Written by TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com
Very Rare and Valuable Gold Bar.
Do you recognize this? I don't think many will.
See what you can figure out. I'll give you some more clues below.
The HMS DeBraak was a 14 gun brig-sloop captured and used by the Royal Navy before sinking in Delaware Bay in 1798 with a rumored huge treasure. Much controversy surrounds the treasure. Some say it has been recovered, while other say it is still to be found.
Whatever happened to the treasure, the wreck has produced many interesting artifacts. In the following article you can view a pair of woven socks that was recovered and conserved. That is pretty unusual.
Here is the link to that story if you want to read more.
http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20110908/NEWS/109080334/Archaeologists-begin-intricate-task-saving-DeBraak-s-hull?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Home
Markings on the Gold Bar.
On the left is a seal, then next to that is a serial number, then the numbers 1 - 3 - 06, which indicates 1 ounce, 3 eighths, 6 grains, followed by "23 TOQUE", meaning 23 karat, and the AAB, which is the assayers initials.
You might want to try to figure out the identify of the bar from those clues.
I'll give you more information on it another day.
Thanks to Sedwick Coins for the photo and information.
You'll be hearing more about the bar in the near future.
Odyssey Marine Explorations.
About a month ago, the Global Newswire reported the following from Odyssey Marine.
The Odyssey Explorer is working on a shipwreck project and the Gairsoppa operation is now underway. Recent developments lead us to believe that we will begin excavation of at least one of our high-value shipwreck targets this working season. We have the cash available on hand to execute the most ambitious marine operations program in the history of our company. Our team aboard the Dorado Discovery is approximately halfway through another successful deep-ocean mineral exploration survey being conducted for Neptune Minerals in the South Pacific. There have already been discoveries of several new SMS deposits with assay results confirming exceptionally high grade gold, silver, zinc and copper ore," said Greg Stemm, Odyssey CEO. "We are looking forward to a number of possible positive developments in the near future including progress on our shipwreck projects and government negotiations, a positive ruling in the "Black Swan" case, and additional positive results from the mineral exploration work being conducted on behalf of Neptune Minerals. ... With gold and silver near all-time highs, and our unprecedented backlog of advanced stage shipwreck projects, I have never been more optimistic about our outlook and near-term value creation opportunities.
Treasure Coast Beach Forecast and Conditions.
Maria is headed towards the North Atlantic and won't affect us very much.
There are no other storms to watch right now.
If the surf web sites are correct, we'll have one foot seas tomorrow, gradually increasing on a daily basis for the next several days, reaching about three feet by the weekend.
It doesn't look like we'll have any real improvement soon.
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net
