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Janet Gay McKee neé Bodden

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

December 2, 2023 No Comments

This Day in Fleet History – December 2-4, 1974

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.

December 2, 2023 No Comments

Conference Sponsor Highlight: PCGS

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,

December 1, 2023 No Comments

December 2023 – Treasure of the Month

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

November 30, 2023 No Comments

Conference Sponsor Highlight: Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC

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,

November 27, 2023 No Comments

This Day in Fleet History – November 27-29, 1972

The fiftieth anniversary of the “mother lode” sale of Fleet gold, 878 gold coins auctioned by Hans Schulman, New York City.

November 27, 2023 No Comments

This Day in Fleet History – November 21, 1984

Real Eight Company dissolved. See the history of the Real Eight Company through documents and letters here.

November 21, 2023 No Comments

Meet & Greet

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

November 11, 2023 No Comments

More News on Recent Boat Find

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

November 6, 2023 No Comments

Update on The San Jose

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

November 6, 2023 No Comments

2024 Conference and Meeting Update

Greetings. As we draw closer to our scheduled Conference and Meeting in Vero Beach (actually 63 days to be exact) things are moving at a rapid pace as we work out the details which are

November 5, 2023 No Comments

November 2023 Treasure of the Month

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

October 30, 2023 1 Comment

1800’s Shipwreck Unearthed in St. Augustine

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

October 21, 2023 No Comments

Previously Unknown Real Eight Pamphlet Found Part II

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

October 21, 2023 No Comments

This Day in Fleet History – October 13, 1966

“Pieces of Eight” by Kip Wagner goes into production.

October 13, 2023 No Comments

Important Court Ruling on Florida Shipwreck

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”

October 11, 2023 No Comments

What Do You Think?

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

October 9, 2023 No Comments

Theodor De Bry’s “Grand Voyages” — Crocodilos

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

October 8, 2023 No Comments

This Day in Fleet History – October 8, 1964

The first sale of Real Eight Company gold coins (106 in all) from the 1715 Fleet is conducted by Henry Christensen, Hoboken, New Jersey.

October 8, 2023 No Comments

Unbelievable!

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