The Curse of Oak Island: A Small Win at Lot 2 (Season 6) | History

Let’s do this. Rick Lagina, along with metal detection expert Gary Drayton and archaeologist Laird Niven, head to Lot Two on the western side of the island.

Look, they did a remarkable job of clearing, but I think we should keep expanding the search area. You lead the way.
Here, you’re the guy with the lucky metal detector.

They are searching areas of the island that have remained virtually unexplored in hopes of finding important artifacts or treasure.

This looks like a good spot, guys, and we know we are the first people to search this—probably ever.
No, all I can say is good luck.
Let’s do the thing!
Bolder? Yep.

To pull the moss off, is it okay to do that?
Yep.
Where this has been on here a long time.

Put the top—
Who was that? A signal, and that’s non-ferrous.
Oh really? It’s quite deep as well, reading 10 inches.
Just say, “My still reading deeper.”
Oh baby, look at the patina on that.
Oh my goodness! Now that’s a coin.

You tell me what that is—a coin.
That’s King George referred.
I know what this is.
That’s a cartwheel two pence. So, Tiffany, this looks like it’s from 1797.

In 1797, a shortage of small denomination coins throughout the British Empire led to the limited production of some 720,000 copper coins known as two pennies, minted with a likeness of King George III.

The unusual size of the coins, combined with a wide outer rim, earned them the nickname “cartwheels.”

That is freakin’ crazy! What are you making of the lettering?
It should say “Britannia” on it on one side.
Yeah, I mean, we got those King George coppers. King Charles. Open-air Day.
Money Pit. We’ve got British presence on the island because it is dated two years after the Money Pit’s discovery in 1795.

The presence of a cartwheel penny on Oak Island offers possible evidence of someone who may have come to the island searching for treasure. But if so, what is it they were hoping to find on Lot Two—so far from the infamous treasure site?

All these buoys are spirits to find a unique item that may or may not have a significant impact on the constantly evolving story of Oak Island.

It’s always nice to have a small win, and that’s a small win.