The Treasure Hunt of an Antique Dealer

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Zhang Nan couldn't answer this question. When asked by Charlie, she had to say: "I can't even tell which year the American Civil War started. How do I know." 8 7⑦zω.℃ǒΜ

American history, except for its numismatic history and old firearms, which have been studied in recent years, other things are not interested at all. If the exam is definitely not passed!

Speaking, he looked at a few guys who were discussing life at sea, "I said, who can tell you about this?"

I didn't expect it to be, it was Captain Louis Trentz with a moustache.

"Miss Charlie, the time for the U.S. Navy to set up overseas bases in the Mediterranean should be very early. Although I can't tell you the exact time, it was not long after the second Barbary War in the early 19th century.

The main reason is anti-piracy. After 1785, Algiers, Tunisia, Morocco, and the Barbary Coast in North Africa. This Barbary Coast is now the Tripoli region of Libya. These areas were rich in pirates and were collectively called Berber pirates. .

Compared with the threat of traditional European naval powers, Berber pirates, who were actually supported by the governments of small African countries in those years, especially liked to attack American merchant ships, just because the United States is a newly established country on the other side of the earth, beyond its reach.

The kidnapping of crew members and demanding ransoms made the international trade between the United States and the Mediterranean region uncomfortable. I remember that a single ransom payment accounted for one-sixth of the United States' annual budget.

Unable to force it, the U.S. government had to establish the Navy Department in April 1798, and then launched two Barbary Wars to solve the North African piracy problem.

The war was declared victorious in 1815. To protect overseas trade, the U.S. Navy began to leave a permanent fleet in the Mediterranean. So in the early 20th century, the U.S. Navy had a permanent fleet and military bases in the Mediterranean..."

Two hundred years ago, the United States was not the policeman of the world today. They have been bullied by pirates for more than ten or two decades, and they have to pay for road purchases and protection fees in the Mediterranean.

Louis Trentz is more than fifty years old, and he is worthy of being a veteran and literate seaman and captain. He really knows the ocean well.

As the captain said, he motioned everyone to look at several large plastic storage boxes beside the conference table: "During this period of work, Captain Vita's people have found some goods and a small amount of precious metal currency."

Zhang Nan walked over and saw a lot of silver coins in one of the baskets. He looked around at will. They were basically Morgan silver coins issued from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century. There was a relatively rare 1895 item.

There are other varieties as well, and there are even a few gold coins, mainly the double eagle gold coins with face value of 10 dollars and 20 dollars, and the smallest is the 2.5 dollar "quarter golden eagle".

At this time Martin Bayer said: "Mr. Allen, these were found in the cabin next to the vault, which was originally the mail and parcel storage on the ship.

All organic matter has disappeared, and we speculate that these may be the property sent to European parcels. As for this batch of silver coins, there are nearly 200, which may have been sent to someone in the Mediterranean Fleet.

Because according to historical records, on the coast of North Africa at that time, compared with paper dollars, Arabs were more likely to accept precious metal currencies and transactions were more convenient. "

US dollar banknotes are convenient to carry, but if a group of American soldiers were spending in North Africa, not all merchants could accept paper US dollars. 7zW

Do you buy a small basket of apples from a hawker and ask them to accept paper dollars?

There is a place to exchange local currency, but it is not convenient.

It is convenient to have this Morgan silver coin. At that time, the size and weight of the silver dollars used in most of the world were about the same, and the difference in silver content was not particularly large. Basically, they were around 90%.

This Morgan silver coin has a lower silver content, which is claimed to be 90%. In fact, a lot of it is only 80% or more. But those Arabs don't know if it is not, and they can't see it with the naked eye.

Everyone knows silver dollars, and the calculation of currency values ​​is convenient. They can be used anywhere. The American sailors and officers like to carry a few silver coins in their pockets when they are on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.

In addition to gold and silver coins, there are also a few pieces of jewellery that have been soaked in seawater and have a somewhat bad appearance. These will be sold through auctions in the future.

Zhang Nan doesn't need these, but even if he doesn't need it, the salvage company will keep a few of them as a record after accounting, and will do this every time it is salvaged as a record of the salvage company.

There are a lot of things to change in other boxes, there are several pocket watches, and there are even compasses, microscopes, pans...

The connotation of the postal parcel is all-encompassing!

There is a big frame on the ground, inside it is filled with tightly sealed glass bottles.

"Wine, ha, have you tasted it?"

Picking up a bottle, the label is gone for a long time, the dark bottle is kept intact, and the upper seal is no problem. When I look at the light, the wine inside is all there.

Wines with a history of nearly ninety years are still well preserved at a depth of nearly one hundred meters. It is rare, but it is not strange in the past.

When I heard the boss's question here, Louis-Trentz smiled and said: "Boss~www.wuxiaspot.com~We have tasted a bottle and would not drink more.

There are at least a few thousand bottles of wine underneath. Although we don't know what variety and price it was originally, it will be auctioned. A bottle of $500 is absolutely no problem. "

"How is the quality?"

"It's not poisonous, and it's not bad." Louis smiled. "There is a laboratory on board. The bottle that was opened has been tested and all the indicators are normal, but the smell is a little strange when the bottle is just opened.

But it's normal. Many aged wines from the sea will have this problem. As long as they are stored in the cellar for the first half of the year, the smell will become normal.

Very strange phenomenon, the cause is unknown. "

There are so many things that are unclear, and Zhang Nan doesn't care about it, and he didn't even think about tasting these wines. m.⑧七七zω.℃oＭ

I have drunk a lot of aged wines, all of them in the 19th century, but they are all from the wine cellar. Even if I got them from Haidilao, my body is safe and my addiction to alcohol is not that big.

At this time, the diver's voice came from the microphone connected to the monitor, reminding that the safe was tightly tied up, and even the steel net bag was tied up, and it could be lifted in three minutes.

Pictures and sounds can be seen in the conference room, and the same is true for the salvage command room and the crane.

This is interesting, Zhang Nan said immediately: "Let's go and take a look."

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The wind is beautiful, and the "Searcher" is large enough and very stable. Just like on land, the sun is slightly larger.

Zhang Nan buttoned a Panama hat on his forehead, and saw Nicole walking over. The housekeeper wore an exaggerated lady appearance and covered her head tightly.

As for Charlie, this guy is not afraid of getting sunburned at all, and he said that he is a little too pale, and a little sunburn will make his skin look better.