13x02 - Billion Dollar Baby

[bunniefuu]

Tonight on the curse of oak island...

Everything that we dug up

led us to this area being the money pit.

We just need to find
the right spot at depth.

If it's there, we should find it.

Fiona? It was shining in the sun.

Hallelujah.

Is that it?

- Here we go.
- What do we got?

Fits in with the time period of 1600s.

It's probably the coolest thing

- that I've looked at.
- Really?

Valuation? Sky's the limit.

- My gosh.
- Yeah.

There is an island in the north Atlantic

where people have been looking for

an incredible treasure
for more than 200 years.

So far, they have found a stone slab

with strange symbols carved into it,

man-made workings that
date to medieval times,

and a lead cross whose
origin may be connected

to the knights templar.

To date, six men have died
trying to solve the mystery.

And according to legend,
one more will have to die

before the treasure can be found.

We came in with a purpose this year,

and the purpose was
to put every borehole

on the bottom of the solution channel.

Yeah, absolutely.

As a new day begins on oak island,

brothers Rick and Marty lagina

and their team are
energized by the belief

that they could finally be on track

to solve a 230-year-old treasure mystery.

Everything that we dug up

led us to this area being the money pit.

We just need to find
the right spot at depth,

- beneath 150 feet.
- Yeah.

Whatever was put in the money pit fell

to where it could fall no more,

I.e., the solution channel. So,

if it's there, we should find it.

Yeah, time's gonna tell.

The team is currently drilling a borehole

in the fabled money
pit area known as j-9.

A borehole located where
they believe the original

treasure shaft, first discovered in 1795,

has collapsed after
more than two centuries

of repeated excavations
and fallen into a massive,

natural cavity in the bedrock
known as the solution channel

between 150 and 220 feet underground.

We're looking for what,
hopefully, pitblado found

in 1849.

After the collapse, I
think it's all down there.

- The whole thing is down there.
- Right. Exactly.

Yeah.

This was a coin that was given to me

that, from my own research, I believe

is from about 1367.

- Wow.
- One week ago,

the team was presented
with a 14th-century

silver Portuguese coin,

believed to be related
to the Portuguese sect

of the knights templar
known as the knights of Christ.

According to the coin's
current owner, Steve Salomon,

it was recovered during
a drilling operation in 1849

from nearly 100 feet deep in
the money pit by James pitblado,

a drilling foreman who
kept the discovery a secret.

We got a core, gentleman.

Looks like. Yeah.

Get another bag.

Now, having already
detected high-trace evidence

of precious metals in water deep

underground, they are
hoping to prove that the coin

is genuine by finding many
more in the solution channel.

- What have you got, Kyle?
- 158.

- 158?
- Yeah.

Let's see what we got.

None of the previous
work got to the bottom

of the solution channel,

where a treasure fallen
to those depths could hide.

And what do we got here?

There could be a lot
more coins hiding in there.

I think there are ample opportunities here

to find out.

These are chunks of limestone.

- Nothing yet, Charles.
- Nothing yet.

What's your suspected depth

of the bottom of the
solution channel here?

In this area?

It's in between 210, 215.

Well, the key would be

to find any evidence of treasure.

That's your target.

Turn immediately to recovery

and that would probably mean a big dig.

- Let's find it.
- We're still a ways away,

so call me if you find anything.

Absolutely. You're my first call.

Gonna keep our eyes peeled.

As the core drilling operation continues

in the money pit area...

Nearly half a mile away
on lot 5... All right, guys.

We're gonna go around
the ferns down to the beach.

Marty lagina, his nephew Peter fornetti

and metal detection expert Katya drayton

search for clues between a
mysterious rectangular feature

and a rounded stone
foundation near the shoreline.

Proceed.

After the surprising discovery

of these two buried
features back in 2022,

the team has made
astonishing finds that suggest

both may have been used

as campsites by different groups

over a number of centuries

prior to the discovery of the money pit.

These finds include a lead barter token

that, just like the 14th-century lead cross

discovered at Smith's
cove, may be related

to the knights templar.

Another curious clue
is a mortar-like material

that has been found in both features,

which has been scientifically
matched to soil samples

collected from more than 100 feet deep

in the money pit area.

There we go.

- It's a two-way signal.
- Okay.

- Sounds good.
- Pete.

This occupation we
know occurred, potentially,

through several time periods.

Amongst other things, we have

direct connection between
lot 5 and the money pit already.

Lot 5 could give us clues
as to when, and by who,

the treasure itself might
have been deposited,

so that could be very meaningful.

That's a rock. How big is it?

That's a big rock.

That's a big Boulder.

You know what?

There is a pry bar

left from an earlier job right over here.

Let's see if we can move this bad boy.

- What you want?
- Put it longways, right there.

This is vaguely reminiscent
of being ten years old again.

Here we are, with the
lowest of low tech possible.

We got a great big Boulder,
we have no hydraulic equipment.

We have a prybar.

We're gonna try to move this Boulder

out of the way, it needs
to get out of the way,

we need to know what's under it.

I'm gonna fall on my
face, is what I'm gonna do.

Wish me luck.

Come on, you big bugger.

This rock here refuses to be moved.

There have been a lot
of great finds around lot 5.

And so, it's very important to get it.

It could be, I mean, it
could be a gold coin.

It could be a coin with a date on it.

I can't just let that go.

I don't think we have the right equipment.

I think the skid steer will fit in here.

- Pete, yes?
- Yeah.

Okay, well, I will go get

the machine and we'll roll it out of there.

- Awesome. Let's move on.
- Okay.

While Marty retrieves

a small excavator to
move the Boulder on lot 5...

Whenever I see iron on the table,

I'm excited, obviously.

This could be an important find.

Rick lagina and other members

of the team meet with laird niven

and Emma culligan in the lab.

It came out of h.5-8.5,
which is 174 to 178 feet deep.

It looked very much like somebody's

drill casing, something from before us.

They are about to hear a scientific report

on pieces of a believed drill rod

that was recovered over one week ago,

just feet away from where they are

currently exploring in the money pit area.

If it was somebody's old drill steel,

that tells us that somebody
else was interested

in this area for reasons we don't know.

- Yeah.
- And Emma,

- that's where you come in.
- Yeah.

Earlier this morning, Emma
scanned the metal pieces

using the X-ray
fluorescence spectrometer,

or xrf, a device that
can identify the elements

in an object's composition
to help determine

when it was created.

So, the two metals are
exactly the same thing,

which you kind of see
just from the look of it

that they belong to the same piece.

Based on the list of impurities,

its manganese content, I would

put this around mid-1800s to late 1800s.

The dates that Emma

is relating to us indicates searcher.

The truro company

in 1849... they were doing their drilling,

and they brought up the coin

that pitblado put in his pocket.

In 1849, members of the truro company

excavated the original money pit

down to a depth of nearly 90 feet.

After building a wooden platform

at a depth of 30 feet in the pit,

they began a drilling operation.

At approximately 100
feet, they reportedly struck

two stacked chests,
which they failed to recover

due to catastrophic flooding.

However, the company's foreman,

named James pitblado, is believed

to have recovered the 14th-century silver

Portuguese coin from
the end of the drill bit.

They were drilling when they knew

where the money pit was,
so my hope is we're gonna

find more of those Portuguese coins

- in this area.
- That'd be pretty cool.

Yeah, and we know the truro company

didn't get below any more
than 117 feet with their drilling,

so the great collapse

could have carried
this metal down deeper

than any known work at the time.

And that area of the solution channel

could prove really interesting.

If this steel correlates to the efforts

by the truro company

to try to find treasure, that's important

because it would mean
that we are in the same area

that they were in when they
were looking for the vault,

and we have a coin that we suspect

might be associated with
that, and it is in this area.

Bottom line is we
have an area that we've

designated an area of significant interest,

and this supports that.

Given the evidence on the table,

we should redouble our efforts.

- Let's go do it.
- All right.

This could turn into loose,

watery material within
a foot or two, right?

Yep.

While the drilling operation proceeds

in the money pit...

I'm just gonna try and get right in there

and pluck it out.

And then we're done
with that rock. Yeah.

Marty lagina arrives back on lot 5

with a small excavator
known as a skid steer...

To move the Boulder that is covering

what may be an important clue.

The plan to move the rock initially

was to try and move it with levers.

Didn't work.

So, then it's time to bring in the power

of a skid steer.

Nothing I like better.

It's kind of hard to move
a rock that's in a hole.

There we go.

But we want to get this out

because it could be super significant.

And it could be very, very old.

- Okay.
- The rock is moved.

- It is accomplished.
- Finally.

Well, is there anything in there?

Let's find out.

Please be something in there.

It's so low of a signal,

and it's reading very low content.

I believe there was something
here... but not anymore.

- It disintegrated. Yeah.
- Yeah.

It seems that it's a bit of
a ghost we were chasing.

Probably, there was something in there

that corroded a long time ago.

So, it's still a bit of a mystery.

We had to do this.

There was a clue,
potentially, under that rock,

and it would have driven all of us crazy

if we didn't find out.
But we're not gonna let

the island beat us, so
let's get on to the next task.

Yeah, let's do it.

Lot 5 has been a better place to look

than just anywhere. I'm still hoping

to find something interesting,
something valuable, a clue.

Actually, Katya, you
know where I brought

the skid steer in and
disturbed all the soil here?

- Yeah.
- Why don't you scan this?

- What the heck?
- I'd love to do it.

- Yeah.
- That'd be great.

There is definitely
something over here, too.

- Yeah, that's a good signal.
- That's a great signal.

That's pretty deep.

Yeah. That's out.

Pinpoint.

Here we go.

- What do you got?
- Wow.

Here, clean it up a little bit.

That's not just a shard of metal because

it's got something going on right there.

There is some sort of attachment here.

Yeah, looks like it has a fastener on it.

Tell you what it is, it's lab worthy.

- That's right.
- So, that's good.

- Okay.
- All right, so all this

rigmarole to get that rock
might have been worth it,

if this means something.

I mean, look at the proximity

- to the rectangular feature.
- Right.

Just an inch or two outside
of where they were digging.

And so, if this could be a clue

to figure out what the
heck was going on here

and how it associates to the money pit.

Yeah, I think there's something here.

That's certainly a possibility.

This thing might mean something.

It might tell us who was there and when

and that would be a big deal.

It could very well be significant,

so bag it, please, and we'll analyze it.

Sounds great.

- Let's go onto something else.
- Perfect.

- Way to go, you guys.
- Yeah.

As Marty and the team

finish their investigation on lot 5,

in the research center...

So, Sandy, I'd like to
introduce you to Steve Salomon.

At the request of Rick lagina,

Steve Salomon has agreed to
have coin expert Sandy Campbell

examine the 14th-century
Portuguese coin

that was reportedly extracted from

the original money pit back in 1849.

- So this is it?
- There you go.

Interesting.

With his extensive experience,

it is the team's hope
that Sandy will be able

to confirm the origin of the coin,

as well as its potential value.

It's quite cool.

Probably the coolest
thing that I've looked at.

- Really?
- In my time on the island, so...

You know, we've had
some cool things, but...

This is... this goes to a different level.

It's a tornê escudo, which
means a decorative shield.

It's Portuguese, 14th century.

There's clearly a connection

to the templars because
of the design of this coin.

You have the cross.

- Here it is here.
- And that's basically

the religious templar
connotation on the back,

and the celebration of the
king on the obverse side.

This would be after the knights templar

were technically disbanded,

but there was still a lot of involvement

with the monarch and the templar.

You know, secretly, obviously.

And this was an ode to the templar.

It's a fairly unique item,
because it was only minted

from 1367 to probably '83.

- That's very curious.
- Interesting.

Although the order of the knights templar

were disbanded in 1307,

their rumored treasures
were never found,

and many fled to nations
that offered them safe harbor,

including Portugal.

Is it possible that this coin suggests

that their missing valuables
were hidden on oak island?

This is exceptional because this coin,

whenever it was buried,
was brand spanking new.

This was not circulated at all.

You say, "when it was buried."

It was buried for a long time?

This was definitely buried.

- Why do you say that?
- If this

wasn't buried, it couldn't look like this.

It would get very dark.

If this was sitting

in a chest and protected
down there, it's gonna be

very slow, at 100 feet
deep, for the deterioration.

So, this coin here will have silver,

zinc, copper, and a touch
of nickel when it was made.

We have seen those

elements in the water testing, though,

- that's been done, right?
- That's true.

- Silver, nickel, zinc.
- Yeah.

Okay, I got to go back

and do my due
diligence here for my dad.

What do you think it would fetch?

There's a Marty lagina
question, there you go, right there.

Valuation?

You would be shocked. This would be


If you find some that
aren't deteriorated like this...

You know, sky's the limit.

That's amazing.

Let's give my dad a call.

- Hey.
- Hey, Alex. What's up?

So, just a quick question
for you. I need your help

- with some math here.
- Okay.

In the oak island research center,

members of the team call Marty lagina

to inform him that the

reportedly found in the original money pit

back in 1849 may be worth

more than $20,000 in today's value.

So, if we have a coin
on the table that's worth,

say, $20,000, perhaps more...

What would be the approximate value of

an entire chest full of those?

Yeah.

According to Sandy,

- it could fetch quite a bit.
- Yeah.

Yep.

Yeah, that's-that's amazing.

Yeah.

Yeah.

There should be more of 'em.

Look, we found all kinds

of really interesting
things and intriguing clues

and... and things that make you wonder

"what in the heck
happened on this island?"

But it looks quite likely
to me that this coin

is a piece of treasure that was extracted

from deep in the money pit,

and that means that there's a lot more

down deep in the solution channel.

Now you can stop

asking me if there's a
treasure in the money pit.

I'm on board with that.

- Yeah, we'll keep you posted.
- Thanks Marty.

See you.

The focus here for me is,
you know, why was it put there?

You don't cross the oceans with money,

put in a hundred-foot shaft, protect it by

a flooding system.

- No, too much work.
- It just-it just...

It's something else.

Some intent, some purpose.

Truthfully, if the numbers reached

a billion dollars or even more,

i-I'm not surprised by that.

But I think there's
something far more valuable.

There's a real treasure
here, a monetary treasure

and something else, secret
information, secret knowledge

that has allowed this
treasure mystery to endure

for 230 years.

I've always believed it,
since I was a little boy.

I believe it yet today as I sit here.

We just have to find it.

Sandy, Steve, thank you both very much.

The raising of the level of excitement

wouldn't have happened
without the both of you.

The oak island story is alive and well.

And at this point, all that remains

to be said is we need to go find it.

- Let's go.
- Let's do it.

As Rick and other members of the team

conclude their meeting in the
oak island research center...

- We'll take that corner - down, too.
- Yep.

And I'll probably work with you over here.

Yes, please.

Over on lot 5, archeologist Fiona Steele

and other members of the team

continue to search
for clues in the rounded

stone foundation near the shoreline.

- Fiona?
- Yeah?

I think this is red with glaze on it.

Okay, you know what, I think that

looks like the black
anglo-American ware.

- Yeah.
- The anglo-American ware

is a coarse earthen ware.

It could be anywhere
from 1600s to 1800s.

There's a body of evidence

from the lot 5 feature that
literally spans centuries.

How do you explain that?

Good eyes.

The archeologists are
intrigued by the feature, and

more and more information continues

to come out of the ground.

So, you have to go where
the information takes you.

I found a button.

- Well, hallelujah.
- It's my first button.

Wow, that's good eyes

'cause they are hard to see
when you're with the rocks.

Yeah, you totally found a button.

- Pretty round.
- Well, and you can see

the shank there. It's
kind of flattened down.

Buttons are falling off all the time,

and we have found
so many here on lot 5.

Some of the buttons have
even had military signs on them.

We have found the star burst button.

That one is really, really old.

That could even possibly
go back to medieval times.

Another mysterious button?

And found close to
where the team unearthed

the so-called star burst
button, which may be related

to the knights of Malta?

Could the team have possibly found

another piece of evidence
that may help identify

one of the groups who used this feature

prior to the discovery of the money pit

and if so, what their purpose there was?

Every button that we find adds to our

picture of what we think
might be happening here.

I do think that this structure is connected

to the money pit and the
story of oak island itself.

There's so much evidence in relation

to the artifacts that give us the timelines,

and these timelines really all
predate the money pit discovery.

So, that's why we never
let anything go unexplored.

Yay.

Best find of the day so far.

Well done.

That's exciting.

While the investigation
on lot 5 continues...

Back in business, Rick.

Several hundred yards to the east

at Smith's cove... yep.

- Not that time.
- Another pesky nail.

Rick, Gary and Billy,

are continuing to
search through the spoils

that were extracted
during the large-scale digs

in the money pit area one year ago.

This don't sound bad. I'll pinpoint, mate.

Let's see if there's anything in there.

After finding a tunneling
tool one week ago

that may date back to the 1600s,

and possibly connected
to a deposit of treasure,

now they are hoping to recover a piece

of those potential valuables.

Nice.

- Chain? -No, I don't -believe so.
- No, it's not.

- Some kind of hook.
- Yeah.

My thought is the curve
looks like it's not damaged,

so you could hang something on there.

That went into the wall,
with a sharpened end,

you hang something right in there.

- Yeah.
- I mean, it makes sense, right?

Yeah, it looks like, kind
of a... a refashioned,

square-shanked fastener.

The older type, square-shanked
fastener, to hang stuff.

Yeah, I think this is old, mate.

I think this could go
back to the same period

all the rest of those
iron fasteners and tools

that we're finding in
these money pit spoils,

which would be 1600s or
older. That'd be fantastic.

All right, mate, I'll put this -in the pouch.

Yep.

I don't think any of us would want

to quit on this attempt to find
whatever we can in the spoils.

I think there's more to be found.

It's exciting. The money
pit spoils piles are huge

because they accumulate.

There could be anything in them.

The hope is that we will find some

serious clues associated with

the treasure in the money pit area.

There we go.

Just in there.

Is that it?

This is beautiful.

That's really nice.

Beautiful, square nail.

While searching through last year's

money pit spoils, Rick, Gary

and Billy have just made
an exciting discovery.

And that looks suspiciously
like our old friend.

- Rosehead.
- Yep. You got that right, mate.

That's a rosy.

There's a whole lot
of rosy -going on here.

Yeah.

- It's cool.
- It's definitely an old fastener.

There's no mistaking, when you see that

beveled edge going around there.

They made the shaft, and
then did the head separate.

And when this was
hammered into wood,

that's when all these facets were made.

They resemble those rose head petals.

- Is it broken off, or...
- Yeah.

Yeah, that would have
been twice as long.

And if you look at the size
of it, it would have been a lot

bigger. We're on a treasure hunt, mate.

That could have been
out of a treasure chest.

- Really could.
- Could have.

You've got a big chest,

and you've seen these silver coins.

I mean, they would have been heavy.

They would have needed a big chest.

To your point, it's not like they're only for

- creating shafts.
- No.

You can look at old doors and chests,

and you see rose head
spikes all the time.

Will it connect in some way

to the efforts done long ago

in the money pit and Smith's cove?

That's the hope.

Okay, mate, that's a
really great find, mate.

Do you want to do the honors
and put it in the bag of goodies?

Sure, that's got to go
to Emma, obviously.

- It's a cool find.
- Yeah.

Stock up with coffee because

you're gonna be busy, Emma.

As the search for evidence of treasure

continues at Smith's cove...
Hey, Steve. How you doing?

- Hey, guys.
- Got to the bottom of j-9?

Yep.

In the money pit area,

Terry Matheson, Charles barkhouse

and Steve guptill are about to examine

the final two core samples

that were recovered in borehole j-9

that reached the bottom
of the solution channel

at a depth of 216 feet.

Hit the bottom of the
solution channel at 216.

That's 26 feet of recovery.
That's pretty good.

Got some loose material here that looks

kind of intriguing and interesting.

It's potentially the kind
of stuff we're looking for,

something that might indicate there was

a treasure chest in
the immediate vicinity,

or some treasure broke up in the area.

Yeah, I hadn't run my pinpointer

over it yet, so I'll do that.

Every single one of these cores

needs to be metal
detected because this is

the heart of the solution channel,

and this is the depth where
we're looking for treasure.

Any time we see that loose material

in the solution channel,
that means that treasure

can fall to the bottom when we see that.

It's clean, gentlemen.

It's not gonna be in this.

You know what, though?

We got good information.

This is one of the
deepest hits we've ever had

in the solution channel,
so we know it's a deep canal

- or channel in here, at least.
- Yeah.

I think Emma should look
for, precious metals in this.

I think you're right. I
would say this area between


and, potentially, there
could be something in there.

Something that might
indicate there's some treasure

- in the area.
- Yeah.

Back in 2024, the team conducted

new water tests here
that confirmed high traces

of gold and silver more
than 100 feet underground.

Two weeks later... stop.

It's caving. It's caving all the way back.

The ground in this area collapsed

as the team conducted
a major excavation,

which lead them to believe

that the possible treasure now lies

more than 200 feet deep
in the solution channel.

Now the team is collecting soil samples

to have them tested
for more trace evidence

of precious metals.

- Feel how loose that is.
- Yeah.

- Here we go. That does it.
- Yep.

If those tests yield positive results,

it will help the team plan

their most ambitious
excavation yet in the hopes

of finally recovering
the long-lost treasure.

The next hole, we're not
gonna go far from this hole.

All right, I'm gonna go drop the gyro.

- Okay.
- We'll get that information

- and we'll move on.
- Yeah.

- Absolutely.
- Absolutely.

As a new day dawns...

And while members of the team

begin drilling a new borehole
in the money pit area...

On lot 5,

there's a mystery there
wrapped in an enigma.

Rick lagina and members
of the team have joined

laird niven and Emma culligan

in the oak island laboratory.

I mean, it really is confusing.

But in its confusion,

artifacts come up to the surface, right?

We have one here. Katya
and Peter and Marty found it.

Laird and Emma have just completed

their preliminary scientific
analysis on the metal artifact

that was unearthed one day ago on lot 5.

What I think is really cool
about where we found this

is it was really near
the rectangular feature.

Then Katya came through

and was metal detecting on the tracks.

And this is where we found that.

So it was kind of the
skid steer turning up

a little bit of the material
that brought this to life.

Emma, what can you tell us about that?

So it is a cast-iron pot.

There is a slight phosphorous content.

But this would not affect

the quality of the iron whatsoever

- because it is cookware.
- And you're certain

that that's what that is
based on the curvature?

That's what we think.

- Yeah.
- The high phosphorous

content that's present throughout an iron

creates an iron that is
brittle during colder climates

and it's prone to
breaking, which suggests

it being pre-1800s.

I find that industrial revolution

is when they really started to stray away

from cast-iron pots.

So it fits in with the time period of 1700s.

- It could - go into the 1600s.
- Wow.

Quite stunning.

My gosh.

So, this cast-iron pot

fits in with the time period of 1700s.

It could go into the 1600s.

My gosh.

In the oak island laboratory,

Emma culligan has
just informed Rick lagina

and other members of the team

that the remains of a
cooking pot found by Marty,

Katya, and Peter one day ago on lot 5

could date as far back
as the 17th century.

So, this was probably
used by someone who was

associated with the features.

Yeah. That's... I think that's

a reasonable assumption.
And the neat thing

about cast-iron pots is I
don't believe in the 1700s

they had the ability to cast
anything in Nova Scotia.

- No, they didn't.
- So it was made in Europe

- and then brought here whole.
- Yeah.

Could laird be correct

that this piece of a possible

was likely brought to oak island
by someone of European origin?

If so, who was it?

And what were they doing on lot 5?

We've all broken things, right?

If you don't pick it up,
the whole thing's there.

- Yeah.
- Is this island just strange

- with all of these one-offs?
- So between

the round feature and
the rectangular feature,

we have hundreds of
pieces. But nothing whole.

We certainly haven't found a whole pot.

No. And that's what's
troubling to me, is...

Is this an attempt by
whomever to police the site?

- To hide something?
- I-I don't know

if they just picked up the larger pieces

and threw them in the
ocean or took them with them.

The foundation itself

before it was discovered was under

several feet of soil, was it not? Yeah.

- Yeah. And rocks.
- So everything's well-covered.

It's a possibility they were hiding

- something there.
- Yeah.

Everything that comes from lot 5

hopefully can help solve that mystery.

'Cause if you can put
this back in the 1600s,

then the "who" becomes
maybe attainable, right?

- Yeah. I agree.
- Right around

that area, we had found trade weights,

buttons that connect
with the knights of Malta,

some other very old, artifacts.

But we get something different here.

- Yeah.
- That could be important.

That cast iron may give
us a clue to who else

was active in that area.

Could Rick and Doug be correct

that this fragment of a cooking
pot offers more evidence

that someone deliberately
covered up the two foundations

as well as all traces
of their activity on lot 5

back in the 1600s?

If so, could other potentially

that have been uncovered
nearby help identify just who it was?

Truthfully, I wish I could say,

"lot 5 was done by this group of people."

Could it be the knights of Malta

or something associated
with the templars?

Sure, it could.

But some of the artifacts
go back into medieval times.

You know? 1400, 1500, 1600.

But for right now, I think we're done.

- We need to get back to work.
- All right.

- Thank you both.
- See y'all.

As Rick, Peter, and Doug

conclude their meeting in the lab...

Okay, Katya. We're on.

We're on lot 5.

And this thing has given up a lot.

But today it's gonna give up more,

- right?
- I'm hoping.

On lot 5, Marty and Katya
are expanding their search

south of the rounded
feature to look for new clues.

Yes, sir.

Aha.

That sounds pretty good.

It does. It's registering pretty good.

- And it looks nonferrous, -so...
- Let's have a go.

Right under that rock.

- Come on. Be something good.
- Come on.

All right. Maybe that
might've loosened things up.

Ooh. That sounds a lot better out.

Let's see.

- There you go.
- There we are.

Ooh! A button?

What is that, a coin?

I don't think that's a button.

Wowzer.

- Does it look like a coin?
- I think that's a coin.

I think that's a really old coin.

All right! Way to go, Katya!

That looks like a very old coin to me.

My gosh. It does.

It almost looks like there's a cross on it.

Really?

Yeah.

Right there and right there.

I think it might be copper, 'cause it's...

- Yeah, I think it's copper.
- It's tinted green,

and only copper does that.

A coin is really exciting.

Katya and I look at each other,
and, you know, I know what's...

I know what she's thinking,
and I know what I'm thinking.

This is the Roman coin area.

And that is, you know, hugely exciting.

Hey, you nailed it. You
said it was nonferrous

- right off the bat. Good on you.
- Thank you.

- I'm impressed.
- I'm so excited about this.

- This is amazing.
- I feel pretty good about this.

Okay, Katya, let's...
Let me call big brother.

Honestly, he'll want to see this.

Okay. All the smiles.

Proud dad coming in.

- Yeah, dad coming in.
- On lot 5,

Rick, Gary and Billy arrive

after hearing that Marty and Katya

have found a potentially important clue.

Come on over here.

We think this is good.

- When Marty calls, -got to be good.
- Gary, come here.

I'm coming!

I'm telling you this... your
daughter was pretty excited.

Ready?

That is... that's nice.

Ooh, that's old.

- Is it?
- Yeah.

It might be identifiable,
'cause there is writing

around the edges. Partly corroded away.

Yeah. Definitely not
a button. That's a coin.

This... this is pre-1600s.

Yeah, this is an old one. Wow.

- Did me proud, Katya.
- Thank you.

Could Gary be correct

that this copper coin may
be more than 400 years old?

If so, might it be related to
the Portuguese silver coin

and help identify just who was
behind the oak island mystery?

The more you look at it, the more stuff

you can see on it. So
the lab's gonna see stuff.

- Yeah, this...
- Yeah.

The ct scanner will.

Yeah.

It's irregular shaped.

It's nice and thick.

- Yeah, that's...
- But it's also not...

It's not, deteriorated.
I'd like... you know, I think

it just was that... sort
of like a crude shape.

Older metals also
have purer compositions.

You know, the metals
are just... they're better.

They don't rot like, you know,

the nails I've been finding.

This would be a hammer coin?

Yeah, it would have
been an hammered coin.

My god.

That is absolutely gorgeous.

I just hope it tells a tale.

I hold the coin, and... I
can see things on the face.

So, at that point, it's really
become quite exciting.

I mean, we've already found five coins,

Roman era coins,

on lot 5 that have been
authenticated metallurgically.

The coin will tell you what it is.

And that... provides immense
hope amongst all of us.

That's a top-pocket find.

- You ain't got any top pockets.
- I know.

- That's what dad's for.
- Well done, Katya.

- Thank you.
- That is brilliant.

Makes me proud. That's fantastic.

- That means the world to me.
- Yeah.

- Let's get back to work, Katya.
- Great find.

That's cool.

The new discovery on lot 5

and the revelation of a 14th
century silver Portuguese coin

suggest that the legends of a sacred

and incredibly valuable treasure

may really lie buried on oak island.

But as Rick, Marty, Craig, and the team

dig deeper than ever in the money pit,

will they find a cache of coins

that could literally be worth billions?

And might that be only a small portion

of what lies hidden below?

Next time on the curse of oak island...

It's a brand-new area
we haven't explored

on the western side.

- Whoa! What we got here?
- Look what I'm getting here.

So I've done a ct scan.

You can see it faintly right here.

- Well, I'll be damned.
- Yeah.

That might tell a story.

- Whoa! Whoa!
- We're probably in the void.

If there's "the one thing."

He could have it in that
core barrel right now.

- Yeah.
- There you go.