2024 Conference & Meeting, Vero Beach, FL — Full Ticket

The 1715 Fleet Society is pleased to announce that it will be hosting a Conference & Meeting at Costa d’Este Beach Resort in Vero Beach, Florida from Monday, January 8 – to Wednesday, January 10, 2024.

Conference Sponsored by:
Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, sedwickcoins.com
Vision Development & Construction, visionconstructionatlanta.com
Collectors, PCGS Division, pcgs.com

Supporting Conference Sponsor:
West Bay Trading Company, westbaytrading.net

Monday, January 8, 2022:

• 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Meet and Greet/Reception — FREE! OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! at The Heritage Center located at 2140 14th Avenue, Vero Beach

BOOK SALE | ARTISTS | “SHOW & TELL” COIN & ARTIFACT EXAMINATIONS/APPRAISALS

Bring your coins and artifacts for examination by experts. We will have several authors available to sign books including Allen Balogh, Tammy Gross, Alex Kuze, and Carol Tedesco, to name a few. Major bookseller, Alan Workman, will have a wide array of shipwreck, treasure, and related books from his vast and impressive inventory.

GUEST SPEAKERS

Tuesday, January 9, 2024:

• 8:00 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. Continental Breakfast
• 8:45 a.m. to 900 a.m. Welcome — Ben Costello
• 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Charlie Winn — “ New Information and Insights on 1715 Fleet Pedigreed Coins”
• 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Carol Tedesco — “Silver Treasure Coins of the Americas: Histories and Mysteries”
• 11:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Break
• 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. John Brandon — “An Overview of Historical Shipwreck Salvage”
• 12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
• 1:45 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Rick Beleson — “The Dragon Whistle”
• 2:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Break
• 2:45 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Carl Allen — “Allen X and Current Work on the Maravillas and New Wrecks”
• 6:00 p.m. – Dinner Meeting — Bonefish Grill

Wednesday, January 10, 2024:

• 8:00 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. Continental Breakfast
• 8:45 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Welcome — Ben Costello
• 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Jorge A. Proctor — “New Archival Research on the 1715 Fleet”
• 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Nichole Johanson — “Fun Fisher Facts”
• 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Cori Sedwick Downing — “ The Charles and Joanna Silver Coinage of Santo Domingo, 1542 – 1552”
• 12:00 Noon to 1:30 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
• 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Mike Perna — “The Value of a Treasure Hunter”
• 2:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Break
• 2:45 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Barry Clifford — “The Pirate Ship Whydah and its Relationship to the 1715 Fleet”
• 4:15 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Conference Gifts and closing remarks — Ben Costello

The schedule is tentative and the times are subject to some modification.

Please note that 50% ($125.00/$62.50, respectively) is NON-REFUNDABLE. The 1715 Fleet Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Much of our work is done by volunteers but there are still expenses that come up from outside vendors that have to be met. Many of our expenses for the conference are based on the number of attendees. We believe that this is a reasonable policy so our basic expenses can be met and enough will be left over to make our efforts profitable if cancellations are made.