After learning more about the curse on Oak Island and the historical significance of the location, interest grew swiftly in the secrets of the island.
While hunting for the treasure on Oak Island, they were approached by a producer to help document their search. They were not the first to try and find the elusive “Money Pit” on Oak Island, but with years of experience in the gas and oil industry, Marty was able to employ extremely modern and innovative techniques to help search for the treasure.
Being of the adventurous type, they decided to dig for treasure and historical artifacts that they believed could be buried on the island. In 2013, they spent a good portion of the summer on Oak Island, which is a small island off the eastern coast of Nova Scotia in Canada. The Curse of Oak Island airs Tuesdays at 9/8c on History.When Marty and Alex Lagina are not spending all of their time working on the wines for Villa Mari Vineyards, they are busy searching for lost treasure.
It was previously found by treasure-hunters Dan Blankenship and David Tobias in the 1970s, but its true purpose was never discovered. The penultimate episode also saw the re-discovery of a “u-shaped structure” under the beach at the island’s Smith’s Cove. Other interesting finds on the show in Season 5 have included human bones, pearlware pottery and book binding discovered in the island’s so-called Money Pit area. The rhodolite garnet’s discovery follows that of a lead cross from the Middle Ages discovered by Drayton earlier in the season. Roosevelt previously took a keen interest in the treasure hunt on Oak Island due to that particular theory. It was speculated that the brooch could be part of the lost treasures of Marie Antoinette, the last Queen of France, which are one of the many things that treasure-hunters believe could be buried on Oak Island.įormer President Franklin D. The two separate parts of the brooch as they were found on the island’s Lot 8 The pair were visibly blown away by the discovery, with Drayton, from Grimsby in England, describing it as a “bobby-dazzler” - a British phrase for something considered remarkable. It turned out to be the circular piece of metal containing the unevenly-faceted stone.
However, in a lucky twist just as they were walking away Drayton picked up another signal with his metal-detecting device. They decided to leave the small hole they had dug open in case they wanted to return later with a sifting device. Initially only the back plate of the ornate but visibly aged brooch was discovered, with the pair unable to locate the gemstone that formed the rest of it. The brooch’s discovery came moments after Gary Drayton and Rick Lagina also discovered what was believed to be a military cuff button dating from around 1780 to 1820. The discovery came on Lot 8 of the island’s 32 lots and in reality took place towards the end of 2017, while the team were carrying out their final searches on the island before Canada’s harsh winter set in. It was found on the same lot that a decorative keyplate was uncovered on the previous episode of the show. Sign up for our newsletter! Rick Lagina and Gary Drayton examining the gem shortly after its discovery on Oak Island
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