The Curse of Oak Island: MEDIEVAL TREASURE DISCOVERED (Season 8) | History

You know, I’ve always wanted to ask you, where does
“Bobby Dazzler” come from? It’s a local expression.
Mate, I’m from Lincolnshire, England, and we always
say “Bobby Dazzlers” to shiny gold things. I know the
stories of it coming from London, where the guys were
robbing jewelry stores and dead old flashy pieces
of gold and jewels to distract bobbers. Bobby
Dazzlers—fantastic! And you bring it here on
Oak Island, and it becomes its own treasure, its own
legend. Well, let’s revisit one of those Bobby
Dazzlers with the next top find on Gary’s list:
Number three, the gold-plated brooch. Here we go,
sounding good.
Oh my gosh, it’s another Bobby Dazzler! Look,
that’s a bloody brooch! Look at that! This
Bobby Dazzler, found on Lot 21 in 2018,
officially made Gary and Rick the Broach Brothers.
And when Marty and Alex Lagina, along with Craig
Tester, had it analyzed at Saint Mary’s University
in Halifax, it was officially proven to be a
piece of actual treasure. Dr. Brousseau, nice to
see you! Krista, welcome down to the microscope lab.
Shawn, nice to see you again. Hi, how are you? We have
something here I think you’re going to find quite
interesting—actually, a piece of jewelry of some
sort. Very nice, pretty, isn’t it? Yeah, where did
you guys find this? Kind of the western end of
the island. It’s in really good condition. Have
a look and we’ll see what your machine says.
Now, is there any manganese in what you’re seeing?
No, that’s just copper’s sink, typical brass.
What are the lighter spots? Yeah, what are we
seeing that’s bright? Is that the potential gold, or
it could be? This is right under where the stone.
This is the brightest to the naked
eye. This is by far the brightest.
So, the dark area here is pure
copper. That’s interesting, but
it’s a bright area. Yeah, I would say it’s pure
gold. Not gold? Well, how about that? Gary can go do
his gold dance. Found some gold! You’ve definitely
struck gold! We struck gold! Yeah, I guess I’d have
to say that’s the first piece of verified gold
found on the island. It’s a first for us, right?
The first for us, for sure. I think this
would be considered actual treasure. Yeah.
Alright, okay, so that’s pretty cool. Not bad!
I mean, yeah, these brooches are very, very old.
And I’m wondering, do you feel like they’re part
of an original treasure, or maybe dropped here by
people who are searching for that treasure? These
Bobby Dazzlers are six and seven hundred years old.
Mate, this is precious metal. This is gold-plated,
and we’ve got precious gems in it. Mate, I will
never forget that time Rick and I were the Broach
Brothers recovering these brooches. I truly believe
that these Bobby Dazzlers were lost by depositors.
You go to any castle in Europe, and you’ll see
a painting on the wall, and there’ll be someone
wearing a brooch very similar to what we recovered.
Wow, that’s incredible, Gary. We are searching
for a medieval treasure! Oh, I love to hear that.