Treasure & Legends
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Pieces of Eight: What Pirate Money Actually Was
Pirates weren’t after buried chests of jewels — they wanted silver pieces of eight and gold doubloons. Here is what the coin actually was, and how it became the ancestor of the modern dollar.
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Captain Kidd’s Buried Treasure: The One Legend That Was Real
Pirates almost never buried treasure, but William Kidd genuinely did, on Gardiners Island in 1699. Here is the documented record of what happened next.
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Real Pirate Treasure: Separating Fact from Legend
Buried treasure is pirate lore’s most famous trope, but the real history behind it is far less romantic. Here is what pirates actually did with their plunder.