The Curse of Oak Island: ORIGINS OF GOLD OBJECT REVEALED (Season 8) | History

Charles Barkhouse joins Rick Lagina as they meet
with rare coin and artifact expert Sandy Campbell
in the Oak Island Interpretive Center.

Sandy: “Hey Rick, to get his analysis of
the gold-colored object found one day
ago by Gary Drayton. It’s from the swamp.”

Rick: “Wow, and deep?”
Sandy: “Oh really, three or four feet down.”
Rick: “Well, that’s cool.”

Gary believed that it was gold.
Sandy: “You know, I think it’s quite yellow, but let’s
you know, let’s clean it up. Let’s sure put some
water in here and have a peek.”

Rick: “I’m curious what we might see.”
Sandy: “If you’re curious, we certainly are.”

An ultrasonic cleaner is a device that works
by creating high-frequency pressure in water
to thoroughly but gently clean objects
without causing abrasions or damaging them.

Sandy: “You know, after my initial impressions, I
decide to put it in the ultrasonic cleaner to
pull out any details either on the obverse or
in the reverse of the knob.”

Rick: “Let’s take a peek.”

Sandy: “It was definitely found in a swamp.
There’s a lot of dirt coming from inside.
This is really quite odd.
I mean, you can tell by the
workmanship it’s fair for modern.”

Sandy: “It could be some kind of a knob from a
jewel chest in the Oak Island Interpretive
Center. I think it was quite ornate at one time.”

Rare coin and artifact expert Sandy Campbell
has just given his opinion that the
gold-colored object found in the swamp
may very well be connected to a chest and perhaps
one that contains something of great value.

Rick: “When you said it was ornate, does that mean
that there’s something from more high-end?”
Sandy: “Oh, I would think this is more high-end. Yeah, yeah.
For sure. You know, probably somebody with money.
It could have been just for
a secret box, who knows.”

Rick: “The question is, what was inside it?”
Sandy: “Yeah. You know, I know what was inside the box.”

Sandy: “It’s funny, out in the field, that had the
appearance of gold. No, this here screams brass.”

Rick: “Really?”
Sandy: “If it was gold, that color would be a higher
karat. It wouldn’t be 10, it would be like 18 karat or 20
karat. It would have a little more weight because
gold is much more dense than copper and
zinc. Although, you know, under a loop, it does
have a really, you know, close resemblance to gold.”

Sandy affirmed that it was not gold,
nor gold-plated, but what he did attest to
was the fact that this was an item not of
common usage. It was indeed a high-end item,
and in his belief, that it came from a
chest.

Rick: “That’s interesting, but it’s not definitive.”

Sandy: “What is a high-end chest pull doing
three or four feet down in a swamp?”

Rick: “Certainly an interesting piece. I think we’ve
done as much here. You’ve done as much here as
we possibly can.”

Sandy: “Yeah, can’t say it often enough, we
thank you for your assistance.”

Rick: “Well, the journey is
really the treasure.”

Sandy: “Absolutely, but let’s not roll
out, you know, a big bag of gold at some point.”

Rick: “So, we appreciate the help, Sandy. Really do. Thank you.”
Sandy: “I appreciate the opportunity. See you later. Take care.”