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Finds From SS Pulaski
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu0ixvAA8BQ
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I've posted a bit in the past about the shipwreck of the SS Pulaski, but now the coins are being sold.
The first 502 gold and silver coins plucked from a shipwreck off North Carolina have been sold to a global coin dealer at a price that “wildly exceeded” the recovery project’s expectations...
The 502 coins included some of the oldest U.S. gold coins ever recovered off a shipwreck, dating to around 1800, said Keith Webb of Blue Water Ventures International. Blue Water Ventures is working with Endurance Exploration Group to recover treasure off the Steamship Pulaski...
All 502 coins predated the sinking of the Pulaski in 1838, with the oldest being a 1750s British Gold Guinea, said Micah Eldred of Endurance Exploration Group.
Webb believes more than 100,000 gold and silver coins wait to be found, along with jewelry...
Divers are finding the coins in areas where the passengers’ steamer trunks tumbled as part of a “wreck trail.” The trunks themselves have wasted away, Webb says, but the metal bands, keys and locks that held them together now sit in the sand...
Here is the link for the rest of the article.https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article226195150.html
See also:
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/portion-pulaski-shipwreck-coin-collection-135108095.html
https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/6524/SS-Pulaski/
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You never know what you might find. That is something I like about treasure hunting. You can find a lot of interesting things besides coins. There are bottles, fossils, arrow heads, shells, sea glass and other types of collectibles that you can find.
If you've done much hunting, there is a good chance you've found some insulators. Here are a few that I've found.
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| Found Insulators. |
One thing I like about insulators, besides the fact that they come in all sizes and shapes and can be very colorful, is that they are usually well marked, both with the name of the manufacturer and the patent date.
Probably my best insulator is a cobalt blue example. It isn't shown in this photo.
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| Brookfield Insulator. |
This nice little green insulator is a Brookfield. It also has the patent date on the bottom.
There are quite a variety of manufacturers.
Like most collectibles, most are fairly common and not very valuable, but there are some that bring very good prices. As with all collectibles, condition and rarity are big factors.
I think insulators are attractive and make a nice collection. They can be easily researched and nicely displayed.
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No big change in beach conditions. The surf is still small.
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net