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Show Discovery of Old Coins Revives Pirates Stories ASBURY, N. J. The discovery discov-ery of 35 gold and silver coins of Spanish, French and English issue dating from 1702 to 1794 at Asbury Park has revived legends leg-ends of pirate treasure supposed to have been buried along that section of the. Atlantic coast. I They were discovered in an ' excavation being made about 300 feet from the ocean shore. Tlv municipal superintendent of maintenance said the money was In what evidently had been an old leather pouch which was badly decayed. The coins evidently had been brought to the surface by a power shovel being used In the excavation. |