On October 1, 1968, this story appeared in the Evening Tribune: Original Real Eight Company member Harry Cannon was addressing stockholders at an annual meeting recently and confessed that the Company had made a mistake that it would never make again. Mr. Cannon reported that one of their biggest recoveries was a rare gold whistle. …
From the Fleet Society Archives — October 1, 1968 Read More »
The 1715 Fleet Society Board of Directors unanimously endorsed Tom Uram for President of the American Numismatic Association (ANA). A long-time member of the Fleet Society, Tom Uram recently announced his candidacy for that position in December 2022. With a membership of over 27,000, the ANA is the largest such organization in the country. To …
Here is a very interesting article I found while searching through some old documents. It is a newspaper article (source unknown after a diligent search) that references the Treasure Trove Club. This club was founded in 1938 and each year gave an award (Mr. Treasure Hunter) to a leading personality in the treasure-hunting field. The …
From the Fleet Society Archives — May 30, 1962 — Sebastian Man Wins Treasure Hunt Title Read More »
The 1715 Fleet Society takes its role as an educational forum very seriously. Since education is part of our mission we make it a point to provide articles on subjects that are designed to educate the public on topics that are relevant to those interested in maritime history. As we are aware of the ongoing …
On my way back home, following the FUN Show, I spent two days in St. Augustine. Founded in 1565 by Spanish explorers, it is the oldest city in the U.S. (Santa Fe, New Mexico comes in second at 1607). It has a very healthy tourist trade and has many places of interest to visit. While …
Greetings Fleet Society members, As previously reported (see our post of December 31, 2022, here) the Florida United Numismatists (FUN) Show took place in Orlando last week from January 5-9. After an absence of two years (due to Covid issues), the Fleet Society was back with a table on the bourse floor in the Foreign …
The Real Eight Company makes its first significant recovery of Spanish silver coins at the Cabin Wreck site, near Sebastian, Florida.
Greetings Fleet Society members, I’m happy to announce that we’ve officially created a Facebook page, an Instagram account, and a Twitter account to further the Society’s mission by helping to drive traffic to the website. Lenore Wetzel will be the Manager/Moderator of the accounts. She will post all recent Society news and events as well …
Long-time Fleet Society member, Tom Uram, is running for President of the American Numismatic Association (ANA) and he would like the support of our Society.
Greetings. Ben Costello, President of the Society here. 2022 was a banner year for the Society. There were many changes and accomplishments. We started 2022 on January 1 as a new 501 c (3) non-profit. Prior to this change, we operated as a for-profit LLC incorporated in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Once we gained 501 …
On behalf of myself and the Board of Directors of the 1715 Fleet Society (now a recognized 501 c (3) charitable organization) we would like to wish all of our members, supporters and website visitors a blessed, happy and prosperous New Year.
Greetings and Happy New Year. The Fleet Society is pleased to announce that after a two-year absence we will be back with a table at the 68th Annual Florida United Numismatists (F.U. N.) Convention in Orlando. We will be at Table 344 on the bourse floor. We will have available for sale our latest book, …
Our Treasure of the Month for January is a most unusual item, a partially encrusted Mexico eight reales. Although coins from the 1715 Fleet covered with ocean deposits (hence the term “encrusted”) have been found over the years, but not many like this. The majority of encrusted coins that we have encountered (and featured here …
On behalf of myself and the Board of Directors of the 1715 Fleet Society (now a recognized 501 c (3) charitable organization) we would like to wish all of our members, supporters and website visitors a very Merry Christmas. Ben Costello, President.
Here is a very rare and interesting pamphlet that I recently came across while reviewing archival material that I have been gathering for the Society. Produced by the Historical Preservation Society of the Upper Keys, this pamphlet was distributed in connection with a program the Preservation Society organized in March 1983 and held in Key …
From the Fleet Society Archives — March 25-27, 1983 Read More »
In July 1955 this story appeared in the Miami Herald: The State of Florida received its “cut” of profits from the sale of sunken treasure found by three treasure hunters who discovered a wreck off Sandy Point near Vero Beach. Jack Carr and John King of Vero Beach along with Art McKee of Tavernier, Florida …
The National Geographic Society exhibits Spanish gold, silver and artifacts recovered by the Real Eight Company from the 1715 Fleet. Explorers Hall, Washington, D.C.
Happy Holidays! This is Dave Crooks, President of the Sunken Treasure Coin & Book Society. It’s time to start thinking about the FUN (Florida United Numismatic) coin show in January … and our annual Coin & Book Society meeting. The Sunken Treasure Coin & Book Society meeting will be at 1 pm on Friday, January …
Sunken Treasure Coin & Book Society Meeting at the FUN Show Read More »
Image Caption: An 18th-century depiction of Henry Every, with the Fancy shown engaging its prey in the background (Image Source: Wikipedia) Here is another non-Fleet-related yet interesting story that was recently referred to us by one of our members. It is the tale of Henry Every who committed one of the greatest acts of piracy …
Notorious Pirate Hid In American Colonies In 1600s Read More »
Although our website is supposed to be dedicated to all things 1715 Fleet related we do make exceptions to this general rule. Occasionally we will hear a story about a discovery that is so interesting that we cannot help but do a post about it. Recently, Dave Crooks (member #7) who serves on our Advisory …
