No one. It sinks with the ship.
In "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville, Captain Boomer receives the gold doubloon from Captain Ahab as a symbol of a reward for any crew member who first spots the white whale, Moby Dick.
Ahab offers a gold doubloon as a reward for spotting Moby Dick.
Ahab promises a doubloon, which is a gold coin, to the first man who spots the white whale, Moby Dick.
A doubloon is a type of gold coin that was used in Spanish-speaking countries during the 16th to 19th centuries. In "Moby Dick," Captain Ahab nails a gold doubloon to the mast of the Pequod as a reward for the crew member who first spots the white whale, creating a competitive incentive for the crew.
Captain Ahab offers a doubloon—a valuable gold coin—to the first man who spots the white whale, Moby Dick. This serves as an incentive to motivate the crew in their pursuit of the elusive whale.
He attaches a gold doubloon to the mast and offers it to the crew member who first spots the white whale.
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4500
One website shows a 1736 doubloon for sale for $4500.
Captain Ahab held up a gold coin to the crew as a way of tempting them to join his obsessive quest for the white whale, Moby Dick. The gold coin symbolized the material rewards and potential wealth that could come from successfully hunting the whale, but also represented a test of the crew's loyalty and commitment to Ahab's dangerous and reckless mission.
A doubloon, was a two-escudo or 32-reales gold coin, weighing 6.77 grams (0.218 troy ounces). Doubloons were minted in Spain, Mexico, Peru, and Nueva Granada.
Ahab offered the crew of the Pequod a gold coin as a reward for the first man to spot Moby Dick.
a gold coin