Chapter 805: Silver Spanish Cross Coat of Arms
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Chapter 805 Silver Spanish Cross Coat of Arms
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He was no stranger to the ship, and even in the world's shipwreck archives, the 'Madelena' has always been one of the stars, because in 1563 this 250-ton armed merchant ship carried 50 tons of silver coins, 170 chests of silver artefacts, 1,100 pounds of jewelry and gold. On the way from Havana to Spain, a storm sank, killing 300 people. And the sinking site is the Florida Strait!
50 tons of silver coins, most of them are 4~8 reais of large silver coins during the Spanish colonial period, but they are not the common Spanish double-column silver dollars in the market now, but the earlier Spanish cross coat of arms silver coins, this kind of silver coins are called 'Spanish hoe silver' in China, which is the earliest overseas trade silver coin of the Spanish Empire minted in Spanish Mexico in the 16th century.
Therefore, whether it is now domestic or international, this kind of silver coin is much rarer than the Dutch horse sword and the Spanish double column, but the value is not too high, and the domestic market is generally around 500~1000!
It is slightly higher abroad, because the collection of silver coins is only a small niche in China. Far less hot than in the United States and Europe. However, the high ones are also very limited!
And. Liu Dong has 50 tons here, and 50 tons means that the number of silver cross-coat of arms coins will at least exceed 2 million! If all these 2 million silver coins are put on the market, I am afraid that the Spanish cross-coat of arms silver coins will be able to be beaten into cabbage prices in an instant!
Of course, Liu Dong will not be so unwise, but even if he is a long time, I am afraid that the value of these silver coins will not exceed 50 million US dollars!
Fortunately, the silver handicrafts in the back are not bad, and there are as many as 1,500 handmade silver tableware, silver candlesticks, silver wine cups, and various silver crosses, Jesus statues, chalices and other silver products, although they are not as good as silver coins in terms of quantity. But each of them costs no less than $10,000, or even more than $100,000!
These 1,500 pieces of fine silverware alone are worth more than $80 million!
In the back 500 kilograms of gold jewelry, there is not much gold, only about 180 kilograms, and most of them are gold nuggets rather than more valuable gold crafts.
Of the remaining 320 kilograms of jewelry, 200 kilograms are emeralds, and relatively few can reach the emerald level, most of them are rose emeralds, aquamarines and yellow and toreas!
The remaining 120 kilograms of diamonds are worth more, and the 600,000 carats of diamonds are all rough diamonds. But they were worth more than all the other silver coins and gold and silver artifacts combined.
The deposit of these diamonds instantly skyrocketed the value of the Madelena shipwreck to $500 million!
So far. This shipwreck is the most valuable of all the shipwrecks salvaged by Liu Dong!
However, this ship, like all the previous wrecks that he salvaged, took a long time to convert the contents on it into currency that could be circulated, and even many exquisite works of art, Liu Dong still had to keep them in his hands and put them in the museum for exhibition in the future.
So, I'm afraid he won't be able to get more than $100 million from this ship!
And although the wreck was found, it was not what Liu Dong urgently needed!
He wanted the kind of shipwreck treasure that was loaded with a lot of gold and could be converted into usable capital.
"I can only hope to find the 'Virgin Mary Liberation' as much as possible! According to the records, it has at least 8 tons of gold on it! This is what I need the most!" Liu Dong said in his heart.
And compared to the Madelena, which is only 250 tons, the "Virgin Maria Liberation" is a first-class battleship with a displacement of 3,000 tons, carrying several times the tonnage of the Madelena, and of course more wealth!
"What a grand occasion is in the cabin of the 2 billion pounds, 3.2 billion US dollars of the treasure shipwreck of the Virgin Mary Liberation!"
With infinite longing, Liu Dong put the Adriana shipwreck into the mustard space as a whole, and then used his legs to drive the whole person towards the sea.
However, after Liu Dong changed into an oxygen cylinder halfway through, he was sure that he would not be seen by others, so he quickly swam out of the water, and in just a few minutes, he crossed a distance of 500 meters and climbed onto the deck of his 'Gonggong'!
"Sir, are you back?" Looking at Liu Dong, Melissa hurriedly handed over the towel in her hand.
"What a perfect male body, so sexy!" Melissa said with a look of fascination.
Every time she watched Liu Dong take off her diving suit and expose her upper body, Melissa couldn't help but pay attention to it, and she never got tired of looking at it, just like men like to look at women with good figures, and vice versa.
Liu Dong noticed Melissa's eyes, but he didn't care!
Three words 'get used to it'!
"Why is it just yourself and the others?" asked casually after Liu Dong wiped the seawater on his body.
"Except for Nord, who is on duty in the cockpit, everyone else is on the aft deck!"
"What are you doing on the back deck?"
"Mr. Gart rescued a man who fell into the sea, and now they are treating him!" Melissa said hurriedly.
"Gart, the person who fell into the sea?" Liu Dong's eyes flashed, "Let's go, let's go over and have a look!"
With a yes, Melissa hurriedly followed him and walked towards the back deck.
At the moment, the back deck of the Gonggong is very lively, except for Nord, who is the captain, who is still on duty in the wheelhouse, the remaining four employees on Liu Dong's yacht are basically here.
"Boss!"
"Sir!"
With respectful shouts, several people hurriedly made way for Liu Dong!
And Liu Dong also saw that he was covered with a wide bath towel at this moment, and he was wet. Young man sitting on a beach chair!
The man was black. About thirty years old. Wearing a pair of shabby jeans on the lower body, a canvas sleeveless vest on the upper body, a gray tight T-shirt inside, a slightly slender face, black curly hair, and flickering eyes, I didn't dare to look at Liu Dong when I saw him coming!
In ancient Chinese physiognomy, this kind of person belongs to the "people who have abnormal eyes, no flesh on their faces, no flesh on their ears, wrong teeth, and uncertain eyes, and they are the majority of treacherous people." ’
Seeing that Liu Dong kept looking, a young man in blue sailing overalls next to him flashed a hint of thought in his eyes. He took the initiative to step forward and said: "Boss, when you were diving, we found him in the sea, in the spirit of humanitarianism, we rescued him on our own initiative......!"
"Needless to say, you did a good job, if I were here, I would do the same!" Liu Dong waved his hand to interrupt the other party.
"Thank you boss for the compliment!"
"Hmm!" After nodding, Liu Dong looked at the young man who looked slightly uneasy and got up from the beach chair 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 looked polite.
"You don't have to thank me, it was my crew who saved you! By the way, how did you fall into the sea?" Liu Dong said.
"I don't dare say it!" Roy's face showed a look of fear.
"Don't dare to say?" Liu Dong looked stunned, what he didn't expect was this answer!
"Why don't you dare to say it?"
"Because ......!" said Roy, after thinking anxiously, he suddenly took a step forward, and his mouth came to Liu Dong's ear.
Because his intuition did not perceive the danger, Liu Dong forcibly pressed the strong ** that kicked out the guy who was so stinking in his mouth that he frowned.
"It's the Ku Klux Klan, last night I stumbled upon their secret deal with Colombia's big drug lord and was thrown into the sea, but luckily I was lucky enough to cut the rope with a hidden blade and escape!"
"The 3 Klux Klan?" Liu Dong was stunned.
Liu Dong also knows something about this famous terrorist organization in the United States!
The Ku Klux Klux Klan is a historical and present civil hate group in the United States that pursues white supremacist movements and Christian terrorism, and is also a representative organization of racism in the United States.
The Ku Klux Klux Klan is also the oldest and largest terrorist organization in the United States.
Originally formed by veterans of the defeated Confederate forces during the Civil War, the terrorist group was forcibly banned by then-US President Grant in 1871, but in the early 20th century he was rebuilt by William Simmons, and it grew rapidly, reaching its peak in five years, and in 1920, the Ku Klux Klan had 4 million members, including politicians at all levels of government.
Although the Great Depression and World War II declined rapidly, and after World War II, the influence of the United States Civil Rights Act was greatly reduced, but the organization is still active in the southern United States!
In Florida, in particular, 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 its place of origin, making it an ideal destination for smugglers.
The drug industry brought billions of dollars to Miami, which was then quickly invested in the local economy. Luxury car dealers, five-star hotels, condominiums, bustling nightclubs and many other thriving scenes have returned to 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 financial capital of Central and South America".
It's a pity that the financial capital is full of evil underground, because it is in the hands of the Ku Klux Klan.
Although Liu Dong is not afraid of this well-known terrorist organization in the United States, the underground gangster, he does not want to be too contaminated, so after the young man finished speaking, Liu Dong thought for a while and said: "In the next few days, you will temporarily live on my yacht, and in a few days I will go to Miami to purchase some daily necessities, and then you will get off the ship there!"
………………………………………………………………………… (To be continued......)