9/5/11 Report - Emily, Henry Morgan, and Blackbeard

Latest Press Release from Sedwick Coins.You can still consign items to the upcoming auction but not for long. See the press release at the right or the Sedwick Coins web site for more details.Five of Henry Morgan's ships have been located near the mouth of the Chagres River near the coast of Panama where they were lost in 1671. One clue is the six iron cannons that appear to be 17th Century.The

6/15/11 Report - Blackbeard's Ship Identified & Privateering

Small Chisel Found Years Ago On a 1715 Fleet Beach.I recently showed a photo of a large cleaned chisel found on a Treasure Coast beach. Here is another chisel that was found on a wreck beach. This one, as you can see, is much smaller than the other one that was found earlier this year.Odyssey Marine made a 7 million dollar deal with Neptune Minerals to provide exploration services. After a big

1/18/2011 - Blackbeard's Sword & Lead Sheathing

Bleackbeard's Sword?Photo by Wendy Welsh of the North Carolina Board of Cultural Resources.Nobody knows and probably never will know if this is Blackbeard's sword. That is part of the fun and frustration of digging up old stuff. It is almost always a mystery. The best you can do is take all of the clues you can find into account and figure out which scenario best fits the evidence.Often it is a

10/29 Report - Blackbeard's Skeleton Dog & Various Sunken Treasures

Black Beard's Dog? I just thought this was a great image for Halloween. I've posted it before. If I remember correctly, it is a dog skeleton found on the Queen Anne's Revenge wreck site, and could therefore be Blackbeard's dog.Looks like he is still guarding the treasure.For information on that wreck and the salvage efforts, archaeology, artifacts and conservation, here is the link. It is a good