Pirate Treasure Found In Attic

But just when treasure hunters feel disheartened they are reminded that loot has been found sometimes quite by chance in a backyard or a dusty attic.

Pirate treasure found in attic.

Others have gotten lucky on a trip with a metal detector or on a salvage mission. Kite powell said the treasure map is likely a blueprint from the 1920s or 1930s and the coins look too thin to be authentic spanish treasure or even very old. Well that certainly is a hand tampa bay history center curator rodney kite powell says in footage from the news station. His sister found a box in their.

Maybe my great grandparents were pirates mike lopez said. When you go in the attic you expect to find something old. What you don t expect to find is treasure. Treasure does exist and some people have made their fortunes because of it.

The legend of gaspar began making its way into other writings after that without any other historical evidence to back it up. The story was included in a brochure in 1900 for a hotel on gasparilla island where the pirate supposedly stored his vast treasures in a hidden den that had never been found. The box of contents discovered in a home in tampa fla also includes a ring coins and treasure map.