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DATELINE: Port Canaveral, Florida

The new Welcome Center at Port Canaveral will be featuring a painting that was previously commissioned by the 1715 Fleet Society. “The Day After” by artist Ralph Curnow, 2008 The painting called “The Day After”

July 30, 2013 No Comments

DATELINE: Florida’s Treasure Coast, near Sebastian, Florida

Today we received this very interesting article regarding Florida’s Treasure Coast and the McLarty Treasure Museum. Published by VIVA FLORIDA 500, the article is a short summary of the efforts made by historians, archaeologists and others to

July 29, 2013 No Comments

DATELINE: Sebastian, Florida

News of last Saturday’s discovery of 48 gold coins from the 1715 Fleet wreck site near Sebastian has sparked renewed interest in this unfortunate maritime disaster. This event has also promoted public awareness of the

July 17, 2013 No Comments

July 2013 Treasure of the Month

July’s Treasure of the Month features one of the most recognized and revered artifacts ever associated with the 1715 Fleet: The Dragon Whistle. Although it has been alleged that this item was made for the

July 1, 2013 No Comments

Literature About the 1715 Fleet and the Coins Salvaged

Literature About the 1715 Fleet and the Coins Salvaged by Dave Crooks Introduction Much has been written about the 1715 Fleet since the wrecks were discovered by Kip Wagner and the Real Eight Company in

June 26, 2013 1 Comment

DATELINE: Sebastian, Florida, The McLarty Treasure Museum

If you find yourself traveling along the East coast of Florida this summer you might want to stop in Sebastian, Florida and pay a visit to the McLarty Treasure Museum. The Museum is located at

June 21, 2013 1 Comment

June 2013 Featured Treasure

June’s featured treasure is a 1695 VR eight reales coin from the Spanish colonial mint at Potosí. It’s shown in two states: to the left as found, with green oxidation and coral deposits, and to

June 1, 2013 No Comments

DATELINE: Washington, Pennsylvania

The Fleet Society is pleased to announce that it’s website is now linked to COINWeek. Please see our previous posting of March 15, 2013 for details. For more information about our posting on COINWeek click

May 30, 2013 No Comments

DATELINE: Washington, Pennsylvania

Today marks the second anniversary of the introduction of the 1715 Fleet Society website. Last year we highlighted our accomplishments during our first year. Since then our Research Collection of Mexican and Peruvian cobs has

May 1, 2013 No Comments

May 2013 Treasure of the Month

Since May is the month of flowers we thought we would use this bouquet of Fleet gold and silver as our Treasure of the Month. Our little grouping is sprinkled with green emeralds, which contrast

May 1, 2013 No Comments

DATELINE: Washington, Pennsylvania

If you have not had a chance to check out our Research Collection lately you might want to take a look. Recently we added a number of new coins to our collection. The Research Collection

April 24, 2013 No Comments

April 2013 Treasure of the Month

This month we are honored to feature the above (17)15-dated Mexico eight reales as our Treasure of the Month. This coin is special because it has a Hollywood history. It was showcased in a segment

April 1, 2013 No Comments

DATELINE: Washington, Pennsylvania

Author Douglas R. Armstrong has published yet another wonderful book that is a must read for all 1715 Fleet historians. “The Winter Beach Salvage Camp” outlines the report prepared by Mr. Armstrong for Florida’s Bureau

March 30, 2013 No Comments

DATELINE: Washington, Pennsylvania

The Fleet Society is pleased to announce that it’s website will soon be linked to COINWeek. COINWeek is the most advanced independent on-line media source for print and video rare coin and currency news; with

March 15, 2013 No Comments

March 2013 Treasure of the Month

March’s Treasure of the Month proves that not all treasure comes in the form of gold, silver, or jewels. This month’s offering is a “gem” of a find. Upon close inspection it does not appear

March 1, 2013 No Comments

DATELINE: Washington, Pennsylvania

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! Mug #4 in our series of eight Commemorative Mugs is in production. This mug features several silver eight reales from El Peru with an antique map of Florida as the background. To

February 16, 2013 No Comments

February 2013 Treasure of the Month

February’s treasure of the month is a unique golden crucifix that was brought to our attention by a visitor at the recent FUN (Florida United Numismatists) Show in Orlando. He told us this incredible story.

February 1, 2013 No Comments

DATELINE: Washington, Pennsylvania

This is a post script to the post FUN Show update that I reported on January 16, 2013. The following group of pictures were taken at the FUN Show between January 10 – 13, 2013. Wide

January 23, 2013 No Comments

DATELINE: Vero Beach, Florida

This is a personal post FUN Show update from Ben Costello, 1715 Fleet Society. This was the second year that the 1715 Fleet Society hosted an informational table at the recent FUN Show in Orlando,

January 16, 2013 No Comments

January 2013 Treasure of the Month

From the 1715 Fleet, a choice Potosí eight reales. About 2.3 percent of the reales recovered from the Fleet come from this Peruvian mint. The pillar side of the coin shows both El Peru and