Your adventure will have you search the swamps and locate (12)
old salty Pirates and convince them to show you the clues which is
found on their Spanish silver "Piece~Of~Eight coin" they are
hiding.
Once you have encountered all (12) salty Pirates and have
survived to retrieve the needed clues, hopefully you were not made
to walk the plank, you will have the secret codes needed to seek
the treasure! Note; There are only (8) coins pieces, some poor
Pirates do not have any Silver coins, so be careful they don't take
yours!
First (36) To Find Prize
The first 36 swashbucklers who have survived the Pirate's Swampy
hideouts to live another day, will have the code to find the hidden
Treasure chest and will receive a metal replica of a real Spainsh
Piece~of~eight! Please Take (one) "numbered" coupon per geocaching
name. To redeem your coupon you must seek out the Captain of the
Old Navy!
History of the Spanish Piece~Of~Eight
During the Golden Age of Piracy, Spain minted coins in silver
and gold. Spanish money was originally minted by hand. Pieces of
Eight are without doubt the most famous of all forms of pirate
treasure.
Pieces of eight were old Spanish coins which were in circulation
between the late 16th and late 19th centuries. The coins were made
of silver and known as a silver dollar.
DO NOT TRY TO MATCH THE PIECE OF EIGHT COIN BELOW, IT IS FOR
REFERENCE ONLY AND SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ~ PRINT AND MATCH THE LARGE
PIECE OF EIGHT COIN ABOVE.
Early coins were made of precious metals such as silver and gold
so the weight of the coin - and hence the metal content - was key
in determining value. This also meant that coins were sometimes
physically cut into pieces. That was the origin of the term "pieces
of eight".
The silver coins were known as Reales (Reals) and the gold
coins, Escudos (Escudo). The famous “Piece of Eight”
was an 8 reale silver coin that had a distinctive "8" stamped into
it. It was the largest of the silver coins weighing approximately
one ounce.
A full silver dollar was worth eight reales in the currency of
the time. Thus it was frequently cut into up to eight pieces, or
bits, each worth one reale. Rather confusingly the term "piece of
eight" is used to refer to a full dollar coin rather than the
individual pieces into which it could be cut. Sixteen of these full
silver pieces of eight - 16 * 8 = 128 reales - were equivalent to
one gold doubloon.
Many pieces of eight were minted in the Americas were carried on
Spanish galleons throughout the Caribbean and across the world, For
this reason they were often found on treasure ships targetted by
pirates.
The scenic Lord Sterling park offers 8 1/2 miles of Nice
hiking trails, with more then 3 miles of boardwalks. Bordering the
Great Swamp National wildlife Refuge and the Passaic river, parts
of this area is prone to flooding.
Please pick up a trail map at the Education Center. Please
use the trails wisely, a direct route is not the best route, this
is a swamp! Please follow the winding trails and boardwalks for
limited bushwhacking.
This series will take 3 - 4 hours to complete and you will be
hiking 3+ miles, Please bring a water bottle.
While hiking ofter rain it is recommended to wear boots, as
trails can be muddy.
**IMPORTANT** Please bring DEET and protect yourself during
the warmer months from mosquitoes and ticks which are abundant
protecting these Pirate swampy hideouts!.
MAP OF THE 12 PIRATE CACHE LOCATIONS ~ USE TRAILS
WISELY
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