[meteorite-list] Buried Treasure - Even Better

From: Greg Hupe <gmhupe_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Oct 6 21:53:15 2004
Message-ID: <013001c4ac18$c6d559c0$d4b12041_at_Gregor>

Dear list members,



All I can say is that I have had a very good week! First I shared my earlier
Spanish galleon finds with you from Sunday. Well, today I went back and did
a thorough grid search of the area where I found the gold ring. Within an
hour I found what it is all about, a gold escudo, or doubloon as the pirates
called them.



Click here to see images of both sides

http://www.lunarrock.com/treasure/escudo1.jpg



I could not believe my eyes when I dug out the object my metal detector
sounded out. I smoothed the sand away to reveal a gleaming golden coin. Wow!
What a feeling. I was awestruck, still am. I didn't make a noise and didn't
do the chicken dance this time. My mouth just dropped in shock. I thought,
"Cool, now what do I do with it?" Simple enough, I stuffed it into my
zippered pocket and went right back to finishing the search area I set forth
earlier.



It wasn't until I was driving home that it all struck me, I found what all
kids, young or old, dream about. I found the ultimate buried treasure, a
gold coin from the time of pirates! I truly realized a dream in the most
unbelievable way and am almost saddened by it. I reached a long time goal so
now what do I do? Dumb question Greg, you go out there and find the rest of
the treasure chest!!!



This all reminds me of the first meteorite I found. Nothing can beat the
feeling of reaching a personal goal and holding something nobody has ever
touched or has not been held for nearly 300 years.



Thank you again for allowing me to share my off topic story with the list.
>From the positive feedback I received from my last post, many of you have
the same dreams and enjoy treasure hunting as much as I.



Happy hunting (whatever it is you seek),



Greg Hupe
The Hupe Collection
naturesvault (eBay)
gmhupe_at_tampabay.rr.com
IMCA 2185
Received on Wed 06 Oct 2004 10:53:08 PM PDT