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“Pieces of Eight” by Kip Wagner goes into production.
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The first sale of 1715 Fleet gold coins recovered by the Real Eight Company (106 coins in all). The coins were auctioned by the Henry Christensen Company in New Jersey.
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October 2018 Treasure of the Month
Our Treasure of the Month for October is one of the most unusual items that we have ever featured. Although not gold or silver, this artifact (made of iron) is nevertheless a rare, valuable and unique piece of armament history from the 1715 Fleet. Recovered in 1964 by Lou Ullian of the Real Eight Company,
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The crew of the recovery vessel Virgalona recover 216 gold coins of various denominations. This was the greatest number of gold coins found in one day in Florida for over two decades. Douglass Beach, near Fort Pierce, Florida.
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DATELINE: Monroeville, Pa. Fleet Society exhibits at PAN Show
Recently, the 1715 Fleet Society had a Treasure exhibit at the Pennsylvania Association of Numismatist’s Annual Fall Coin Show in Monroeville, Pa. This exhibit was in conjunction with a presentation delivered by the Association’s featured guest speaker, Bob Evans, who lectured on the treasures of the SS Central America. The Central America was lost in
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Capt. D’Aire’s Grifon arrives safely in Brest, France, unaware of the Fleet Disaster.
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September 2018 Treasure of the Month
Our featured treasure for September is this unique item that was recently acquired by Queens Jewels LLC. It is special, indeed, because less than 30 days ago it was residing on the sandy bottom of the Atlantic Ocean off the East Coast of Florida. Found on August 8th, 2018 by Mike Brown at the Douglass
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DATELINE: Fort Pierce, Florida Cannon Recovered Near Fort Pierce.
A 303 year old cannon from the 1715 Fleet was recovered and brought to the surface of the Atlantic Ocean on Monday, August 13, 2018 at Fisherman’s Wharf in Fort Pierce, Florida. It is the first cannon to be recovered in the last 30-35 years. The cannon will be restored, a process that takes about
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August 2018 Treasure of the Month
For our Treasure of the Month for August, we turn to our Research Collection, where this gem of a coin is featured. We chose this coin especially because it is by far one of the most handsome coins in our collection. What makes this coin so special can only be ascertained upon close observation. When
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303rd Anniversary of the loss of the 1715 Fleet.
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July 30 – 31, 2015 The Tricentennial Hoard, consisting of over 352 Gold coins of all denominations, is found by Queen’s Jewels, LLC. Corrigan’s Beach Wreck site, north of Vero Beach, Florida.
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The Real Eight Company finds a rare, almost intact treasure chest containing silver coins. It was the first such chest to be discovered. A second chest was found two years later in the same general area. Cabin Wreck site, near Sebastian, Florida.
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The crew of the salvage vessel “Defiance” find a large rosary composed of a six-inch by nine-inch medallion-and-chain cross with sixty inches of heavy gold chain at the Douglass Beach wreck site in Fort Pierce, Florida.
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The crew of the salvage vessel “Pandion” find what is believed to be the fabled “Queen’s Jewels” at the Cabin Wreck site near Sebastian, Florida.
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July 2018 Treasure of the Month
For this month’s featured treasure we go back in time three years to July, 2015 and the Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of the loss of the 1715 Fleet (July 30-31, 2015). During the week leading up to the anniversary, there was another historic event occurring. A few miles north of Vero Beach at a location
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The Real Eight Company finds a second nearly intact treasure chest containing silver coins at the Cabin Wreck site, near Sebastian, Florida.
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June 17 – 19, 1973. The fourth major Real Eight auction offered 609 Lots of silver and gold coins plus 58 Lots of artifacts at Sotheby’s Parke Bernet sale in New York City.
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The “Tricentennial Royal” and over 50 other gold coins are found by the Schmitt Family near Fort Pierce, Florida.
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During the War of Spanish Succession a British Captain ambushes a Spanish Treasure Fleet. During the engagement the Spanish vessel San Jose was sunk off the coast of Cartagena, Columbia. The ship was laden with gold, silver and emeralds with a current value of $17 billion dollars.
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The crew of the salvage vessel “Half Reale” find an ornate solid gold jewelry box containing a seven emerald gold cross, a large woven chain and two gold-and-emerald rings. (Cabin Wreck, south of Sebastian Inlet).
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