Pirate Treasure Just Found Off The Coast Of Belize

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Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 01/01/2017 2:43 pm I just got back from a short snorkeling and SCUBA diving trip on one of the northern islands off the coast of Belize. Look below for what I found while poking around with my mask and fins. Maybe not exactly pirate treasure, but it sure made my day to see these guys staring back up at me from the sandy bottom. They were both covered in so much dark corrosion that at first I thought they were just two more of the ubiquitous bottle caps. This Belizian dollar coin and quarter aren't worth more than face value (about $0.63 US together), but I'm still tucking them away into my collection! As we were getting ready to leave, I chucked a whole bunch of change in the water to pay it forward to the next aquatic numismatist! Mods please move this post to the correct spot within CCF, but it didn't feel like it should be in either CRH or metal detecting so I stuck it here in the general discussion forum... "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff

Dustin6 Pillar of the Community United States 3516 Posts	Posted 01/01/2017 4:30 pm Gotta love "pirate" treasure!! Neat finds Report this Post to the Staff
Buddy Rest in Peace United States 7075 Posts	Posted 01/01/2017 5:20 pm That had to be fun to find. It's nice that you paid it back with some other change. Who knows when that will be discovered! Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 01/01/2017 6:18 pm Very neat collection inclusions. Way cool that you returned the oceans favor. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 01/01/2017 11:14 pm Very nice! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
UltraRant Pillar of the Community Norway 1358 Posts	Posted 01/02/2017 06:50 am I do know that Liz II has been in power for a long time, but not long enough for these coins to be real pirate treasure. Anyway, nice finds! I really wonder what happened with those coins to hit the sea... Report this Post to the Staff
Tryna Pillar of the Community United States 937 Posts	Posted 01/02/2017 2:40 pm um, there are still pirates out there today, I mean tell Capt. Phillips that there are no pirates. I am sure he will not agree with you. Report this Post to the Staff
Arkie Pillar of the Community United States 2637 Posts	Posted 01/02/2017 8:58 pm Belize Ano Neuvo! Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 05/01/2018 9:13 pm An update to this thread as I also found a 2000 dime in the ocean in Bermuda more recently. I'm glad that folks are chucking their spare change at the beach for others to find! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Dorado Bedrock of the Community Canada 24885 Posts	Posted 05/01/2018 9:45 pm Congratulations! Nice finds Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9862 Posts	Posted 05/02/2018 12:19 am aaargh! "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 05/02/2018 12:40 pm Quote: An update to this thread as I also found a 2000 dime in the ocean in Bermuda more recently. I'm glad that folks are chucking their spare change at the beach for others to find! Very nice! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
two_tonevf35 Pillar of the Community United States 719 Posts	Posted 06/06/2018 3:40 pm Neat finds! Report this Post to the Staff
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