About This Artifact
Gold-plated brooch with a leaded glass gemstone, found by Gary Drayton and Rick Lagina while metal detecting near the home of Daniel McGinnis - one of the three boys who discovered the Money Pit in 1795. This was the team's second brooch find after the rhodolite garnet brooch from Season 5. Gemologist Charles Lewton-Brain identified the stone as leaded glass rather than a genuine gem, but noted that a threaded technique used on the brooch dates the jewelry to the 14th century or earlier. Subsequent electron microscope analysis by Dr. Christa Brosseau and Dr. Xiang Yang confirmed that part of the brooch is made of actual gold.
Historical Context
S06E01 "Rick's Big Bang Theory" (discovery); S06E02 "Gold Rush" (analysis). Lewton-Brain, Brosseau & Yang analysis.
Where It Was Found
Found Near Daniel McGinnis's home (Lot 18) — Oak Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.
