hiho Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2...15875-21515845/ 85 BILLION QUID (>$100 BILLION) in old silver and gold coins... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eurocoin Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 Wow, get them up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 Perhaps Mexico and the countries to their south will try and claim any gold & silver that is recovered. After all, it never really belonged to the Spaniards they just took it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 they just took it Well, that is how quite a few treasures in this world ended up in places far away from where they originally were ... It is a difficult subject indeed, and may affect pretty much every country that once was either a colonial power or involved in a war. Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiho Posted July 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 Imagine what the United States Navy could recover if they were given the chance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 Imagine what the United States Navy could recover if they were given the chance... One of the most fascinating wikipedia articles I've read in a while: Tybee Island Bomb That is one thing the US Navy has decided NOT to recover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiho Posted July 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 I'm amazed the bomb didn't explode after hitting the water from 7000 feet. Considering it's speed perhaps it skipped along the surface like a flat rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 I'm amazed the bomb didn't explode after hitting the water from 7000 feet. Considering it's speed perhaps it skipped along the surface like a flat rock. It shows you the effectiveness of the armament device. I was reading last night that a modern atomic warhead could hit a wall at Mach 4 and still not release radioactivity or accidentally detonate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiho Posted July 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 It shows you the effectiveness of the armament device. I was reading last night that a modern atomic warhead could hit a wall at Mach 4 and still not release radioactivity or accidentally detonate. Based on your information I suppose I can stop worrying about a Bin Laden look-a-like in an empty loft on Broadway with a hydrogen bomb and a massive sledgehammer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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