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Old 05-01-2008, 03:28 PM
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Default Treasure Ship Found Off South Africa

Here is a link to a story on CNN about a treasure ship found off the coast of South Africa. Could you imangine finding 4 to 500 years old coins & artifacts, I'd probably have a heart attack, I get excited when I find a silver quarter!!! HA HA!!!

15th-century shipwreck laden with treasure found - CNN.com
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thanx for he article... i need to find one those ships
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Very interesting article. I can only imagine how pumped a person would feel when he or she uncovered something like this...thanks for sharing!
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Thats a great story and find! Its what makes us Hunters and Gatherers.. Our bare instincts..
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Good story..I would have fallen over after I did the Happy Dance...Buster..
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Great story,thanks for the link.
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Cool story..nice find in this article...!
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Very cool...I can only imagine
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Very Kewl, thanks for sharing.
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Thanks for the link........very interesting?
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