On March 17, 1961, this letter was sent to Kip Wagner from Mendel L. Peterson of the Smithsonian Institution. Wagner had sent a group of coins to Peterson of the Smithsonian Institution. Mendel Peterson was an underwater archaeologist and curator at the Smithsonian Institution. He was considered to be a pioneer in the area of …
Our Treasure of the Month for October stands out as one of the most unusual items that we have ever featured: an intact piece of Tonala Ware recovered from the Winter Beach salvage camp, located about 2.6 miles south of Wabasso Beach Park, about seven miles north of Vero Beach. In his book The Winter Beach …
As a follow-up to my post on September 11, we are happy to announce that our publisher has indicated that “Treasures of a Lost Fleet II” will be ready for delivery by mid-October, just in time for our conference at the end of the month in Vero Beach. I will have books available to sell …
HERE is an interesting article as a follow-up to our post of August 7, 2022, about treasured artifacts from the Maravillas which sank on January 4, 1656. Many of the items on display at the Bahamas Maritime Museum in Freeport are very similar to items recovered from the wreck sites of the 1715 Fleet. This …
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King Philip V of Spain marries (by proxy) Elizabeth Farnese of Parma. They met for the first time three months later.
The 1715 Fleet Society is pleased to announce that our latest book, “Treasures of a Lost Fleet II” is now in production. This book is a compilation of coins and artifacts that appear in our “Treasure of the Month” series which is a regular feature of our website. Since the launch of our website in …
The 1715 Fleet Society will be having a membership meeting following Day 1 of our scheduled lectures on Monday, October 31, 2022. The idea of a membership meeting was something that we planned for when the conference was originally designed. It took us a while to find a venue for the meeting as many of …
Today marks the 400th anniversary of the sinking of the Nuestra Senora de Atocha. Built in Havana in 1620, the Atocha was lost in a hurricane off of the Florida Keys on September 6, 1622. The Atocha was heavily laden with gold, silver, gems, and other valuable cargo. It was actually part of a fleet of ships that …
In September 1964 this article appeared in the Star Tallahassee Bureau: Treasure hunters in Florida waters are not only recovering Spanish gold and silver but are now finding American gold from an unknown source. Some 300 pieces of American gold coins, many in $20.00 denomination and less, have been found off the Atlantic coast near …
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In cooperation with the 1715 Fleet Society and its 300th Anniversary Commemoration of the loss of this famous Spanish fleet, Cover Coins, whenever possible over recent issues, have been selected from the Society’s website study set. BUT…in a stroke of luck during “Commemoration Week” on the Treasure Coast, Brent Brisben, co-founder of 1715 Fleet—Queen’s Jewels, …
Our Treasure of the Month for September is this very rare 1700 two escudos from the Spanish colonial mint at Lima, Peru. Only one of four known, this boldly struck, well centered Fleet Lima shows no wear or ocean impairment. It has a beautiful butter yellow color and clean surfaces. It is from the last …
For all of you who are Florida United Numismatists (FUN) members you would have recently received a copy of the publication “FUNTopics” which is the quarterly magazine of that organization. In that publication you will find an article authored by our own Advisory Board member Charlie Winn. Entitled “Dirty Money II,” it is a fascinating …
Recently we were contacted by Fleet Society member Frank Noga (#1) of East Lake, Ohio with news that he had found a rare Real Eight pamphlet that was used in conjunction with the Real Eight Museum of Sunken Treasure in Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to Real Eight member Rex Stocker (who was contacted by Frank) …
Today is day 4 of the A. N. A. World’s Fair of Money in Chicago. Today’s big event was the awards banquet that took place this evening wherein Fleet Society member Tom Uram (# 23) received the Chester Krause Distinguished Service Award. This award was recently created and Tom was the very first person to …
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Today is Day 3 of the A.N.A. World’s Fair of Money here in Chicago. I started off the day at the U.S. Mint exhibit where I waited in line (actually I was the first one there) to buy the 2022 American Liberty Silver Medal which was released today at 11:00 am Eastern Time. While waiting …
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Today is Day 2 of the A.N.A. World’s Fair of Money here in Chicago. I spent the day securing donations for our new book Treasures of a Lost Fleet II which is soon to go into production. The book focuses on our Treasure of the Month series which was started in May 2011. In 2017 …
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Today was Day 1 of the World’s Fair of Money here in Chicago. The feature of the day was the S.S. Central America Exhibit of Non-Numismatic Artifacts sponsored by Holabird Western Americana Collections. A special video was prepared by the American Numismatic Association which can be accessed HERE. Here are some images of the exhibit …
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As Fleet Society President I am often asked to give a presentation to members of local numismatic clubs and organizations. Last Thursday, August 11, I was invited to give a talk to the George Washington Numismatic Association here in nearby Washington, Pa. The Association’s President, Tom Uram (who is also a Fleet Society member) introduced …
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On Tuesday, June 22, 1965 this entry appeared in a journal kept by Real Eight Company member Louis J. Ullian from the Cabin Wreck site: 10 – Large silver disks weight 50 to 70 pounds each. 9 – Silver wedges. 3 – 68 pound silver coin clumps. 4 – 4,000 silver cob coins loose, good condition. Iron artifacts. Pottery …
Over the years it has become apparent that Fleet Society members have a wide variety of interests especially when it comes to shipwrecks. To satisfy these interests we will occasionally post stories about other shipwrecks that are in the news. In about a week from now (August 16) the American Numismatic Society will open its …
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