A tiny solid gold combination toothpick and earwax scoop is displayed inside a clam shell Monday, May 19, 2008, in Key West, Florida. A Blue Water Ventures salvage diver recovered the artifact Sunday, May 18, about 40 miles west of Key West during a search for remains of the Spanish galleon Santa Margarita that shipwrecked in a 1622 hurricane. According to archaeologists, the 3-inch-long, grooming tool is more than 385 years old and was probably worn on a gold chain. Estimated value could exceed USD 100,000.
Blue Water Ventures salvage company captain Dan Porter (L) and diver Chris Rackley (R) show a tiny solid gold combination toothpick and earwax scoop just after Rackley discovered it Sunday, May 18, 2008, about 40 miles west of Key West, during a search for remains of the Spanish galleon Santa Margarita that shipwrecked in a 1622 hurricane. According to archaeologists, the 3-inch-long, grooming tool is more than 385 years old and was probably worn on a gold chain. Estimated value could exceed USD 100,000.
Blue Water Ventures salvage company captain Dan Porter (L) and diver Chris Rackley (R) show a tiny solid gold combination toothpick and earwax scoop just after Rackley discovered it Sunday, May 18, 2008, about 40 miles west of Key West, during a search for remains of the Spanish galleon Santa Margarita that shipwrecked in a 1622 hurricane. According to archaeologists, the 3-inch-long, grooming tool is more than 385 years old and was probably worn on a gold chain. Estimated value could exceed USD 100,000.
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