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The core of gold and silver coins recovered by the Real Eight Company, along with selected valuable artifacts, are auctioned in New York by Hans Schulman. The auction catalogue indicates that approximately 1,000 gold coins...
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While searching through some old records and documents regarding the Real Eight Company, I came across this article dated July 8, 1965. We spent considerable time trying to ascertain the source of this article but,...
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An interesting article was submitted by Fleet Society Director Jorge Proctor regarding a recent rare find on the 1715 Fleet wreck site known as the Cabin Wreck. Four intact glass Onion Bottles were found by...
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Real Eight Company dissolved.
See the entirety of the Real 8’s Articles of Incorporation here.
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,...
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Just a quick note about a few website updates we made this past week that improve the site experience for Fleet Society readers. In particular, we were able to compress images and automatically render them...
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Our Treasure of the Month for November is this silver wedge shaped ingot, partially encrusted in a matrix of shells and other ocean deposits which gives the piece its unique character. Weighing in at an...
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In cooperation with the 1715 Fleet Society and its 300th Anniversary Commemoration of the loss of this famous Spanish fleet, Cover Coins, whenever possible over this and the next three issues, will be selected from...
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“Pieces of Eight” by Kip Wagner goes into publication.
A few days ago we posted “This Day in Fleet History”- October 8, 1964 which referenced the first sale of Real Eight Company gold. Here is an article form October 10, 1964 which summarizes some...
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The first sale of Real Eight Company Fleet gold, 106 gold coins in all, is held by Henry Christensen in Hoboken, New Jersey.
Our Treasure of the Month for October is this exceptional Mexico 1713 MXo J eight escudos, struck on a huge (36mm) round planchet from a Royal die. Those who are students of Fleet related gold...
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Tom is currently the President of the Pennsylvania Association of Numismatists, President of the George Washington Coin Club, and was a member of the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) for eight years, recently completing his...
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Recently, the Fleet Society membership has grown to more than 130 members. Our Directors, and me personally, know most of our members and recognize that these individuals have a wide variety of occupations and avocations....
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The crew of the salvage vessel Virgalona recovers 216 gold coins at the Douglass Beach Wreck site near Fort Pierce, Florida. It is the largest amount of gold found in one day in over two...
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Hi all, Craig here – web admin for the 1715 Fleet Society. We launched the new website five years ago with just a few members and since then the Society has grown by leaps and...
Read moreSince retiring at the end of December 2020, I have had the opportunity to dig into all of the old archival records and documents that I acquired over the last 15 years. As a result,...
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Apparently the successful buyer of this Lima 4E piece (Lot 15) in the recent Sedwick Treasure Auction #7 agreed with its description as the “FINEST KNOWN!” of its type, for it brought down the hammer...
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Our Treasure of the Month for September is this beautiful gold box with a coral rosary and rings set with various gemstones. The recovery of this fantastic treasure has a very interesting back story. On...
Read moreRecently we received an email from one of our members reporting a recent recovery of a chest of ornate silver pieces found by veteran salvor Mike Perna and his 1st Mate Milan Kalelkar. Please access...
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