2 MINUTES AGO! Rick Lagina Just Announced They Have Found The Long Lost Treasure!

Oak Island has upgraded its methods in searching for treasure and answers as they invite new experts and theories to their search. New discoveries open up new questions and locations for their hunt. Ancient secrets are being unearthed and old connections to secret societies have just become clearer than ever. Follow the crew as they race toward the mythical pirate treasure and finally solve the mystery of the cursed Oak Island.

Alex Lagina, Jack Begley, and archaearllurgist Emma Culligan welcome Sandy Campbell, a new numismatist, to the Oak Island Interpretive Center. Sandy Campbell, a coin expert, has arrived on Oak Island to examine the cut copper coin that was found only a week ago by Rick Lagina and Gary Drayton on Lot 5.

The copper coin was put under XRF scanning, which says that the coin could predate the 16th century. As they speak to the specialist about the coin they found, Alex Lagina takes the lead and explains how they have found the coin in a new area of the island for them. He reveals that they have not been over Lot 5 with a metal detector yet since they have just gained access to the land there. He also reveals that Rick and Gary had been using a metal detector when they found the artifact.

Alex hesitates to name it a coin, but his invitation to a numismatist suggests that he has a strong idea that it is a coin. And Jack himself calls the artifact a coin. Jack takes the artifact from Emma Culligan and Sandy holds the flat metal piece in his hand and asks them about the results of the tests run on it.

Emma pulls up the scans and shows them on a big screen. Jack points out the inscription and design on the coin to Sandy. Emma gives the XRF results that are high percentages of copper, lead, and tin, but she makes special note of the arsenic and silver it contains.

Sandy Campbell explains to the crew that silver is naturally occurring with copper. The testing names the artifact to be made of arsenic-lead bronze. The coin expert lets them know that this coin was made pre-1500s because of the arsenic content and that he needs to weigh it to learn more information.

The piece of coin weighs exactly a gram. Sandy explains that it was not unusual for people to cut coins up and use them as money in partial payment. If the items they wanted to buy cost only a third of their copper coin, they would just cut the piece they needed off as that was how bartering worked.

Sandy takes an eyeglass out and looks at the inscriptions, guessing the coin could be Roman or from the Byzantine era. Jack and Alex are shocked by Sandy’s guesses, especially so when Sandy begins to highlight the Roman-style characters he has identified. The coin style is from 300 BC to 500–600 AD.

A Roman coin dating back 2,000 years and ending up on Oak Island is not easy to explain. Who could have brought the coin to Oak Island? Alex Lagina pulls his phone out to call his uncle Rick and fellow crew member Gary Drayton down to the lab. He is extremely excited about this Roman coin and wants to see the rest of the team’s faces as he shares this new information.

Laird Niven is called over as well, seeing as how he is the foremost historian on Oak Island. Alex wonders whether there are any historical ties in Nova Scotia to the Roman Empire and Laird says no, but there is precedent on the eastern side of the United States.

Rick and Gary arrive and Alex has the honor of telling them what has been found on the island. Gary leaps up in excitement at the assertion that their coin is Roman, but Rick is much more restrained, needing facts to come into play before believing.

Sandy is of the opinion that the coin is Roman because of the design of the person and tree on the coin which matches well to the Roman style. He also mentions how the elemental analysis contains arsenic and silver, a very unrefined copper that confirms to Sandy that it could be Roman in origin.

In a flashback from a year ago, Oak Island crew members Rick and Alex Lagina visited a number of locations in Portugal where the Knights Templar established temples between the 12th and 16th centuries. There they saw a number of carvings in Templar churches matching symbols that have been found in the past on Oak Island. They also found a stone path dating back nearly 2,000 years in a time where the area was once part of the Roman Empire.

Astonishingly, the cobblestone path was a match to the one discovered in the swamp by the team in 2020, which is believed to date back 500 years and have Portuguese origins. Alex Lagina is quick to make a connection from the found Roman coin to the stone path that resembles those made in Roman style.

The big question in everyone’s mind is if it is possible that the coin may have been brought to Oak Island by members of the Knights Templar. If this is the case, would it also explain the possible dam feature at the north end of the swamp? Would it explain the medieval lead cross found in 2017 at Smith’s Cove? Or even the high traces of gold detected in the Money Pit?

So many questions have arisen due to the discovery of this one-gram coin piece. Rick is convinced that there is a geographical connection between the island and the old Roman Empire. However, he remains unsure whether the connection to the Knights Templar is as solid. He believes more scientific analysis is needed to decide that.

Gary declares that Lot 5 is now on the Oak Island treasure map. Because of all the incredible clues they have found buried there, Sandy is asked to continue his research and analysis of the coin.

Rick Lagina, Charles Barkhouse, and Corjan Mol are traveling to the city of Liverpool, Nova Scotia to look at some stone carvings. The historian of the crew, Charles Barkhouse, takes over the explanation, letting the other two know that a man named Isaac Rafuse contacted them because he believes that the carvings may be connected to their work on Oak Island.

Corjan is excited to see these carvings as they remind him of the Fontanka and he cannot believe something like it could be so close to Oak Island. In a flashback, we learned that over the past 3 years, Corjan Mol has shared research and acted as a guide to the Oak Island crew overseas, revealing a number of possible connections between the Oak Island mystery and the Knights Templar.

The discovery of the Roman coin and the subsequent investigation into the stone carvings near Liverpool, Nova Scotia, have significantly expanded the scope of the Oak Island mystery. The connections to the Knights Templar, the possible pre-Columbian visitation theories, and the newly found artifacts suggest a much older and more complex history than previously imagined.

Back on Oak Island, Gary Drayton and Peter Fornetti continue their search near the stone well on lot 26, carefully excavating new artifacts. The discovery of the iron door hanger, likely from before the 1830s, and the copper alloy pipe tamper offer intriguing clues about past activity on the island. These finds hint at older settlements or structures that might tie into the wealth and mystery surrounding early inhabitants like Samuel Ball.

The iron gate fastener, similar to another found nearby, raises questions about the purpose and origin of these artifacts in such unusual locations. Carbon dating is planned to help clarify their age and significance. Meanwhile, Oak Island historians Doug Crowell and Scott Barlow consult blacksmith expert Carmen Leg to analyze the metal artifacts.

Carmen identifies the items as broken pieces of a bush scythe, a cutting tool used in agriculture and by explorers for clearing land. His analysis dates the tools to the mid-1600s, which predates the documented settlement of Oak Island and the discovery of the Money Pit in 1795. This could suggest that the island was used or inhabited much earlier than believed.

Rick Lagina finds this timeline difficult to comprehend but proposes that Oak Island’s construction and use may have occurred in several stages over many centuries, involving different groups and purposes. The idea of continuous or repeated use adds complexity to the narrative and suggests layers of history yet to be uncovered.

The presence of multiple bush scythes also points to the possibility of more than one individual working or living on the island during that time. Historians speculate that the tools might indicate a point of entry or landing site where people came ashore, further complicating the mystery of who used the island and for what reasons.

As the team investigates, the stone well continues to yield more questions than answers. Each new artifact and discovery adds to the tangled web of history surrounding Oak Island, hinting at a deep and multifaceted story that intertwines European explorers, secret societies, and early settlers.

The search for treasure and truth goes on, with every find deepening the intrigue and challenging previous assumptions about Oak Island’s past.

Jack Begley along with archaeologists Lar Nan and Helen Sheldon arrive on lot 26 to search for clues around the 900-year-old stone well that might shed some light on who built it as well as evidence that it contains something of value like information or even treasure.

The plan they have for today is to pump out the water in the well and to scoop out debris but save it all on a tarp as much as they can to find datable artifacts inside. Armed with nets and a water pump, the team is ready to dive into the mysteries of the well. The team is especially interested in it because it is one of the oldest man-made features on Oak Island. This is in addition to the recent water test conducted inside it by Dr. Spooner that revealed high trace evidence of silver.

Leairard lowers the wide water pump into the well and the machine works quickly to remove the water. Rick explains that the well on Lot 26 is significant due to the silver content and because of the previous speculation that landmarks across the island could have been used as a bank of sorts where someone would have hidden valuables. The island itself is remote and it makes it a very attractive location to stash something away in until it can be retrieved.

Jack starts to scoop up muck and debris out of the well and into a bucket. Helen then takes the bucket and dumps it onto a tarp where she sifts through it carefully for anything of interest. As Jack scoops up more and more branches and mulch, he feels that he is getting closer to a rocky layer in the well.

Leard confirms this. As the water has been pumped out enough to start revealing the more angular rocks at the base, Helen observes that some of the rocks seem a bit out of place.

Marty believes that the well has added a great deal of intrigue to the mystery of the island. The well is as old as the 11th century, and it fits in with other outliers in the area, like the paved road in the swamp, the ship’s railing they found. All of this put together is astounding to him.

When Lar pulls out the water pump, he has to scoop off a ton of muck and debris off of the nozzle by hand and dump it into the bucket. Jack realizes that the cleaning process of the well is going to take a couple of days at this rate. The combination of needing to clean the water to be able to pump it out effectively with the amount of muck means a slow rate of progress.

Leairard has never excavated anything like this before. Later in the Oak Island Interpretive Center, Helen Sheldon and Emma Culligan began sifting through the dried spoils that were collected earlier from the stone well on lot 26. Helen uses a garden hose to spray down the muck and let dirt and mud slip through the net underneath it into the ground below.

Marty believes there is something uniquely strange about the well and has high hopes for Emma and Helen search through the muck. Helen finds something that Emma believes is iron. She determines that it looks hand wrought and the shape suggests that it is a file of some kind.

Emma notes that it looks broken on one end and rules out that it could be a nail. The intentional rounding of one side eliminates that option. And when Emma sniffs it, she claims it smells sulfuric, which makes it quite old.

Emma explains that they are finding more sulfur content in iron this year, which means that it was made in a furnace of lower temperatures, so that is an indication that it is an older iron. For these reasons, Emma places the object in the 1700s.

Emma and Helen send a text to Rick to invite him to see their new find. They go over their train of thinking with Rick and explain how it seems like a nail, but not a nail at the same time.

Scott questions whether the nail could have been used in ship building. After all, they would clinch the nails, thus bending them when ship building. They all agree it is an old metal.

And since machines came into use for nail production around 1800, could they have found an artifact that predates the discovery of the money pit in 1795? If this is true, where and when was it made? And how did it end up inside the stone?

Well, Emma notes that the nail is pretty heavy and that from the patina it is rusty, but she also notes that it does not have much rust buildup and thinks it is in good condition.

Scott is unsurprised by the good condition, since he thinks metal could survive forever in the muck.

Rick tells them to finish their sorting and get the metal nail into a CT scan. Rick believes that this needs more investigation and that the item deserves to have its story told as best as possible.

Approximately 50 mi northeast in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Emma Culligan, Peter Fornetti, and Charles Barkhouse arrive at St. Mary’s University. They bring with them the mysterious iron nail they found in the stone well in lot 26 and have arranged for chemist Dr. Christa Brusso to analyze it for them.

She says it is obviously iron and she notes the rectangular shape that hints at it being a hand wrought nail. She wants to take a small sample of it to test, so she scrapes off a side of it into a vial.

Peter is eager to confirm that the nail is from the pre-1840s and contains no manganese. The group heads downstairs to test the samples.

Rick is of the belief that they can find all the artifacts in the world, but they do not matter unless they can tell a story. He thinks that they need to find a timeline and how old something is in order to uncover the mystery of its origin.

Assisting Dr. Brouso is her colleague Dr. Shangyang who is a research instrument technician.

To analyze the samples they need to use a scanning electron microscope. The SEM scanning electron microscope can magnify objects up to 200,000 times their actual size and can identify not only the chemical composition of the items but also help determine their age and geographic region of origin.

Dr. Braso tells them they have a nice piece of iron with no manganese, so it does date before 1840.

Peter informs the doctors that the date is great for them as their blacksmith expert Carmen gave them a general idea that it was from the 1650s and Dr. Brouso agrees with that theory.

Charles Barkhouse speaks on how the artifacts they are finding speaks to the activity that happened on the lot prior to any inhabitants on Oak Island as it is nowhere near the money pit. And the question he poses is, “What were the people doing on Oak Island?” He is interested in knowing whether lot 26 was an entrance or exit point for people.

The group heads back to Oak Island, happy to have new information to share with everyone.

Back in the Money Pit area, historian Charles Barkhouse and geologist Terry Mat are closely monitoring the drilling of the borehole DN 11.5. The drilling has reached the possible treasure zone, which lies between 80 and 120 ft deep below the Earth’s surface.

Charles and Terry are looking through core samples as they talk to Andy and update him on their work.

A loud grinding sound can be heard coming from the drilling crew, and everyone looks up as the screeching only gets louder. The drill operator has to pull up the drill because they broke through something.

The Duma team pauses their work and takes a measurement on the pipe to figure out what happened.

The drill operator makes his way to Terry and relays what happened. He explains that they have broken through something when they reached 90 ft underground.

Terry explains in layman’s terms that the drill operator now has an open space 90 ft below grade, meaning there is a void down there.

The three men in the tent let the operator know that they are going to talk over this development and they will let him know what to do once they reach a consensus.

Charles takes out his phone to contact the Legina brothers, Rick and Marty.

Rick is always excited whenever he gets a call from the money pit drill program because the DN11.5 is within the treasure zone.

To Rick, the significance of the area is due to the high gold values, the introduction of trapped air, and the voids in the area. He is hopeful they have found the Oak Island treasure.

The entire team starts to file into the tent near the bore hole.

When Rick arrives, Mike, the operator of the drill, tells the crew that at around 90 ft, he could feel the rods break through something and it was open about a foot and a half past his rods.

He speculates that whatever he cut through likely fell out into this void.

Terry takes out a map of the area and he determines the DN1.5 bore hole lines up with DN 12.5 and DN13.5. That is all along an east-west alignment.

All of it is a structure at 94 ft below grade.

He speculates that Mike hitting it at below 90 ft suggests that they are at the top of the tunnel.

Because the team has recently encountered a believed tunnel at the same depth in two other nearby bore holes, which all line up with the garden shaft, could they be right that they have intercepted another section of the structure?

And could this be related to the large amount of gold that was detected within the baby blob?

Marty believes that they need to confirm whether it is a tunnel or not, and the only way to do that is to pull the core.

Marty commands Mike to get them some core and to find them their treasure.

The drill operators march back to fulfill his wishes.

Rick is left thinking about how every time a drill bit goes down, every time they encounter a void, the first thought he has is that it may lead them somewhere.

Rick watching the operations says that if they were to encounter a tunnel in close proximity to the garden shaft, or even if they came across the tunnel at the base of the garden shaft, it would be a true revelation for the team.

He observes the drill operators filling a core sample, which Terry and Charles will then slice and dice for some clues.

As the team hurriedly cuts into the core, they immediately notice that they have some wood.

This triggers quite a bit of interest in everyone.

There are solid chunks of wood all through the center of the core.

What could this wood come from?

Terry decides to take a sample of the wood immediately, and he places it into a Ziploc bag to send to the lab right away.

He is interested in learning if there are any metals in the wood.

Later that afternoon at the Oak Island interpretive center, they received the tests back on the wood sample they found in the core from the DN1 11.5 bore hole.

Rick and Craig Tester join Laid Nan to speak with Emma Culligan, who is their archometallergist.

The XRF results of the wood sample will tell them what is inside their apparent tunnel.

24 hours have passed since they retrieved this sample from their theorized tunnel system 90 ft below ground, a tunnel that they wonder whether it is man-made or naturally recurring and that they wish to know whether it contains another clue for their long-awaited treasure.

The wood sample was first dried out and then scanned by Emma Culligan using the X-ray fluorescent spectrometer or XRF for short.

This device is incredibly useful as it uses gamma rays to detect any added elements or metals that can be found on or within their samples.

Emma tells the group that she is seeing some very minuscule quantities, so she has had to double-check her results multiple times.

She explains that all the typical and expected elements like iron, magnesium, titanium, calcium, potassium, and aluminum are all very common place.

However, she says that there are some unexpected quantities of gold.

She confirms that this is an unusual result and calls it an outlier.

Rick sees these tests as a confirmation of their theories.

He says that they now have proof that they have singularly unique results from the application of that concept in two different modems, in the wood and in the water.

Rick realizes that this may connect them to where the treasure may be.

This could connect them to a direction they can follow.

The gold sampling of the water and now the wood is their greatest find of the year.

Their hopes of finding the treasure at the bottom of the garden shaft by drilling has led Rick to think that it is the start of an evidence trail.

In his eyes, every bit of evidence that has led them here are as important as the gold traces they have found.

They leave Emma with the promise of bringing her more samples.

The Oak Island crew have made remarkable breakthroughs as they chase every piece of evidence across the island.

The new lots and experts they have recruited have given them important information that they can use to put another piece of the Oak Island puzzle together.

The Lega brothers are more sure than ever that they are close to finding the mythical treasure hidden on the island.

Do you think they are close to uncovering the secrets of the island?

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