Chapter 805 Spanish Cross Coat of Arms Silver Coin
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Chapter 805 Spanish Cross Coat of Arms Silver Coin
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He is no stranger to this ship. Even in the world's shipwreck archives, the 'Madeleine' has always been the star, because in 1563, this 250-ton armed merchant ship carried 50 tons of silver coins and 170 boxes.
Silver handicrafts, 1,100 pounds of jewelry and gold. It sank in a storm on its way from Havana to Spain, killing 300 people. The place of sinking was the Strait of Florida!
Most of the 50 tons of silver coins are large silver coins of 4 to 8 reais during the Spanish colonial period. However, they are not the Spanish double-column silver coins that are common in the market today, but the earlier Spanish cross-coat of arms silver coins. This type of silver coin is called in China
'Spanish Hoe Silver' is the earliest overseas trade silver coin of the Spanish Empire minted in Spanish Mexico in the 16th century.
Therefore, whether it is domestic or international, this kind of silver coin is much rarer than the Dutch sword and the Spanish double column, but the value is not too high. The domestic market price is generally around 500~1,000!
It is a little higher abroad, because the collection of silver coins is only a niche in China. It is far less popular than in the United States and Europe. However, the high prices are also very limited!
Moreover, Liu Dong has 50 tons here. 50 tons means that the number of silver cross-coat coins is at least more than 2 million! If all these 2 million silver coins are put into the market, I am afraid that the Spanish cross-coat silver coins will be reduced to cabbage in an instant.
price!
Of course Liu Dong would not be so unwise, but no matter how careful he is, the value of these silver coins will not exceed 50 million US dollars!
Fortunately, the silver handicrafts at the back are quite good. There are as many as 1,500 handmade silver tableware, silver candlesticks, silver wine glasses, various silver crosses, Jesus statues, Holy Grails and other silver products, although they are not as many as in quantity.
Silver coins. But each of them is no less than 10,000 US dollars, and even more than 100,000 US dollars!
These 1,500 pieces of exquisite silverware alone are worth more than 80 million US dollars!
Among the 500 kilograms of gold jewelry at the back, there is not much gold, only about 180 kilograms, and most of them are gold nuggets rather than more valuable gold handicrafts.
Of the remaining 320 kilograms of jewelry, 200 kilograms are emeralds. There are relatively few that can reach the emerald level. Most are rose emeralds, aquamarines and yellow emeralds!
On the contrary, the remaining 120 kilograms of diamonds are more valuable. Although the 600,000 carats of diamonds are all rough diamonds, their value is higher than the value of all other silver coins and gold and silver handicrafts combined.
The existence of these diamonds instantly increased the value of the sunken ship Madeleine to US$500 million!
So far, this sunken ship is the most valuable among all the sunken ships Liu Dong has salvaged!
However, this ship, like all the previous sunken ships he had salvaged, would take a long time to convert the contents into currency that could be circulated. Liu Dong still had to keep many exquisite works of art in his hands.
, and then put it on display in a museum.
Therefore, the money he can get from this ship may not exceed 100 million US dollars!
And although the sunken ship was found, it was not what Liu Dong needed urgently!
What he wants more is the kind of sunken treasure that contains a large amount of gold and can be converted into usable capital as quickly as possible.
"I can only hope to find the Virgin Mary Liberation as soon as possible! According to the description in the data, there are at least 8 tons of gold on it! This is what I need most!" Liu Dongxin said.
And compared to the Madeleine, which only weighs 250 tons, the "Virgin Maria Liberation" is a first-class battleship with a displacement of 3,000 tons. Its carrying tonnage is several times that of the Madeleine, and of course it has more wealth!
"The 2 billion pound, 3.2 billion US dollar "Virgin Maria Liberation" treasure shipwreck, what kind of grand scene is there in its cabin!"
With infinite longing, Liu Dong put the whole sunken ship of the Adelaina into the mustard space, then used his legs to exert force, and the powerful force drove the whole person straight towards the sea.
However, when Liu Dong changed into an oxygen tank midway, and after making sure that others would not notice anything strange, he quickly swam out of the water, crossed a distance of 500 meters in just a few minutes, and climbed onto the deck of his "Gonggong"!
"Sir, are you back?" Looking at Liu Dong, Melissa quickly handed over the towel in her hand.
"What a perfect male figure, so sexy!" Melissa said with enchanted eyes.
Every time she watched Liu Dong take off his diving suit and reveal his upper body, Melissa couldn't help but pay attention to it, and she never got tired of it. Just like men like to see women with good figures, and vice versa.
Liu Dong noticed Melissa's look, but he didn't care!
Three words ‘get used to’!
"Why are you alone and where are the others?" Liu Dong asked casually after wiping the seawater off his body.
"Except for Nord, who is on duty in the cockpit, everyone else is on the aft deck!"
"Quick deck? What for?"
"Mr. Gart rescued a man who fell into the sea, and they are treating him now!" Melissa said quickly.
"Gate? The person who fell into the sea?" Liu Dong's eyes flashed, "Let's go over and have a look!"
After agreeing, Melissa quickly followed him and walked towards the back deck.
The back deck of the Gonggong is very busy at the moment. Except for Nord, who is the captain, who is still on duty in the bridge, the remaining four employees on Liu Dong's yacht are basically here.
"boss!"
"gentlemen!"
With respectful shouts, several people quickly made way for Liu Dong!
And Liu Dong also saw a young man sitting on a beach chair who was covered with a large bath towel and wet all over at the moment!
The man is black. He is about thirty years old. He is wearing a pair of worn jeans, a canvas sleeveless vest, and a gray tight T-shirt underneath. His face is slightly slender, he has curly black hair, and his eyes are twinkling.
When I saw Liu Dong coming over, I didn’t dare to look at him with a straight eye!
According to the ancient Chinese physiognomy, this kind of people belong to the category of 'those who have incorrect eyes, no flesh on their face, no flesh on their ears, crooked teeth, and unstable eyes, are the majority of those who are treacherous.'
Seeing Liu Dong looking at him non-stop, a young man wearing blue sailing overalls flashed his eyes and took the initiative to step forward and said: "Boss, we found him in the sea while you were diving.
In a humanitarian spirit, we took it upon ourselves to rescue him...!"
"Needless to say, you did a good job. If I were here, I would do the same thing!" Liu Dong interrupted the other party with a wave of his hand.
"Thank you boss for the compliment!"
"Well!" After nodding, Liu Dong looked at the young man who stood up from the beach chair with a slightly uneasy expression and asked. "What's your name?"
"Hello, my name is Roy! Thank you very much for your selfless help. God will bless you!" The young man seemed very polite.
"You don't have to thank me, my crew saved you! By the way, how did you fall into the sea?" Liu Dong said.
"I dare not say it!" A look of fear appeared on Roy's face.
"Don't dare to say?" Liu Dong looked stunned. The last thing he expected was this answer!
"Why don't you dare to say it?"
"Because...!" As he spoke, Roy looked anxiously thinking about it, then suddenly took a step forward and moved his mouth towards Liu Dong's ear.
Because his intuition did not detect the existence of danger, Liu Dong forcibly suppressed the strong desire to kick out the guy who had a foul smell in his mouth and frowned.
"It's the Ku Klux Klan. Last night I accidentally stumbled into their secret deal with the Colombian drug lord and was thrown into the sea. Fortunately, I was lucky and used a hidden blade to cut off the rope and escaped!"
"KKK?" Liu Dong was startled.
Liu Dong also knows something about this famous American terrorist organization!
The Ku Klux Klan is a civil hate group that pursues white supremacist movements and Christian terrorism in the history and present of the United States. It is also a representative organization of American racism.
The Ku Klux Klan is also the oldest and largest terrorist organization in the United States.
This terrorist organization was originally composed of veterans of the defeated troops of the Confederacy during the Civil War. It was forcibly banned by the then US President Grant in 1871. However, in the early 20th century, it was rebuilt by William Simmons and developed rapidly.
, and it took five years to reach its peak. In 1920, the Klan had 4 million members, including politicians at all levels of government.
Although it declined rapidly due to the Great Depression and World War II, and its influence was greatly reduced due to the U.S. Civil Rights Act after World War II, this organization is still active in the southern United States until now!
Especially in Florida, the Ku Klux Klan controls the underground gangs in Florida, especially in the Miami area, and controls the largest channel for smuggling drugs into the United States from South American countries such as Colombia, Bolivia and Peru.
Once again, Miami's location plays an important role: it is the closest U.S. port to the country of origin, making it an ideal destination for smugglers.
The drug industry brought billions of dollars to Miami, which quickly poured into the local economy. Luxury car dealerships, five-star hotels, condominiums, bustling nightclubs and many other prosperous scenes.
appear in the city.
After nearly 20 years of development, Miami has become a super metropolis with world influence, the 11th largest city in the United States, and is known as the "Trade and Finance Capital of Central and South America."
It's a pity that the underground of this financial capital is full of crime because it is controlled by the Ku Klux Klan.
Although Liu Dong was not afraid of this well-known terrorist organization and underground gang in the United States, he did not want to get too involved. Therefore, after the young man finished speaking, Liu Dong thought for a while and said: "In the next few days, you will temporarily stay with me.
Stay on the yacht, I will go to Miami to purchase some daily necessities in a few days, and you can disembark there then!"