Our featured Treasure of the Month for August is a gold pectoral bar from the 1715 Rio Mar wreck site near Vero Beach, Florida. Retrieved by Don Porter working from the salvage vessel Virgalona in 1969, this small bar is one of the very few gold bars or discs found on any of the 1715 […]
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As I was in my office recently reviewing my work schedule, it occurred to me that last year at this time I was in Florida working the events associated with the 300th Anniversary of the loss of the 1715 Fleet. Known as Commemoration Week, a whole host of programs were scheduled by the Fleet Society
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Since our last update of April 4, work continues on coordinating the schedule of events for the March, 2017 International Conference on the 1715 Fleet in St. Augustine, Florida. The Conference agenda is nearly complete and a tentative schedule of speakers will be posted soon. The Conference will be held on March 16 and 17th,
A few years ago, I was pleased to come into possession of a number of scrap books filled with historical documents relating to the work of Colonel Dan Thompson and the Real Eight Company. These books were the property of Jane Thompson, widow of the Colonel. Jane kept a meticulous record of her husband’s exploits
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Recently we received an email from Jeff Rideout, who sent us several photos of recent finds from the 1715 Fleet wreck sites. Most notably, one of the major finds was a fully-dated one escudo Royal from 1714. In addition, a number of other gold coins were found, including escudos from the colonial mints of Mexico City and
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