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From The Fleet Society Archives — June 22, 1965

Our archives contain hundreds of vintage magazines and publications. Many of these periodicals are currently under review as we categorize and document them. One such digest that I recently came across was “The Gold Bug Annual”, which was published by the Gold Bug Publishing Company out of Alamo, California. There is not too much to

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Lima 8 escudos dated 1713/12 from the 1715 Fleet

Josh “Captain Redbeard” Scott (Follow @redbeardsrelics — instagram.com/redbeardsrelics)Link to Captain Redbeard’s original post on Instagram: instagram.com/p/C1SciBASc2r/?img_index=1 This is a Lima 8 escudos dated 1713/12 from the 1715 Fleet! There are under 10 of these known to be graded by any grading service. With the over date of 13/12, it makes it exceptionally rare. If you look

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Captain Redbeard’s “Best Relics of 2023” — Part 1 and 2

Josh “Captain Redbeard” Scott (Follow @redbeardsrelics — instagram.com/redbeardsrelics) Part 1 Link to Captain Redbeard’s original post #1 on Instagram: instagram.com/p/C1KckuARkT6/ I have seen and acquired so many amazing relics this past year including these few items! Every piece I come across has a story to tell and a history enveloping it. Which relics you have seen

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From The Fleet Society Archives — February 11, 1940

I came across a very interesting article from an unknown newspaper in February 1940. The article bears evidence to the fact that as early as 1940 residents along the “Treasure Coast” of Florida were aware that Spanish shipwrecks lie off the east coast of Florida. It was obvious that these folks were unaware of the

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