Mystery or hoax: they found two Spanish coins in the desert of Utah that would have been prior to the arrival of Columbus

A possible "A Spanish treasure" that would have preceded the arrival of Christopher Columbus in America 200 years ago was discovered by a hiker in a national park south of Utah, in the USA.

Two currencies of the Iberian country, one struck in Madrid in 1660 and another estimated at 1200 was discovered while a Colorado man, bordering Utah, crossed the desert part of the national recreation area Glen Canyon.

The area where the "treasure" was found It was visited by the Spanish conquerors just in 1776. The presence of pieces in the desert there is no logical explanation, and until now, no official information has been revealed as to whether any other objects were found instead..

Spanish explorers they arrived in Mexico in the 16th century and began to explore the north, but there is no evidence that they were in the United States when the coins were minted..

The mystery began in September 2018, when the hiker made his discovery near the locality "Marina de Crosss" on Lake Powell. The exact location has been kept secret because of the possibility that other artifacts are discovered in the area.

The pieces have not been published either, except in local newspapers which have questioned the discovery, because the experts They do not yet know if they are real and who or when they put them in or let them up.

The little we know about currencies is that, according to the technical experts who saw them in a superficial way, "They are very thin" and because of their appearance, they would be silver and copper.

Hiker, according to the National Parks Service, found the two pieces on the ground, on the surface of the desert, raising doubts about its true origin and authenticity. In these types of places, it is forbidden to use a metal detector.

According to Harmon's account, the man, whose identity remained reserved, he thought that it was medallions of a bottle of wine, but after a little research on the Internet, he realized that it was old Spanish coins. and calculated approximately the year they were hit.

But for the moment, the National Parks Service has not confirmed any data from this discovery nor provided any information on the exact dates when the coins were minted.

Expert theories, however, are simpler and more realistic. Eit's possible that it's all about pieces lost by Spanish explorers when they finally arrived in the area, or that were marketed with local tribes and after these tribes lost the pieces later in the desert from Utah.

Others say that it is possible that it is a mistake of Some modern collectors who, while exploring the region, have lost coins because they belong to very different times, which makes it very difficult to appear in the same place and come from different sources.