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Cartegena shipwreck !

bidaskbidask Posts: 14,017 ✭✭✭✭✭
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https://www.businesstoday.in/amp/news-reel/video/centuries-old-shipwrecks-gold-coin-treasure-discovered-off-colombia-336668-2022-06-07

I manage money. I earn money. I save money .
I give away money. I collect money.
I don’t love money . I do love the Lord God.




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  • jdmernjdmern Posts: 309 ✭✭✭

    From what I understand, there are several entities laying claim to that shipwreck...

    Justin Meunier

    Boardwalk Numismatics

  • ChopmarkedTradesChopmarkedTrades Posts: 524 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yes, the galleon San Jose. It's funny how Colombia is announcing the 'discovery' of this wreck when it was really found by an American salvage team (Sea Search Armada) in 1981, and then promptly fell into massive legal battles which haven't yet been totally resolved. But there are billions of dollars worth of coins and artifacts aboard, plus it is one of the best preserved galleon wrecks around.

  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,281 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It will be interesting to see how many government employees start collecting Colombian gold coins in a very big way!

    Andy Lustig

    Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

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  • SYRACUSIANSYRACUSIAN Posts: 6,461 ✭✭✭✭

    @MrEureka said:
    It will be interesting to see how many government employees start collecting Colombian gold coins in a very big way!

    😂😂😂

    Dimitri



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  • 1984worldcoins1984worldcoins Posts: 620 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @MrEureka said:
    It will be interesting to see how many government employees start collecting Colombian gold coins in a very big way!

    Anyone interested better start getting connected with those people!

    Coinsof1984@martinb6830 on twitter

  • tcollectstcollects Posts: 1,081 ✭✭✭✭✭

    here's my plan... I'm gonna leave the old wife and boring job, settle down in a nice part of Cartegena with 3 teenage sisters, buy some ATVs to get around in style, and send out word that I'm buying coins from the wreck with cash

    what could go wrong?

  • 7Jaguars7Jaguars Posts: 7,500 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Uh, that is Colombia! Not exactly a safe haven but you'd be happy until you weren't.

    Love that Milled British (1830-1960)
    Well, just Love coins, period.
  • bidaskbidask Posts: 14,017 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @tcollects said:
    here's my plan... I'm gonna leave the old wife and boring job, settle down in a nice part of Cartegena with 3 teenage sisters, buy some ATVs to get around in style, and send out word that I'm buying coins from the wreck with cash

    what could go wrong?

    First time there immediately after I got off a cruise ship I was offered cocaine …

    Uh no thank you

    I manage money. I earn money. I save money .
    I give away money. I collect money.
    I don’t love money . I do love the Lord God.




  • FrankHFrankH Posts: 961 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @7Jaguars said:
    Uh, that is Colombia! Not exactly a safe haven but you'd be happy until you weren't.

    He could run a coin cartel. People would get hooked on COINS !! :D

  • jdmernjdmern Posts: 309 ✭✭✭

    I've visited Colombia a few times, very beautiful country but you need to use common sense like anywhere else... The Casa de Moneda de Colombia in Bogota is an exceptional Coin Museum and the Museo del Oro has one of the most amazing collections of Pre-Columbian gold artifacts around

    Justin Meunier

    Boardwalk Numismatics

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