Once he finished mapping the coin's original position, he carried it up himself. He had to depressurize before leaving the water, so it was about 25 minutes before the old coin was once again exposed to the light of day.
收到指示，鄭清文先是做完發現錢幣位置的測量工作，然後「連人帶錢」一起進行出水前的「減壓」流程，約 25 分鐘之後，才讓深埋海底的古錢「重見天日」。