This month’s featured treasure is appropriate for June, as it was found 26 years ago this month … on June 22nd. This exceptional gold chain was liberated from the seabed by none other than Bob Weller. Known to all as “Frogfoot” (a nickname he was given while serving during the Korean War with Navy Underwater […]
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Many of our members are familiar with Delray Beach artist James Flood, who made an appearance at the 300th Anniversary events in July of 2015. At the time, Jim had a wonderful print for sale that depicted the Spanish Treasure Fleet of 1715 leaving Havana for its appointment with destiny. Since that time, Jim has
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Recently, Dana Reed of ASC International USA contacted me to request that I post some information regarding his company’s latest plans for a trip to Cuba in July, 2107 (July 9 – 13). ASC International USA provides historical, cultural and heritage tours of Cuba. The tour includes a visit to the Cuban Numismatic Museum, a
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At the recent conference in St. Augustine the Fleet Society welcomed David Lisot, a well-known videographer from Richardson, Texas (cointelevision.com). David was hired by the Society to film the conference and related events. He has a series of nine videos that can be purchased by contacting him directly (see Newsletter Post of April 26, 2017
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For those of you who did not get a chance to attend the recent conference at St. Augustine in March, here is an opportunity for you to consider the purchase of a special item. When we were planning the conference, the Fleet Society engaged local St. Augustine artist Warren Clark to create a special limited
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The Fleet Society’s first publication, “Treasures of a Lost Fleet” was officially released for sale on March 16, 2017 at the 2nd International Conference on the 1715 Fleet recently held in St. Augustine, Florida. The publication was limited to 100 copies, all numbered, with the first 25 signed by the authors. By mid-April, the entire
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