The hunt was a highlight of my detecting outings to say the least. Many days my detecting buddies and I have pondered the scenario surrounding the event. The facts of the spill is that the hunted area was about 75 feet by 100 feet square in surface area. I found all the old coins on one day of hunting in one area scattered around but grouped on say the right side of the hunted area. The next day I found only the brand new or relatively new bars of silver, rounds, and silver and half dollars on the left side of the area. On the first day because of the dates of the coins at first I thought a ship wreck, but then Franklin halves were inter-dispersed with the old Morgans. I was shaking with disbelief literally, and could hardly contain myself! All thought of grabbing a burger fled from me. I was in grid mode at that point, I wish I could send you all a video of one coin. The next day all the action was on the left side of the grid. Brand new Silver dollars, and rounds were coming up. Older silver bars commemorating 911, mother's day, valentine's day were appearing. Toward the end of the day finds were getting deeper and deeper and the tide was coming in. The next day I could not get a peep from my detector as the bars were "running silent, running deep".
My thoughts.....
Due to the diversity of coin/bars recovered they were part of a collection over a span of at least 25+ years of marriage. The objects perhaps were from a husband's collection of silver commemorating special events in their life together. He did not collect for the sake of investment only, but enjoyed giving to his wife on special occasions. Perhaps she died and he honored his marriage by scattering the cache to the sea where they spent many good times together. It may have been a deeply moving experience to release her in his heart. Closure as it is. I choose to believe this is the story behind the coin spill. I tried to find any news concerning a silver theft both locally or via a Internet search for many days. This was a private matter, un-posted, for his memory only of the love of his life. Finally Mothers day six months later I was in a depression of sand near the spill and heard a very faint sound through the head phones of my Sea Hunter PI. Up comes 1 silver bar dated Mother's Day 1988. What is the odds of finding a silver bar stamped with the words "Mothers Day 1988" on Mothers Day? I choose to believe the entire event was a God thing. Maybe some day we will know....
Marty
My thoughts.....
Due to the diversity of coin/bars recovered they were part of a collection over a span of at least 25+ years of marriage. The objects perhaps were from a husband's collection of silver commemorating special events in their life together. He did not collect for the sake of investment only, but enjoyed giving to his wife on special occasions. Perhaps she died and he honored his marriage by scattering the cache to the sea where they spent many good times together. It may have been a deeply moving experience to release her in his heart. Closure as it is. I choose to believe this is the story behind the coin spill. I tried to find any news concerning a silver theft both locally or via a Internet search for many days. This was a private matter, un-posted, for his memory only of the love of his life. Finally Mothers day six months later I was in a depression of sand near the spill and heard a very faint sound through the head phones of my Sea Hunter PI. Up comes 1 silver bar dated Mother's Day 1988. What is the odds of finding a silver bar stamped with the words "Mothers Day 1988" on Mothers Day? I choose to believe the entire event was a God thing. Maybe some day we will know....
Marty
