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« on: June 27, 2008, 09:16:33 pm »
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Treasure diver hits pay dirt with gold cup

A diver off Key West found a goblet of nearly pure gold from a Spanish ship that sank in a 1622 hurricane.

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KEY WEST -- Just before Mike DeMar realized he found a rare and priceless treasure, he thought the 385-year-old gold chalice from a wrecked Spanish fleet was a far more common item. ''I thought I was digging a beer can that the metal detector hit,'' . . . . .

The chalice -- more than a pound of nearly pure gold -- came to rest around the spot when the Santa Margarita sank in the Sept. 6, 1622, hurricane about 30 miles off Key West in about 20 feet of water. . . . . . .


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« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2008, 05:42:25 pm »
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What a find.  Great read.  Thanks for the article.

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« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2008, 12:56:54 pm »
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That was an incredible find! A similar chalise was recovered from the Atocha wreck years ago.

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« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2009, 10:20:24 am »
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Well has Spain tried to claim it yet?Huh?

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« Reply #4 on: June 27, 2009, 10:56:09 am »
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hi.. Shocked Shocked i wont 1 or 2 or3  Funny happy  Detecting Great Great

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Actually, it's not Spain he has to worry about. I bought the entire Spanish Fleet that sank there two years ago. Seems I got this e-mail from a lawyer representing the heirs of the fleet who wanted me to help them . . .

You do believe me, right?

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It's all about that moment when metal that hasn't seen the light of day for generations frees itself from the soil and presents itself to me.
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