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Posted Feb 03, 2012, 06:42:34 pm |
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Nothing special or noteworthy. Just something adequate for garden decor  |
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Reply To This Topic #1 Posted Feb 04, 2012, 02:05:26 pm |
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I get $12.00 per 100lbs for scrap iron here in florida
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Millions of dollars of Spanish treasure await those who would dare brave the eye of the hurricane.
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I like finding stuff
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Between Chicago and Florida
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Reply To This Topic #2 Posted Feb 04, 2012, 06:45:05 pm |
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Are people really scrapping them?
I want to get one for my mom's place.
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"There comes a time in every rightly-constructed boy's life when he has a raging desire to go somewhere and dig for hidden treasure..." - Twain
"Opportunity is like ice. As you're thinking about it, it's disappearing." - Unknown
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Reply To This Topic #3 Posted Feb 04, 2012, 11:03:14 pm |
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Reply To This Topic #4 Posted Feb 05, 2012, 07:22:14 am |
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Awesome!  I can not believe there is a place called The Antique Cannon SuperStore. I love it!  |
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Reply To This Topic #5 Posted Feb 05, 2012, 10:41:17 am |
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I guess everyone here wants a old cannon to put in their front yard for home protection for the up coming revolution.
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Millions of dollars of Spanish treasure await those who would dare brave the eye of the hurricane.
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Reply To This Topic #6 Posted Feb 05, 2012, 12:42:17 pm |
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I am so glad to find out that scap iron is selling for $12. per 100 pounds. Boy ... the things you learn on this forum .  Cornelius |
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I like finding stuff
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Between Chicago and Florida
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Primary Interest: All Types Of Treasure Hunting
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Reply To This Topic #7 Posted Feb 05, 2012, 04:36:52 pm |
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Yes, I too know how to use Google. There was a specific reason I asked here. I don't pay 'boutique retail' for anything. I leave that to the suckers. |
"There comes a time in every rightly-constructed boy's life when he has a raging desire to go somewhere and dig for hidden treasure..." - Twain
"Opportunity is like ice. As you're thinking about it, it's disappearing." - Unknown
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Reply To This Topic #8 Posted Feb 06, 2012, 08:50:12 am |
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Only suckers and armchair treasure hunters buy cannons in the 1st place LS Morgan. Real salvors find them and recover them.
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Reply To This Topic #9 Posted Feb 06, 2012, 08:58:53 am |
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iron cannons are the "white elephants" of treasure salvaging --since they cost more to properly perserve long term than their worth really. -- most treasure hunters leave iron cannons sit "in place"--bronze cannon are a whole differant matter of course
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I like finding stuff
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Between Chicago and Florida
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Primary Interest: All Types Of Treasure Hunting
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Reply To This Topic #10 Posted Feb 06, 2012, 02:11:34 pm |
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Only suckers and armchair treasure hunters buy cannons in the 1st place LS Morgan. Real salvors find them and recover them.
Cost to fund an expedition to find and recover a cannon: (X) Cost to buy a cannon: (Y) Who's the sucker? Or, to put it another way: John wants an Atocha coin. The most cost effective way for John to obtain an Atocha coin is: a. Acquire a treasure lease, purchase boat, diving equipment, salvage gear and go find one himself b. eBay |
"There comes a time in every rightly-constructed boy's life when he has a raging desire to go somewhere and dig for hidden treasure..." - Twain
"Opportunity is like ice. As you're thinking about it, it's disappearing." - Unknown
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Reply To This Topic #11 Posted Feb 06, 2012, 03:41:06 pm |
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But , John may not find just one coin ! Besides John may only dive on a well researched wreck . Cornelius
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Reply To This Topic #12 Posted Feb 06, 2012, 04:31:04 pm |
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Exactly Cornelis!
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I like finding stuff
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Between Chicago and Florida
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Primary Interest: All Types Of Treasure Hunting
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Reply To This Topic #13 Posted Feb 06, 2012, 05:50:40 pm |
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I'm not advocating against treasure hunting.
I'm simply pointing out that SaltyDog1773's logic is flawed, or at least inapplicable to my question.
It would be like saying "HAHAHA YOU WENT TO THE GAS STATION TO FILL UP YOUR TANK! REAL DRIVERS PROSPECT AND DRILL THEIR OWN OIL FIELD, THEN BUILD THEIR OWN REFINERY AND MAKE THEIR OWN GAS!!!"
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"There comes a time in every rightly-constructed boy's life when he has a raging desire to go somewhere and dig for hidden treasure..." - Twain
"Opportunity is like ice. As you're thinking about it, it's disappearing." - Unknown
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callahan,fl
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