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May 2022 Treasure of the Month

Our passion for EOs (encrusted objects) continues with our Treasure of the Month for May. In the past we have featured numerous EOs, including silver wedges, individual coins, coin clumps (or aggregates), and non-coin-related items

April 30, 2022 No Comments

Plus Ultra Cover Coin 2nd Quarter 2016

The previous Cover Coin was an 8-reales which brought a boatload of documentation to its buyer, Ben Costello. The Cover Coin(s) this time have the same provenience but are of a different denomination. Dave Crooks, an attorney and

April 24, 2022 No Comments

The Resting Places of the Capitana and Almiranta of the Tierra Firme Squadron, from the 1715 Fleet, Identified

Since the discovery of several shipwrecks from the 1715 Fleet disaster in the Coast of Florida in the mid-1950’s and into the 1960’s, attempts have been made to match the names of ships, with the

April 18, 2022 2 Comments

Good Morning Australia.

Recently (March 21 to be exact) we posted a story about our then latest member Jeremy Watherston who was our first Fleet Society member from Australia. A few weeks later I had the chance to

April 17, 2022 No Comments

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1715 Fleet Society Web Analytics Increase in Q1 2022

Fleet Society Director Ben Costello asked me to post an update related to web analytics for the first quarter of 2022. Altogether the results were fantastic and we saw the 1715 Fleet Society Web Analytics

April 11, 2022 No Comments

This Day in Fleet History – April 11, 1713

The Treaty of Utrecht formally concludes hostilities between Spain and Great Britain during the War of Spanish Succession. As a result, Spain’s treasure fleets were able to sail again.

April 11, 2022 No Comments

Time Capsule? What Time Capsule?

I will bet that there are a fair number of Fleet Society members out there who do not know about our time capsule. “What time capsule?”, you might ask. Well, for those of you who

April 10, 2022 No Comments

Startling New Research Soon to be Posted

As we mentioned on March 29, the Society will be revealing for the first time important new original research conducted by Advisory Board member Jorge Proctor. The final draft of that research is being reviewed

April 4, 2022 No Comments

April 2022 Treasure of the Month

Our featured treasure for April is this double dated 1710 eight escudos from the Spanish colonial mint in Lima, Peru. As can be seen in the image a double dated coin contains two dates, one

March 30, 2022 No Comments

Important New Fleet Research Soon to be Revealed

As expressed on our website, the mission of the 1715 Fleet Society is to research the history of the 1715 Fleet, its loss, rediscovery and recovery. In keeping with this mission, Fleet Society member Jorge

March 29, 2022 No Comments

Welcome, Australia!

One of our goals here at the Fleet Society is to expand our membership far and wide. Until recently we had 144 members from 24 US states and, in addition, Canada (Nova Scotia), Puerto Rico

March 21, 2022 1 Comment

1715 Fleet Society Member Profile #2: Bob Evans

Bob Evans is best known for his involvement in the recovery of the S.S. Central America, more popularly referred to as the “Ship of Gold”. Since the autumn of 1983 Bob has been on the

March 18, 2022 No Comments

24 Hours In Western Pennsylvania

Climate change is a hot topic in the news these days. Whatever you think about this subject, we who live in Western Pennsylvania have experienced wild weather changes for decades. To illustrate the point, the

March 12, 2022 No Comments

Shipwreck Story from St. Augustine

Although our focus here at the Society is about all things 1715 Fleet related, I couldn’t help posting this story about a non-Fleet related shipwreck found off the coast of Florida in 2010. Divers with

March 5, 2022 No Comments

Update on Rare Silver Artifacts

As a follow up to our post of August 25, 2021 (Chest of Silver Found) here is a link to a story posted March 1, 2022 by WPEC (CBS 12, West Palm Beach). Treasure hunters

March 3, 2022 No Comments

March 2022 – Treasure of the Month

March’s Treasure of the Month are these two intact K’ang Hsi porcelain tea cups from the 1715 Fleet. What is remarkable about these pieces are that they are intact, which is quite rare. Produced by

February 27, 2022 No Comments

50 Years: A Tribute

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Kip Wagner. The modern day hunt for the treasure of the 1715 Fleet had its origin with an unpretentious man from Miamisburg, Ohio. That man was Kip

February 26, 2022 No Comments

This Day in Fleet History – February 26, 1972

Kip Wagner, founder of the Real Eight Company, dies at the age of 66.

February 26, 2022 No Comments

A Message From Board Member Steele Stenger, Certified Public Accountant

The 1715 Fleet Society is now a 501 c(3) non profit corporation. Should you choose to contribute to the Society, those contributions can now be a tax deduction. If you itemize, all contributions to the

February 25, 2022 No Comments

Fort Pierce Unveils 300 Year Old Cannon

Here is a report filed by Allen Balogh (Fleet Society member # 37) who was in Fort Pierce to witness the unveiling of a centuries old cannon that was recovered in 2018. 1715 Fleet Members: