Location: Rhode Island
Year Discovered: 2014
Est. Value: $200-$600 per coin*
That does not enjoy a great pirate secret? In 2014, somebody roaming around a Rhode Island orchard with a metal detector located an Arabian coin dating back to the 1600s. Early European settlers didn’t patronize Arab vendors back then, so just how did the coin finish up in the swarms?
This inquiry led to the unraveling of a centuries-old pirate secret. The Yemeni coin, which was produced in 1693, was possibly the belongings of Henry Every, a notorious pirate captain.
Every was believed to have set foot someplace in New England (probably in Rhode Island) before his loss in 1696. It’s possible this coin became part of Every’s taken loot, and he inadvertently dropped it while on the run from pirate-hanging authorities. A lot more coins were found in other New England states, additionally strengthening the mystery.