We received word from Karen McKee (Member # 29) that her mother recently passed away. Karen’s mother was the widow of Art McKee, generally recognized as the father of modern-day treasure salvaging. Karen has carried on the legacy of her family as she is deeply involved in the research and certification of shipwreck coins. She …
Hans Schulman’s last auction of Real Eight Company coins from the 1715 Fleet. There were 253 lots in all, 102 of which were gold coins. New York City.
As the date of our Conference in Vero Beach draws near, we thought it would be appropriate to showcase some of the sponsors that helped make our Conference possible. This year we offered several sponsorships, the highest and most expensive of these was the Conference Sponsor. A Conference Sponsor commits to a $3,000.00 contribution. As …
For our December Treasure of the Month, we usually showcase an item that we would like to find under our Christmas tree. This year is no different. Our featured item is this most unusual 1713 dated Mexico eight reales from the Spanish colonial mint at Mexico City. The coin is accompanied by a Real Eight …
As the date of our Conference in Vero Beach draws near, we thought it would be appropriate to showcase some of the sponsors that helped make our Conference possible. This year we offered several sponsorships, the highest and most expensive of these was the Conference Sponsor. A Conference Sponsor commits to a $3,000.00 contribution. As …
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The fiftieth anniversary of the “mother lode” sale of Fleet gold, 878 gold coins auctioned by Hans Schulman, New York City.
Real Eight Company dissolved. See the history of the Real Eight Company through documents and letters here.
To all those planning to attend the Fleet Society’s Conference & Meeting in January, don’t forget to join us at our Meet & Greet/Reception on Monday, January 8, 2024. The Meet & Greet/Reception is FREE and will be open to the public. It will be held at the Heritage Center located at 2140 14th Avenue …
On October 21st, we posted a story about a boat recently uncovered by a road construction crew in St. Augustine. Here is a follow up to that story. Here’s what’s next for ancient boat found under Florida street.
We have been following the San Jose story. The San Jose was sunk in 1708, a casualty of the War of Spanish Succession. This recent update was sent to us by Fleet Society member Dave Crooks (member #7). Colombia Accelerates Plan to Recover Up to $20 Billion in Sunken Treasure
Our featured treasure for the month of November is this gold cob 8 escudos, 1699 R from the Spanish colonial mint of Lima, Peru. This example has all the characteristics of a superb specimen, good weight (27 grams), choice strike, well centered with no doubling, broad round flan, full legends, full pillars-and-waves and complete cross, …
Seems like there is a lot of news being made lately regarding shipwrecks in Florida. On October 11 we posted an article about an important court decision regarding the La Trinité which was discovered near Cape Canaveral in 2016. Here is an article about another shipwreck discovered by a construction crew while working on a road project …
Last August we posted a story about a recently located rare Real Eight Company Museum pamphlet that was found by Frank Noga (Member #1) of Eastlake, Ohio. As reported at that time this pamphlet was produced by the Real Eight Company to be used in conjunction with the Company’s museum which was located in Cape …
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“Pieces of Eight” by Kip Wagner goes into production.
On September 29, a US Magistrate Judge issued an important decision regarding a 17th century shipwreck just up the coast from where the remains of the 1715 Fleet are situated. The French ship “La Trinité” sank in about 30 feet of water over 450 years ago. Discovered in 2016 by Robert Pritchett of Global Marine …
Being a resident from Pennsylvania I can attest to the fact that we in the Keystone State do not have nearly as many genuine treasure tales as Florida. But here is one that has some historic support. The Dent’s Run Treasure is said to be lost in a remote section of North Central Pennsylvania. According …
Josh “Captain Redbeard” Scott (Follow @redbeardsrelics — instagram.com/redbeardsrelics)Link to Captain Redbeard’s original post on Instagram: instagram.com/p/CwRM5DwuOWU/ This is a wonderful surviving page from Theodor De Bry’s “Grand Voyages” from 1591! The volume this page came from goes into great detail describing the daily life of the Timucuan Native peoples. This example was carefully hand-painted in the …
The first sale of Real Eight Company gold coins (106 in all) from the 1715 Fleet is conducted by Henry Christensen, Hoboken, New Jersey.
Here is an article that was sent to us by Fleet Society member Dave Crooks (Member # 7). All we can say to this story is “Unbelievable!”. Columbia May have Lost the Coordinates to San José Galleon shipwreck
Our Treasure of the Month for October is part of a larger hoard recovered by Mike Maguire after Hurricane Erin struck the east coast of Florida in August 1995. Erin made landfall near Vero Beach. Mike went out searching the beach in wind gusts of fifty to seventy-five miles per hour. Arriving at Seagrape Trail …
