Pirate Treasure Found In Attic

He has taken his place in local folklore and culture and has an annual festival in his honor.

Pirate treasure found in attic.

Old hand coins and treasure map found in florida attic. They dug the box out of the ground as they were planting trees. Treasure does exist and some people have made their fortunes because of it. The most valuable haul of pirate treasure ever found is heading to galveston for an exhibit showcasing dozens of cannons coins and muskets.

The pirate whose full name is josé gaspar is a legend from the 18th and 19th century. 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. 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. We are also here.

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. His sister found a box in their. A staten island couple discovered a rusty decaying metal box buried in their back yard. 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.

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. Buried treasure found in the backyard. What looked like garbage turned out to be an old safe. The ship the whydah sank off cape cod in 1717 under.

When you go in the attic you expect to find something old. What you don t expect to find is treasure. 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. Jan 24 2017 ian harvey.

The 15 most valuable attic wall garage sale finds. Maybe my great grandparents were pirates mike lopez said.