[meteorite-list] Buried Treasure - Even Better

From: tett <tett_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Oct 7 07:00:44 2004
Message-ID: <002201c4ac5c$ec845240$6400a8c0_at_Tettenborn>

Greg,

That is really really cool!!!!

Congratulations. Now bring home the chest.

tett
Owen Sound,
Ontario


----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Hupe" <gmhupe_at_tampabay.rr.com>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 10:53 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Buried Treasure - Even Better


> 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
>
>
>
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Received on Thu 07 Oct 2004 07:00:56 AM PDT


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