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  1. May 8, 2015 · William Kidd was a notorious pirate hunter turned notorious pirate, and legend has it that he left treasure behind. Now, a group of archaeologists thinks they’ve found part of Captain...

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  3. Jul 28, 2022 · Captain Kidd’s treasure has been searched for on Oak Island, Thimble Islands in Connecticut, Rahway River in New Jersey, Phú Quốc, and Island in Vietnam. False Treasure? The UNESCO organization studied the bar and through testing, determined it was over 90% lead.

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  4. Jun 28, 2024 · William Kidd, byname Captain Kidd, 17th-century privateer and semilegendary pirate who became celebrated in English literature as one of the most colorful outlaws of all time. Fortune seekers have hunted his buried treasure in vain through succeeding centuries.

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  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › William_KiddWilliam Kidd - Wikipedia

    Captain Kidd, Burying Treasure, from the Pirates of the Spanish Main series (N19) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes MET DP835020. Mythology and legend. The belief that Kidd had left buried treasure contributed greatly to the growth of his legend.

  6. Jun 24, 2015 · News broke on May 7th, 2015 that the long-lost treasure of the notorious pirate, Captain William Kidd, had been found off the coast of Madagascar in the form of a silver bar. This is not...

  7. Jun 1, 2021 · Soon after Captain William Kidd’s arrest, gold and other treasure worth about 20,000 pounds (more than $1 million in today’s value) was dug up on Gardiner’s Island off the coast of Long Island, NY.

  8. May 7, 2015 · Underwater explorers in Madagascar say they have discovered treasure belonging to the notorious 17th-Century Scottish pirate William Kidd. A 50kg (7st 9lb) silver bar was brought to shore on...

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