Real Treasure!..........

[Mike from MI "Iron Brigade"]

Here is a 1000 pound cannon from a ship from the war of 1812!
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Here is a huge anchor! About 6 feet tall. Can't remember what ship it was from, but it was old!
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Here is a chest full of gold bars, silver, jewels etc...!
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Here are some spanish gold and silver coins, some gold necklaces, and a very cool flint lock pistol wth a silver pomel! It looks like an eagle!
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Here are two gold necklaces, silver coins, a real piece of China, a big glob of melted gold, and an 80 pound bar of silver!!! Some of this came off the Atocha!
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Another view!
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More from the museum later!

 

[Jim West Pa]

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[Pete in MI]

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[Graw]

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[steve in so la]

What great things to be found ! The eagle pommel was there for hitting people on the head, steve in so az

 

[Magyar]

Great pics, Mike...I like that cannon ...from the 1812 War...wow! that is treasure!

 

[Mike from MI "Iron Brigade"]

That would likely indicate that a prominent figure owned it! Someone with money!

 

[Greg from Mi.]

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[Mike Chgo area]

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