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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

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November 30, 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

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October 30, 2023 1 Comment

October 2023 Treasure of the Month

Our Treasure of the Month for October is part of a larger hoard recovered by Mike Maguire after Hurricane Erin struck the east coast of Florida in August 1995. Erin made landfall near Vero Beach.

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September 28, 2023 No Comments

September 2023 Treasure of the Month

September’s Treasure of the Month is this beautiful jade Foo Dog. Foo Dogs are not really dogs; they are actually lions. Originating in China, these imposing creatures were used to guard outside temples and homes.

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August 30, 2023 No Comments

August 2023 Treasure of the Month

Our Treasure of the Month for August is this fully intact “olive jar” recovered from the Douglass Beach wreck site near Fort Pierce, Florida. Attractively adorned with coral encrustation this container is truly a treasure

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July 31, 2023 No Comments

July 2023 Treasure of the Month

Our Treasure of the Month for July is this 1715 dated eight escudos gold coin (also known as a “cob”) from the Spanish colonial mint located in Mexico City. This coin is one of two

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June 30, 2023 No Comments

June 2023 Treasure of the Month

Our Treasure of the Month for June is this triple dated 1686 silver eight reales coin from the Spanish colonial mint at Potosi. It is rare indeed to find two dates on a Potosi eight

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May 31, 2023 No Comments

May 2023 Treasure of the Month

Our Treasure of the Month for May is a continuation of our enchantment with encrusted objects (or EO’s) and coin clumps (officially known as “aggregates”).  Our featured treasure this month is a clump of approximately

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May 1, 2023 No Comments

April 2023 Treasure of the Month

Emeralds! That is the focus of our Treasure of the Month for April. These stones were an important part of the treasure recovered from the wreck sites of the 1715 Fleet. During the sixteenth through

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March 31, 2023 No Comments

March 2023 – Treasure of the Month

Our Treasure of the Month for March is a silver eight reales with an interesting provenance. This coin was part of a hoard popularly known as the “Bulldozer Hoard” or the “Bulldozer Bonanza.” The story

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February 28, 2023 1 Comment

February 2023 – Treasure of the Month

Our February Treasure of the Month is a cannonball recovered from one of the wreck sites of the 1715 Fleet. Although a relatively common artifact, this cannonball is special because it can be directly attributed

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January 30, 2023 No Comments

December 2022 Treasure of the Month

Inasmuch as December is traditionally a month of giving we usually feature an item that we think would be nice to find gift wrapped under a tree on Christmas morning. Our Treasure of the Month

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November 29, 2022 No Comments

November 2022 Treasure of the Month

Our Treasure of the Month for November is this conserved signal cannon, intact with yoke.  Recovered from the Corrigan’s wreck site north of Vero Beach, this special cannon, also referred to as a salute cannon,

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October 30, 2022 1 Comment

October 2022 Treasure of the Month

Our Treasure of the Month for October stands out as one of the most unusual items that we have ever featured: an intact piece of Tonala Ware recovered from the Winter Beach salvage camp, located about

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September 30, 2022 No Comments

September 2022 Treasure of the Month

Our Treasure of the Month for September is this very rare 1700 two escudos from the Spanish colonial mint at Lima, Peru. Only one of four known, this boldly struck, well centered Fleet Lima shows

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August 31, 2022 1 Comment

August 2022 Treasure of the Month

August’s Treasure of the Month is a Mexico eight reales coin along with a small Treasure Salvors certificate which was brought to our attention by Fleet Society Advisory Board member Charlie Winn. Charlie’s role on

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August 1, 2022 No Comments

July 2022 Treasure of the Month

Our Treasure of the Month for July is this bell recovered in 1990 by the four-man crew of the Rogue Wave, a sub-contractor working for the Mel Fisher Center at the time.  Specifically, it was Gary

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June 30, 2022 No Comments

June 2022 Treasure of the Month

Our Treasure of the Month for June is this denomination set of Mexico City, Mexico, 8-4-2-1 silver reales, housed in a 8 ¾ “ x 3 ½” promotional wooden box. The box, made of walnut,

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May 31, 2022 No Comments

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

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April 30, 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

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March 30, 2022 No Comments

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