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1715 Fleet Society Treasure of the Month – July 2015

With the 1715 Fleet 300th Anniversary Commemoration just a few weeks away, the Treasure of the Month for July 2015 had to be special.  Therefore we decided to feature this 1715 heart-shaped eight reales.  Hidden away for fifty years, this coin made a remarkable reappearance in early 2015. Minted in Mexico City, this coin bears a full date 1715 […]

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DATELINE: Vero Beach, Florida – 1715 Fleet Time Capsule Burial Details Announced

The 1715 Fleet Society Time Capsule Burial details have been set for 4:30 pm on July 31, 2015 at Jaycee Park in Vero Beach, Fl. The burial marks the culmination of the week-long commemoration of the 1715 Fleet. The time capsule burial ceremony is being sponsored by the Indian River County Chamber of Commerce. Details on the

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DATELINE: Washington, PA – Treasures of the 1715 Fleet 2016 Calendar

The Fleet Society has just concluded production of a 2016 calendar featuring more treasures of the 1715 Fleet. Fleet Society Director Ben Costello said “our 2015 calendar was such a success that a number of individuals asked us if we were going to do another calendar for 2016. At first we thought they were just

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DATELINE: Vero Beach, Florida – 1715 Fleet Society to Bury Time Capsule

To commemorate the upcoming 300th Anniversary of the loss of the 1715 Fleet, the Fleet Society has purchased a Time Capsule which will be buried on Friday, July 31, 2015.  Vero Beach has been chosen as the venue for the final resting place of the 1715 Fleet Society Time Capsule.  The Indian River County Chamber of Commerce, Tourism

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Dateline: Washington, PA – 1715 Fleet Society to Offer Commemorative Replica

The 1715 Fleet Society has recently completed the production of a commemorative replica that will be sold to mark the 300th Anniversary of the loss of the 1715 Fleet. As our model the Fleet Society has chosen to use a well-known and iconic silver coin that was salvaged from a 1715 Fleet wreck site. Many

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Dateline: Washington, PA – 1715 Fleet Commemoration Update

There are a few updates to the 1715 Commemoration events schedules, which we’ve posted here below, and on the individual event pages.  We’ve also attached a copy of the menu for the 1715 Commemoration Banquet and the menu for the 1715 Commemoration Conference. Tickets for both events are still available, but selling fast, so please

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