Literature About the 1715 Fleet and the Coins Salvaged by Dave Crooks Introduction Much has been written about the 1715 Fleet since the wrecks were discovered by Kip Wagner and the Real Eight Company in 1965. Both popular and scholarly publications have been produced, ranging from articles and pamphlets to full-length books. This list includes […]
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If you find yourself traveling along the East coast of Florida this summer you might want to stop in Sebastian, Florida and pay a visit to the McLarty Treasure Museum. The Museum is located at Sebastian Inlet State Park between Melbourne Beach and Vero Beach, Florida. It is a National Historic Landmark built on the
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June’s featured treasure is a 1695 VR eight reales coin from the Spanish colonial mint at Potosí. It’s shown in two states: to the left as found, with green oxidation and coral deposits, and to the right after some gentle conservation. In his study of the silver coinage recovered from the Fleet, Dr. Alan Craig
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