Pirate Treasure Found In Attic

Well that certainly is a hand tampa bay history center curator rodney kite powell says in footage from the news station.

Pirate treasure found in attic.

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. Florida family finds pirate treasure in attic mike and maria lopez said the box contains coins a map a mummified hand and a picture of their great grandparents. Maybe my great grandparents were pirates mike lopez said. When you go in the attic you expect to find something old.

Severed hand found in attic sparks talk of pirate treasure. 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. 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.

Tampa family finds pirate treasure in grandpa s attic box found in tampa attic has coins a map a hand and a mystery wfla news channel 8 share or comment on this article. Others have gotten lucky on a trip with a metal detector or on a salvage mission. What you don t expect to find is treasure.