Bill Lapthorn

Amazing! I am not alone at what appeared on TV "Curse of Oak Island”. I too watched what seemed to be hex nuts picked out of that load. Everything I have researched would indicate hex nuts are not of the subject time period. On the show, the meeting that followed totally ignored the nuts. Other note is the lady Dr. (PHD) who is providing information on the show. She declared a gold cross to be 24 karat Rose Gold. Rose Gold is Rose because it is gold alloyed with another metal, commonly copper. Rose gold cannot be 24 karat (near 100%). Now, to give credit to the show, they did mention previous treasure hunters used carbon burning furnaces to provide some kind of fresh air draft to workers in the tunnels. These furnaces may have been from a later time period, say 1800s, which may make the hex nuts acceptable, altho they looked quite large for use on a furnance of such the type mentioned. But then again, older things are, comparatively, big and clunky. The directors may have removed the nuts, purposely leaving them on the cutting room floor only to be reattached in a later episode. After all, it is called "Reality TV", and unlike real life, It is edited to maintain the story.