find. One day the prospector disappeared and the police found his shirt full of bullet holes and soaked in blood. His body was never found. I guess the moral of the story is if you find lost treasure it's best to keep your mouth shut. Is it a true story? Who knows?
That brings me to another more recent story that occurred off the eastern coast of Spain. Two free divers had been exploring the reef when they saw something odd. They saw a shiny object while diving on a reef and went to check it out. There they found a bunch of Roman gold coins in about twenty feet of water and proceeded to dig them out of the reef using a Swiss army knife corkscrew for the next two hours. They walked away with five Roman era gold coins in their hands.
Now as a treasure hunter myself the conundrum kicks in. Do I keep my mouth shut about my "secret spot" and keep digging out the coins under the rule of "what I finds I keeps" or report it to the proper authorities. I think I probably would have kept my mouth shut honestly, but these guys reported the find and a full archeological study was done of the the site revealing 53 pristine Roman coins. They also found evidence of an ancient wood chest they believe contained the coins. It's believed someone hid the chest prior to an invasion to keep them safe but obviously didn't survive to collect them. They think they have been there for at least 1,500 years.
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A few of the coins still in place on the reef
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Archeological documentation being done at the site
I have not been able to find any follow up articles or information on if the divers got to keep any of the treasure or got a reward. I suspect they probably got a pat on the head and a big thank you for your troubles, the coins belong to the government now. A truly lousy end for finding priceless Roman gold coins on the bottom of the ocean...
What do you think you would have done? Kept the coins or notify the government?
There are literally lost treasures all around the world, there might even be some in your backyard... I enjoy searching for gold nuggets and enjoy searching the beaches in Florida for old Spanish shipwreck treasure. Nuggets I have found but have yet to find ship wreck coins, but that won't stop me from looking! And if I find it I think I might just keep my mouth shut...
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I think I read this article before, still one of my favorite subjects; Shipwreck Silver, Sunken treasures! Worth reblogging again.
You may have seen it in the news a couple years back. I love sunken treasures too! Thank for the re-blog!
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Man, it's hard to say what I would have done. Likely gotten a lawyer so I could work out some kind of rights to the story if I don't get to keep the stuff. A lot of that stuff is pretty niche and it would be hard to unload it unless you melted it down. Which just seems wrong given it is an antiquity. I'm with you though, I love me a good treasure hunt story!
Regarding the item itself:
Those are two considerations worth keeping in mind.
Consulting with a lawyer on a matter like this is always good advice, especially if you get good news. In that case, fees can be paid from the sale of the find.
If you get bad news, all you lost was time. It's possible you may still be compensated in some other form (maybe a finder's fee); in that case, something is better than nothing.
That was kind of my thinking about the fees.
I agree unloading it would be an issue, probably would have to sell it to some prince from Dubai! It's hard to know what you would do until you're actually in the situation...
I wonder if one day they’ll be like “treasure from 20th & 21st Century found off the coast” and study how our money doodles become less silver as did with the Roman’s! Even though it’s done nowvdigitally , they’ll see physical evidence of it being done from the sixties and say the same thing about us as the Roman Empire 🪙🪙🪙
They will all ask how did those cavemen manage to survive? They will study our garbage, our coins, and even our bones. That's why when I die I want to get buried to give and archeologist in the future a chance to dig up my bones!
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What a cool story, I can't say for sure what I'd have done but probably kept it to myself at least a first to find more info and take it from there. @bozz's comment is probably smart, first find out your rights so you know if you're handling it ok legally at least.
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Probably the smartest way to go. I just read this morning that they have found some 30,000 or more roman coins just off the coast of Sardinia They think it may have been an ancient shipwreck nearby.
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So very interesting, I’m sure there is lost treasure all around the world!😀
A good friend of mine years ago during the financial crisis of 2008 buried $10,000 in US Fiat in two different locations on their property.
The problem is later when he went to dig it up he forgot where he buried it!😳
He did eventually find a $10,000. The bills were wet and moldy!🙄
Kind of reminds me of that movie Vegas Vacation with Chevy Chase and Randy Quaid. Eddie buries money all over his yard but can't ever remember where so they end up digging everywhere find a few dollars here and there!
lol…. I remember that movie that’s exactly how my friend was digging up all over his property!🤣
hahah, I would do the same, and I will keep my mouth shut until I retrieve all the coin.
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It always baffles me why people feel the need to brag. Just keep it to yourself and enjoy the find. Great article! 😁
Always smart not to brag. Just shut up and smile! Thanks!
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Thanks for sharing the story!
I would probably keep a couple and declare the rest properly
Probably wouldn't have been a bad move!
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I wouldn't have said anything. Do you have a metal detector?