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Centuries-old loot linked to ‘King of the Pirates’ discovered — with a shocking NYC connection

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Treasure hunter James Bailey linked a 1693 pirate coin found in Rhode Island to Thomas Jones, the namesake of New York's Jones Beach.

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Centuries-old loot linked to ‘King of the Pirates’ discovered — with a shocking NYC connection

Treasure hunter James Bailey linked a 1693 pirate coin found in Rhode Island to Thomas Jones, the namesake of New York's Jones Beach.

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This Was Perhaps the Biggest Robbery in Pirate History.

A rare 17th-century Arabic coin found in a Rhode Island orchard led a treasure hunter to Jones Beach's namesake.

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New York Post broke the news in New York, United States on Monday, November 9, 2026.
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