madcoco
<font color=green>Learns something new here everyd
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A nice family staying at the Resort visited the museum and then brought a sand bucket full of "treasure" in. The Father pulled out some pieces of rock and they were just that, rocks. 
They said "Thanks for the tour" and were about to leave. I took a look through the rest of the bucket of rocks and shells and low and behold noticed something interesting. A rock with a green/black tint to it. Hmmm maybe silver,copper? Stuck a magnet to it. Didn't stick Good sign. After getting their permission, we gave it a light acid dip and the rock started fizzing. A great sign. Old but no way to tell how old. Maybe from the Green Cabin (1618) wreck, Corrigan's(1715)wreck or the Spring of Whitby(1824) off of Wabasso Beach. The family was excited especially the two kids! as stated before, people have hunted for years and never find anything but beer tabs or a lucky penny or two Others get very lucky. There's a reason it's called the Treasure Coast. It's possibly two encrusted coins fused together. We told them we could try further stabilizing and cleaning them which held a chance of disintegrating or could be really well preserved on the inside. Sometimes it's best left alone with a story to tell. They chose to leave it the way it was with a good treasure tale to take home.
Oh yea by the way,
The latest treasure from the ocean around the Disney Resort. Just the way it came from the sea this week.
2 Escudo Minted in Lima 1700.
They said "Thanks for the tour" and were about to leave. I took a look through the rest of the bucket of rocks and shells and low and behold noticed something interesting. A rock with a green/black tint to it. Hmmm maybe silver,copper? Stuck a magnet to it. Didn't stick Good sign. After getting their permission, we gave it a light acid dip and the rock started fizzing. A great sign. Old but no way to tell how old. Maybe from the Green Cabin (1618) wreck, Corrigan's(1715)wreck or the Spring of Whitby(1824) off of Wabasso Beach. The family was excited especially the two kids! as stated before, people have hunted for years and never find anything but beer tabs or a lucky penny or two Others get very lucky. There's a reason it's called the Treasure Coast. It's possibly two encrusted coins fused together. We told them we could try further stabilizing and cleaning them which held a chance of disintegrating or could be really well preserved on the inside. Sometimes it's best left alone with a story to tell. They chose to leave it the way it was with a good treasure tale to take home. Oh yea by the way,
The latest treasure from the ocean around the Disney Resort. Just the way it came from the sea this week.
2 Escudo Minted in Lima 1700.
