Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.
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| One of a Few Gold Figurines Found In Burial Mound.
See source link below.
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Maybe you haven't found one but you know what it is. I'm talking about Royals - the most exceptionally well made cobs. They are near perfect in design and manufacture - round, complete detail, and well struck.
But really what are they? Why were they made? It seems no one can answer that question in great detail.
You will often read or hear it said that Royals were made as special presentation pieces for the king. And that could be true, but it seems we don't know that for sure, Daniel Frank Sedwick says they became known as Royals when one fellow who had one for sale said they were made for kings, not the public. In other words the origin of the term could have been the result of sales hype (See source link below.).
Sedwick suggests that it is unlikely they were made for royalty because first, there were too many made, and second, and more convincing (too me), most of them never left the New World. Still the name stuck, and as Sedwick admits, there could be some royal connection.
There are a variety of possibilities. Perhaps they were made for high ranking or influential individuals.
Maybe they were proofs.
Maybe they were made as examples to instruct apprentices or demonstrate skill or mastery.
A great majority are holed and some have gilded surfaces. Were they a type of jewelry?
Maybe there was some type of church connection, such as was the case with the "Heart" cobs.
When wealthy individuals were required to convert ingots to coins, did those wealthy individuals want something finer than the average cob for their commission/
One thing we know is that Royals are beautiful examples and still highly desired. And there might be one out there waiting for you.
Here is the link to Daniel Frank Sedwick's more complete discussion of the subject of Royals.
http://www.sedwickcoins.com/articles/royals.pdf
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Here is the link to the article about the gold figurines, including the one shown above.
The Fisher organization didn't get the weather they were expecting and the boats are in port watching for the weather to improve.
As soon as they get a chance, one salvage vessel will be working on the Margarita "Main Pile." The Main Pile hasn't been thoroughly detected.
The Dare, on the other hand, will be checking a few large magnetometer hits.
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On the Treasure Coast we have only about a three foot surf. The wind is from he North. Tomorrow the surf will be a touch higher.
There is at least one Treasure Coast beach that has a lot of shells now.
I'm confident we'll get improved beach detecting conditions sometime before long.
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net
The Dare, on the other hand, will be checking a few large magnetometer hits.
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On the Treasure Coast we have only about a three foot surf. The wind is from he North. Tomorrow the surf will be a touch higher.
There is at least one Treasure Coast beach that has a lot of shells now.
I'm confident we'll get improved beach detecting conditions sometime before long.
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net
