Category: The Real Eight Collection

Real Eight Company Collection of Gold Cobs and other treasures from the 1715 Fleet.

1715 Fleet Society Newsletter Categories

Select an option to view newsletter posts from that category only.

Articles
Documents
Archives
In Memoriam
Interviews

Letters
PDFs
Photo Archives
PDFs
Plus Ultra Cover Coins

Presentations
The Real Eight Collection
The Orr Collection
This Day In Fleet History
Thompson Files
Video

Whatever happened to………?

Did you ever wonder whatever happened to the Real Eight Museum of Sunken Treasure in Cape Canaveral, Florida? While working on updating The History of the Real Eight Company Through Documents and Letters, I came

May 19, 2020 No Comments

DATELINE: Sebastian Inlet Marina, August 25, 1997

This Friday, August 25, will mark a special anniversary of sorts. On this day in 1997, members of the Real Eight Company got together for their last public appearance. The occasion was the production of

August 21, 2017 3 Comments

Real Eight Company Collection of Gold Cobs

The modern day hunt for the 1715 Treasure Fleet began in the 1950’s, when a retired Florida contractor wondered why gold and silver kept washing up on a Florida beach near his home. Kip Wagner

November 6, 2011 8 Comments

History of the Real Eight Company Through Documents and Letters

No history of the 1715 Fleet would be complete without mentioning the Real Eight Company and the men that formed this group. The Real Eight contribution to the discovery and recovery of the valuable historical

November 6, 2011 27 Comments

December 1970 to June 1972
Pieces of 8 Newsletter

This was a periodical published by the Real 8 Co., Inc. for a very brief time in the early 1970’s. Original copies are extremely rare. Our thanks to Frank Noga of Eastlake, Ohio for sharing

Category: The Real Eight Collection

Real Eight Company Collection of Gold Cobs

December 1970 to June 1972
Pieces of 8 Newsletter

Newsletter

Treasure of the Month

This Day in Fleet History

Whatever happened to………?

DATELINE: Sebastian Inlet Marina, August 25, 1997

Real Eight Company Collection of Gold Cobs

History of the Real Eight Company Through Documents and Letters

December 1970 to June 1972 Pieces of 8 Newsletter

December 1970 to June 1972
Pieces of 8 Newsletter