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1701 Gold Escudo Hybrid of Santa Fe from 1715 Fleet

by Herman Blanton The “171S Fleet-Queens Jewels, LLC” treasure salvage operations recovered a cache of gold escudos on 13-July-2013 on a site called “Corrigans” at Sebastian Inlet near Wabasso Beach, Fl. Other artifacts including a

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DATELINE: Sebastian, Florida

As a follow up to our newsletter item of March 28, 2014, the official 1715 Fleet Banquet commemorating the Anniversary of the 1715 Fleet will be held on Thursday, July 30, 2015 at the Inn

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April 2014 Treasure of the Month

The Treasure of the Month for April is a group of coins (cobs) fresh from the Spanish colonial mints of El Peru, specifically Lima and Potosí. This image is a companion to our Treasure of

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DATELINE: Sebastian, Florida

With less than 500 days remaining until July 31, 2015, we here at the Fleet Society are busy organizing events, lodging, a banquet and other activities in conjunction with the upcoming 1715 Fleet Anniversary.  So

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DATELINE: Vero Beach, Florida

Recently Mike Brown represented the 1715 Fleet Society at the Treasure Coast Coin Club’s annual banquet on March 11, 2014. His topic was a brief history of the 1715 Fleet followed by questions and answers.

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March 2014 Treasure of the Month

Our Treasure of the Month for March is a fully dated 1713 silver eight reales cob from the old colonial mint in Mexico City. Currently on display at the Museum of Florida History in Tallahassee,

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DATELINE: Washington, Pennsylvania

Now available through this website is the 2015 Commemorative Calendar featuring treasures of the 1715 Fleet. This quality publication is loaded with high definition images taken from our own 1715 Fleet Photo Gallery. Initially offered

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February 2014 Treasure of the Month

Our Treasure of the Month for February is a one escudo (Charles II) from the 1972 Schulman Sale. This coin is somewhat unique because it is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued in Paris

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DATELINE: Washington, Pennsylvania

This is a post script to the post FUN Show update that I reported on January 16, 2014.  The following group of pictures were taken at the FUN Show between January 9 – 12, 2014.

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DATELINE: Vero Beach, Florida

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

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January 2014 Treasure of the Month

Last month we featured two unmarked contraband silver wedge ingots. January’s Treasure of the Month is the corner of a gold bar from the 1715 Fleet. The corner weighs 225 g, almost a full half

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DATELINE: Washington, PA

In our last posting of December 24th we promised that a big announcement regarding another item that we had just finished producing would be forthcoming. The Fleet Society has just finished publishing a 2015 Commemorative

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DATELINE: Washington, Pa

Tomorrow is Christmas and we at the 1715 Fleet Society would like to wish all of our friends and supporters a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.  It is hard to believe but

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December 2013 Featured Treasure

December’s Treasure of the Month are two unmarked contraband “wedge” ingots. These two ingots are part of eight slices of an entire “cake” of contraband ingots that were smuggled in the bottom of a cask

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DATELINE: Colorado Springs, Colorado

As many of you already know, the ANA (American Numismatic Association) publishes a monthly magazine for its members called The Numismatist.  Each month the magazine features a cover story. Some time ago The 1715 Fleet

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DATELINE: Charleston, South Carolina

Personal Note from Ben Costello: Today I am in the beautiful and historic town of Charleston, South Carolina.  My trip here is mainly business, but I have had some time to do shipwreck research.  Not

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November 2013 Treasure of the Month

The Treasure of the Month for November is a group of religious items consisting of a cross, a crucifix and a medallion. Unlike many gold and gem-studded religious artifacts, these are made of bronze. Nevertheless,

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DATELINE: Washington, PA

Our last newsletter of October 19th discussed our ongoing efforts to post recently acquired rare historical documents. A substantial portion of what we received consisted of newspaper articles. In order to post these articles it

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Treasure Rediscovered

by John de Bry This past summer I had gone down to Juno Beach, Florida, to go out on a boat owned by a company involved in the commercial salvage of historic shipwrecks. The purpose

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DATELINE: Washington PA

As an update to our last newsletter item of September 27th work continues on the posting of recently acquired rare historical documents. Some of the documents / articles that we received require copyright clearance which

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