Pirate Treasure Found In Attic

What you don t expect to find is treasure.

Pirate treasure found in attic. Jan 24 2017 ian harvey. Maybe my great grandparents were pirates mike lopez said. Kite powell said the treasure map is likely a blueprint from the 1920s or 1930s and the coins look too thin to be authentic spanish treasure or even very old. They dug the box out of the ground as they were planting trees.

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Florida family finds pirate treasure in attic mike and maria lopez said the box contains coins a map a mummified hand and a picture of their great grandparents. Others have gotten lucky on a trip with a metal detector or on a salvage mission. Many of us count ourselves lucky if we don t find any rodents in our attics but these folks made some strange discoveries in their attics. The story was included in a brochure in 1900 for a hotel on gasparilla island where the pirate supposedly stored his vast treasures in a hidden den that had never been found.

The ship the whydah sank off cape cod in 1717 under. The legend of gaspar began making its way into other writings after that without any other historical evidence to back it up. His sister found a box in their. Well that certainly is a hand tampa bay history center curator rodney kite powell says in footage from the news station.

But just when treasure hunters feel disheartened they are reminded that loot has been found sometimes quite by chance in a backyard or a dusty attic. Old hand coins and treasure map found in florida attic. Treasure does exist and some people have made their fortunes because of it. When you go in the attic you expect to find something old.

The most valuable haul of pirate treasure ever found is heading to galveston for an exhibit showcasing dozens of cannons coins and muskets. Tampa family finds pirate treasure in grandpa s attic box found in tampa attic has coins a map a hand and a mystery wfla news channel 8 share or comment on this article.