The Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) has announced the creation of an online image gallery of nearly 300 rare and high grade coins salvaged in 2015 from the wreck site of the 1715 Treasure Fleet. Known as the “Tricentennial Hoard,” these coins were actually recovered on the 300th anniversary of the loss of the Fleet. In […]
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Here is an article from the October 18, 2016 edition of Vintage News, regarding a recent discovery of several Spanish ships off of the coast of Florida. This discovery is of particular interest, in as much as one of the topics listed for presentation at the Fleet Society’s Conference in March, 2017 concerns Admiral Ribault,
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Greetings, Just wanted to remind everyone that the 2017 Florida United Numismatists (FUN) Show will be held in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida from Thursday, January 5 to Sunday, January 8, 2017. The 1715 Fleet Society will have a table as usual. The table number will be provided in a subsequent newsletter post once assignments have been
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It is hard to imagine that less than two weeks ago my wife and I were walking the streets of old St. Augustine soaking up the sun and the history. During our stay in that great city I met many people and made new friends while preparing for the Fleet Society’s upcoming Conference in March,
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Hi everyone. This is Craig, the Fleet Society website admin, writing you an update on the 2017 International Conference. We are happy to announce the sale of tickets for the 2017 International Conference. Details for the conference agenda can be found in our conference update post here. The sale to the general public begins today
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Greetings. As a follow up to my last post of September 20, 2016, what follows is the Schedule of Events and the Agenda for the upcoming 2nd International Conference on the 1715 Plate Fleet. Click here to read the Meeting Schedule Click here to read the Meeting Agenda Ticket prices for the Conference and Dinner
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