The first public auction of gold coins recovered from the 1715 Fleet shipwrecks off the coast of Florida by the Real Eight CompanyAlso referred to occasionally as “The Real 8 Company”- was incorporated in 1961. It had eight members….Kip Wagner, Kip Kelso, Dan Thompson, Harry Cannon, Lou Ullian, Del Long, Erv Taylor and Lis.... Some of the best condition specimens were offered for sale. The coins are sold through the auction house of Henry Christianson, Hoboken, New Jersey.
This Day in Fleet History – October 8, 1964
- Posted in Newsletter, This Day in Fleet History
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