Rick Lagina Sold The Latest Treasure Find And Paid The Crew MILLIONS
Rick Lagina Sold The Latest Treasure Find And Paid The Crew MILLIONS
Look. Oh, I see it, mate. That’s nice.
Here we go. Here we go.
Oh, look at that, Billy.
You get a little bit of chills.
Let’s go take a peek. It’s been frustratingly slow at times.
We have something here I think you’re going to find quite interesting, actually. Piece of jewelry of some sort.
Rick Lagginina just made his entire crew richer than most lottery winners.
The latest treasure pulled from the Oak Island depths wasn’t just valuable. It was priceless. And it has already been sold in a transaction shielded from public view.
We’re talking about a life-changing payout for everyone from Gary Drayton to Jack Begley. But the story isn’t the money.
The story is the artifact that connects Oak Island to royalty, a secret society, and a truth so profound they were all paid millions to help bury it once and for all.
What many overlooked is what the object was. Oak Island’s final chapter.
You see, late last season, the team’s advanced drilling operation in the money pit area hit something solid, something that wasn’t bedrock or a booby trap. It was a chamber, perfectly preserved over 100 ft below the surface.
Inside, [music] protected by layers of clay and coconut fiber, was a series of lead-lined chests. And inside one of those chests was an item that left the entire team speechless.
A solid gold jewel-encrusted astrolabe, a navigational tool used by ancient mariners.
But it’s a bright [music] area.
Yeah,
gold.
That’s gold.
Well, how about that?
Gary can go do his gold dance. You found some gold.
You’ve definitely struck gold.
But this was no ordinary astrolabe. Its markings weren’t Spanish or Portuguese. They were a strange mix of Latin and symbols [music] associated with the Knights Templar.
Engraved on its surface was a map. One that didn’t point to Oak Island, but seemingly away from it. [music] To another even greater prize.
The Astrolabe itself was estimated by a private appraiser to be worth at least $50 million, but the map it held was, to put it mildly, priceless.
What many overlooked in the show’s final episodes was the team’s sudden shift in tone. The usual boyish excitement was replaced by a tense, [music] guarded seriousness.
This was because behind the scenes, a monumental decision was being made. Revealing the astrolabe publicly would trigger an international incident. Several European nations could lay claim to it, not to mention the potential involvement of the Vatican given [music] the Templar connection.
The artifact would be tied up in legal battles for decades, [music] locked away in a museum vault, its secrets lost.
Marty, ever the pragmatist, saw the logistical nightmare. But it was Rick the dreamer who made the final call.
The purpose of the hunt was always to find the truth. And if the only way to control the truth was to control the artifact, then they had to sell it. Not to the highest bidder, but to the right bidder.
Oh my gosh, it’s another Bobby Dazzler. Look.
Through a series of discreet inquiries, they connected with a private consortium of historical preservationists, a shadowy group of billionaires dedicated to acquiring and protecting world-altering artifacts from governments and public interference.
The negotiations were swift and silent. The final sale price, a staggering $200 million.
One hundred million went to the Lagginas to cover their extensive investment over the years, and the other hundred million was divided among the core members of the fellowship.
Checks ranging from $5 million to $15 million were issued, all tied to ironclad non-disclosure agreements.
The treasure had been found, sold, and the crew paid to forget they ever saw it.
The story they would tell the world was that the drilling in the money pit had reached a dead end. Another costly failure in a long line of them.
It was a believable narrative, one viewers had become accustomed to. But for the inner circle, life had changed forever. They were now the keepers of a monumental secret. Their silence bought for a king’s ransom.
The question now was, could they handle the weight of that secret? The money was real, but so was the burden.
Secrets in the swamp.
The payout from the secret sale of the Templar Astrolabe wasn’t just a bonus. It was a fundamental shift in the lives of every person who had dedicated years to the Oak Island dig.
For a crew that was a mix of blue-collar workers, engineers, and passionate historians, a sudden influx of millions of dollars created what can only be described as golden handcuffs.
You can [music] see this everywhere when great wealth is suddenly acquired. The freedom it promises is often overshadowed by the secrets it demands.
Take Gary Drayton, the metal-detecting wizard. With his catchphrases and infectious [music] enthusiasm, his estimated net worth before the find was a respectable $1.5 million earned through his expertise and television fame.
Suddenly, he was looking at a bank account with an extra $10 million.
The thing nobody tells you is that for a man who lives to share his discoveries, being paid to hide the biggest find of his life is a unique form of torment.
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He could continue his work on the show, searching for top pocket finds, but it would all be a performance knowing the real treasure was already gone.
Then there’s Jack Begley, Craig Tester’s stepson and the fellowship’s go-to guy for any tough, dirty job. Often seen as the heart and soul of the physical labor on the island.
Jack’s net worth was around $3 million. His payday was reportedly close to $15 million, a reward for his unwavering dedication.
What many overlooked is Jack’s [music] genuine passion for the hunt. The money was life-changing, but it effectively ended the quest that had defined his adult life.
How do you continue to dig with the same hope and drive when you know the ultimate prize has already been claimed [music] and concealed?
Oo, it’s a piece of something. That could be interesting. It’s got a curve on it, so it could be like a barrel loop.
He could retire, travel the world, and never lift another shovel. But the mystery that fueled him was now a closed chapter, locked away by a non-disclosure agreement.
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His new wealth came at the cost of his purpose.
The most shocking fact involves the core family.
Alex Lagginina, Marty’s son, an engineer with a bright future and an already impressive [music] $50 million net worth from his family’s other ventures, received a share as a key part of the operation.
For him, the money was less about changing his lifestyle and more about legacy.
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He was now part of a secret that reshaped his family’s story from one of relentless, perhaps foolish pursuit into one of staggering covert success.
And what about Craig Tester, Marty’s longtime business partner and the technical genius behind the drilling operations?
His net worth was already near $50 million. The additional $15 million was a drop in the bucket, but it solidified his role as a guardian of the secret.
He was the one who engineered the technology that found [music] the treasure. Now he had to help engineer the story that would hide it.
You see, for each member of the crew, the millions came with a heavy price.
They were no longer just treasure hunters. They were conspirators in one of the greatest [music] historical coverups of our time.
They had to go on camera, feign disappointment, and talk about theories and possibilities, all while knowing the definitive answer was sitting in a private vault somewhere on the other side of the world.
They had achieved the dream only to discover that the dream was a secret they had to take to their graves.
But was the astrolabe the only thing they found down there? Or was it just the [music] beginning of a deeper mystery?
Seven must perish.
The legend of Oak Island has always been steeped in more than just mud and seawater. It’s a story soaked in mystery, dark omens, and a chilling prophecy.
The most famous part of the island’s lore is the curse that seven people must lose their lives in the search for the treasure before it can be found.
To date, the number of lives lost stands at six.
The thing nobody tells you is that with the secret discovery and sale of the Templar Astrolabe, the Lagginas and their team may have cleverly sidestepped this curse by finding the treasure and immediately removing it from the island [music] without a seventh person perishing.
Did they break the prophecy? Or did they simply start a new, more dangerous chapter?
You see, the cover-up itself carries its [music] own risks, and the curse may not be about a treasure, but about the secrets the island holds.
Many people are crazy about the money pit, the 900 ft deep booby-trapped shaft that has confounded treasure hunters for centuries.
But what if the purpose of the money pit wasn’t to protect a treasure from being found, but to protect the world [music] from the treasure?
The astrolabe, with its Templar markings and mysterious map, is a perfect example of such a dangerous artifact.
Its [music] existence validates centuries of speculation about the Knights Templar fleeing Europe with their immense wealth and sacred relics, establishing a secret foothold in the New World long before Columbus.
This isn’t just a treasure.
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It’s a historical rewrite.
But within the walls of that prison, where up to 70 Templar knights were [music] imprisoned, they knew at that point they would never see their freedom again.
What many overlooked is the powerful web of interest that would want such a truth to remain buried.
The sale wasn’t [music] just a financial transaction. It was a strategic move to prevent the astrolabe from falling into the wrong hands and causing chaos.
And you can see this everywhere in the island’s history. Powerful people have always been drawn to its mystery.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, before he was president, was a member of a treasure-hunting syndicate on the island, captivated by its secrets.
What did he know? Or more importantly, what did he suspect?
The most shocking fact is that powerful [music] groups, from governments to secret societies, may have known for centuries what was truly hidden on Oak Island.
The Lagginas may think they are in control, but they could be just pawns in a much older game.
The private consortium that bought the Astrolabe could be a modern front for the very same secret society that buried it there in the first place, simply reclaiming their lost property.
To put it mildly, the team might not have sold a treasure.
They might have just returned it to its rightful and perhaps sinister [music] owners.
The story presented on television of near misses and frustrating dead ends is now the perfect cover.
The world believes the island has once again defeated the searchers. Meanwhile, the real game continues in the shadows.
The crew, with their millions, are bound to this secrecy, but the island remains.
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The prophecy of a seventh victim still hangs in the air, a grim reminder that Oak Island’s secrets are never given up easily.
The astrolabe is gone, but what about the map it contained? What other treasures are still out there waiting to be found?
A world of treasure.
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The staggering $200 million sale of the Oak Island Astrolabe instantly places it in the pantheon of the world’s greatest treasure legends.
But what many overlooked is that for centuries, stories of unimaginable riches have been whispered on every continent, driving adventurers to the far corners of the globe.
How does the Lagginina secret find stack up against these other legendary treasures?
To put it mildly, the world is filled with Oak Islands, each with its own story of pirates, gold, and lost fortunes.
You see, the human obsession with buried treasure is a global phenomenon.
Consider the infamous pirate Captain William Kidd. In 1699, just before his capture, he buried a substantial treasure on Gardiner’s Island, New York.
The hoard was said to contain gold coins, silver bars, and precious gems.
While authorities at the time claimed to have recovered it all to use as evidence against him, the thing nobody tells you is that pirates rarely put all their eggs — or gold — in one basket.
For over 300 years, treasure hunters have scoured the coast, convinced that Kidd’s primary stash is [music] still out there.
Compared to the single historically profound artifact found on Oak Island, Kidd’s treasure is one of pure, uncomplicated wealth. A pirate’s ransom waiting for a lucky finder.
And that is commonly referred to as a ship spike. I would say that is early 1700s.
Then there is the legendary treasure of Lima.
Around 1820, as war loomed, the Spanish viceroyalty of Peru tried to move an immense fortune out of the country for safekeeping.
This wasn’t just a few chests of gold.
We’re talking about two life-sized solid gold statues, tons of precious metals, and jewels accumulated over centuries.
A haul valued today in the hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars.
The captain hired to transport it, [music] William Thompson, did what any self-respecting sea rogue would do.
He and [music] his crew turned pirate, disposed of the guards, and buried the treasure on Cocos Island off the coast of Costa Rica.
The most shocking fact is that despite hundreds of organized expeditions, including one by a German treasure hunter who lived on the island for nearly 20 years, not a single piece of the Lima treasure has ever been officially recovered.
This [music] makes the Oak Island success even more remarkable.
The Lagginas succeeded where generations on Cocos Island have failed.
And you can see this everywhere, from the myth of Storbeck’s golden coffin in the Baltic Sea to the lost treasures of the Spanish Armada off the Irish coast.
Each story is a tantalizing mix of history and myth, a promise of a life-changing discovery.
The key difference with the Oak Island find is its nature.
While most legends speak of gold and jewels, the astrolabe’s value was primarily in the historical truth it represented.
It was a key to a secret history, something far more powerful and dangerous than a [music] chest of pirate gold.
While the Lagginina crew enjoys their newfound wealth, the [music] rest of the world’s treasure hunters continue their searches, driven by these very legends.
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Did the Lagginas sell out history for money? Or is this the greatest tall tale ever spun?
The island isn’t talking.
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