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DATELINE: Colorado Springs, Colorado

Recently we received a press release from Douglas Mudd, Curator, Edward C. Rochette Money Museum, Colorado Springs, Colorado, regarding their new exhibit called “Treasures of the Deep: Galleons, Storms and Archaeology”. The exhibit, which opens

June 10, 2014 No Comments

DATELINE: Washington, Pennsylvania

The Fleet Society would like to take this opportunity to thank all of those individuals who have contacted us offering their help and support regarding the upcoming 1715 Fleet Commemoration in July of 2015. This

June 9, 2014 No Comments

DATELINE: Washington, Pa

In less than two months we will be one year away from the 300th anniversary of the loss of the 1715 Fleet. As visitors to this website already know the Fleet Society is working on

June 3, 2014 No Comments

June 2014 Treasure of the Month

Our featured Treasure of the Month for June is this gorgeous, fully dated 1714 Mexico eight escudos from the Spanish colonial mint at Mexico City. The coin’s Fleet provenance is obvious. What is not obvious

June 1, 2014 No Comments

DATELINE: Fort Pierce, Florida

A few miles south of here on May 24th, 1964 one of the greatest discoveries in the history of 1715 Fleet recovery was made. Mel Fisher, and his crew, uncovered a carpet of gold the

May 24, 2014 No Comments

DATELINE: Washington, Pennsylvania

In an effort to keep everyone instantly informed regarding events being planned for the upcoming commemoration in July of 2015, the Fleet Society is putting together a select list of e-mail addresses belonging to individuals

May 13, 2014 No Comments

DATELINE: Washington, Pennsylvania

Today marks the third anniversary of the launching of the 1715 Fleet Society website. At this time we would like to thank all of those individuals who have been kind enough to support us with

May 1, 2014 No Comments

May 2014 Featured Treasure

Our featured treasure item for May is this 64 lb. bell metal ingot recovered by Rex Stocker of the Real Eight Company at the Cabin Wreck site in 1964. Bell metal is a hard alloy

May 1, 2014 No Comments

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

April 26, 2014 1 Comment

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

April 22, 2014 No Comments

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

April 1, 2014 No Comments

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

March 28, 2014 No Comments

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.

March 17, 2014 No Comments

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,

March 1, 2014 No Comments

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

February 24, 2014 No Comments

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

February 1, 2014 No Comments

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.

January 31, 2014 No Comments

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,

January 16, 2014 No Comments

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

January 1, 2014 No Comments

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

December 31, 2013 No Comments

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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

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

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

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

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,

September 1, 2014 No Comments

DATELINE: Washington, Pennsylvania

The new 1715FleetSociety.com website is nearly complete. The homepage and internal page designs have been completed and coded. Content from the existing site has been transferred to the new site as well. We’re just a

August 30, 2014 No Comments

DATELINE: Vero Beach, Florida

Last week the Fleet Society received a phone call from Pam Cooper, Supervisor of the Archive Center & Genealogy Department, Indian River County Main Library, Vero Beach, Florida. Pam suggested that the Fleet Society work

August 22, 2014 No Comments

August 2014 Treasure of the Month

For this months’ treasure we feature the complete gold rosary consisting of chain, crucifix and medallions. Weighing a hefty 64.2 g, this impressive item from the 1715 Fleet is completely intact and impressively stunning. Found

August 1, 2014 No Comments

DATELINE: West Palm Beach, Florida

1715: Two hundred ninety-nine years ago today, thousands of Spanish colonists awoke to find themselves in a horrific situation; they had survived the overnight tempest which beset the fleet in which they traveled. The surf

July 31, 2014 No Comments

DATELINE: Sebastian, Florida

Hello friends. Well, here we are one year away from the 300th Anniversary of the loss of the 1715 Fleet. It is hard to believe that this event is a mere twelve months away. When

July 31, 2014 No Comments

DATELINE: Washington, Pennsylvania

Development continues on the re-design of the 1715FleetSociety.com website. We have completed the initial design and are currently adding code for major functionalities of the home page, sub pages, and the article archives. Again, during

July 24, 2014 No Comments

DATELINE: Washington, Pennsylvania

OrgSpring, a Pittsburgh based web design and development firm, is honored to be working on updating the design of the 1715FleetSociety.com website. The new site will feature an updated look, while still maintaining the excellent

July 5, 2014 No Comments

July 2014 Featured Treasure

Our Treasure of the Month for July is a dazzling display of silver eight and four Reales from the Spanish colonial mint at Mexico City. No Independence Day fireworks can match these coins for eye-popping

July 1, 2014 No Comments

DATELINE: Colorado Springs, Colorado

Recently we received a press release from Douglas Mudd, Curator, Edward C. Rochette Money Museum, Colorado Springs, Colorado, regarding their new exhibit called “Treasures of the Deep: Galleons, Storms and Archaeology”. The exhibit, which opens

June 10, 2014 No Comments

DATELINE: Washington, Pennsylvania

The Fleet Society would like to take this opportunity to thank all of those individuals who have contacted us offering their help and support regarding the upcoming 1715 Fleet Commemoration in July of 2015. This

June 9, 2014 No Comments

DATELINE: Washington, Pa

In less than two months we will be one year away from the 300th anniversary of the loss of the 1715 Fleet. As visitors to this website already know the Fleet Society is working on

June 3, 2014 No Comments

June 2014 Treasure of the Month

Our featured Treasure of the Month for June is this gorgeous, fully dated 1714 Mexico eight escudos from the Spanish colonial mint at Mexico City. The coin’s Fleet provenance is obvious. What is not obvious

June 1, 2014 No Comments

DATELINE: Fort Pierce, Florida

A few miles south of here on May 24th, 1964 one of the greatest discoveries in the history of 1715 Fleet recovery was made. Mel Fisher, and his crew, uncovered a carpet of gold the

May 24, 2014 No Comments

DATELINE: Washington, Pennsylvania

In an effort to keep everyone instantly informed regarding events being planned for the upcoming commemoration in July of 2015, the Fleet Society is putting together a select list of e-mail addresses belonging to individuals

May 13, 2014 No Comments

DATELINE: Washington, Pennsylvania

Today marks the third anniversary of the launching of the 1715 Fleet Society website. At this time we would like to thank all of those individuals who have been kind enough to support us with