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DATELINE: Washington, Pennsylvania

Recently, the Fleet Society was privileged to receive several photographs depicting an advanced collection of silver and gold coins from the 1715 Fleet. The first photograph we received depicted a “run” of Mexico silver 8

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December 28, 2014 1 Comment

DATELINE: Orlando, Florida

The 60th Annual Convention of the Florida United Numismatists (FUN) is just a few short weeks ahead. The FUN Show, located at the Orange County Convention Center, January 8 – 11, 2015, expects to be

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December 21, 2014 No Comments

DATELINE: Ft. Pierce, Florida

We were pleased to receive a letter from the Mayor of Ft. Pierce, Florida (Linda Hudson) inviting the Fleet Society and its members to visit Ft. Pierce in conjunction with the upcoming 300th Anniversary of

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December 21, 2014 No Comments

December 2014 Treasure of the Month

Since December is the month of giving, our Treasure of the Month is appropriate because it was given as a gift. This beautiful heart-shaped Mexico eight reales was given to the current owner many years

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December 1, 2014 No Comments

DATELINE: Vero Beach, Florida

Recently, Chet Hogan, President of the Treasure Coast Coin Club, contacted us to advise that the Club has agreed to work with the 1715 Fleet Society to sponsor events at the 300th Anniversary Commemoration which

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November 24, 2014 No Comments

DATELINE: Ft. Pierce, Florida

The latest edition of Indian River Magazine, published by a locally owned company based in Ft. Pierce, Florida, has just released its Holiday 2014 Edition featuring a multi-page article on the 300th Anniversary of the

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November 20, 2014 No Comments

DATELINE: Washington, Pennsylvania

Last week, representatives of the 1715 Fleet Society spoke on the subject of the upcoming 300th Anniversary of the loss of the 1715 Fleet at the DoubleTree Hotel, Lake Buena Vista, Orlando, Florida. As previously

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November 10, 2014 No Comments

DATELINE: Tallahassee, Florida

Today, representatives of the Florida United Numismatists, the 1715 Fleet Society and the Florida Department of State, Bureau of Archaeological Research conducted a phone conference to finalize plans for a major Exhibit of state owned

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November 10, 2014 No Comments

November 2014 Treasure of the Month

Our featured Treasure of the Month for November is this display of gold escudos, all recovered from the Corrigan’s Wreck site. Corrigan’s Beach is named after property owners Hugh Corrigan, Jr., and his brother, Pat.

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October 31, 2014 No Comments

DATELINE: Orlando, Florida

Representatives of the 1715 Fleet Society will be speaking on the subject of the upcoming 300th Anniversary of the loss of the 1715 Fleet at the DoubleTree Hotel Lake Buena Vista, Orlando, Florida on Wednesday,

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October 31, 2014 No Comments

DATELINE: Pittsburgh, PA

Website Update: We’re in the final stages of the new 1715FleetSociety.com website redesign. All the content you’ve come to love from the original has been transferred to the new. We believe the new site will

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October 27, 2014 No Comments

DATELINE: Monroeville, PA

The 1715 Fleet Society will be sponsoring an educational exhibit featuring treasures and artifacts from the 1715 Fleet and other shipwrecks at the Pennsylvania Association of Numismatists Coin Show, October 23 – 25, 2014. The

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October 20, 2014 No Comments

DATELINE: Washington, PA

Work continues on the redesigning of the 1715 Fleet Society website. This project has taken several months to complete. Due to the amount of material and the complexities of the original website, extra time and

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October 15, 2014 No Comments

October 2014 Treasure of the Month

The Treasure of the Month for October is a group of eight silver reales from the Joel Ruth Hoard found after Hurricane Jeanne in September 2004. This group includes eight reales from three different Spanish

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October 1, 2014 No Comments

DATELINE: Sidney, Ohio

The Fleet Society would like to thank Paul Gilkes, Coin World Staff, for writing a most comprehensive article regarding the upcoming Tercentennial Commemoration of the loss of the 1715 Fleet. Published in Coin World (located

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September 17, 2014 No Comments

DATELINE: Vero Beach, Florida

Call for Papers On July 28 – 29, 2015, the 1715 Fleet Society will sponsor a symposium at the Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach, Florida. Whilst July of 2015 will mark the 300th

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September 12, 2014 No Comments

September 2014 Treasure of Month

September’s Treasure of the Month features a rather unique display of several Fleet-related treasures. The gem of this little display is a boldly struck 1714 gold Royal. (or galano) The navigational dividers embrace this coin,

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September 1, 2014 No Comments

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