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Spanish media lies over treasure coin

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http://www.gibfocus.gi/details_headlines.php?id=1349

The picture shown above was purportedly taken by a Gibraltar port worker from the treasure found by Odyssey Marine Exploration as it was being loaded onboard a 757 cargo plane. It depicts a Spanish coin in which the Spanish newspapers claim was taken by the worker when one of the buckets spilled it's contents. It has been dismissed as a fake.

The coin was lifted from the Franklin Mint's website and purposely made unclear to look like it was snapped by a camera phone and to also obscure the date. The Franklin Mint's website picture is here:

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Spain is trying hard to discredit Odyssey Marine and the recent treasure find that just might turn out to be the Merchant Royal.

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