Here is an interesting story about the benefits of good old-fashioned research. One of our illustrious members, Terry Armstrong (member # 9), and Tom Gidus, known to the shipwreck community as researchers and salvors of note, located two bronze cannons that were recovered from one of the 1715 Fleet wrecks. Terry posted the following story […]
One of the most significant coins ever associated with the 1715 Fleet will be offered for sale tomorrow in Treasure Auction 35 sponsored by Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC. Identified as Lot #40 in their auction catalog this coin is very likely recognizable to those who have been students of 1715 Fleet-related history and lore. In
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Josh “Captain Redbeard” Scott (Follow @redbeardsrelics — instagram.com/redbeardsrelics)Link to Captain Redbeard’s original post on Instagram: instagram.com/p/CoI1ALPjsN0/ Small chests like this one were made in the early 17th century and would often have been used to store personal wealth, letters, and other valuables during a time before banks. These were the real treasure chests of the
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May’s Treasure of the Month is this exceptional group of eight reales and four reales silver coins (also known as “cobs”) from the Spanish colonial mint at Mexico City. What makes this grouping so special is that each coin bears a full date and is sequentially dated from 1712 to 1715. It is estimated that
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Opening reception for the Real Eight Company’s first museum at the First National Bank in Satellite Beach, Florida.
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Often, we will post a story that is not Fleet related but is very interesting and worthy of sharing. This article is about a stash of coins that stayed in a bank vault for years and turned out to be quite valuable. This is a prime example of a family grossly underestimating the value of
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Wreckwatch Magazine’s special issue on Secrets of the San José Galleon is out. Read the truth behind the the world’s richest treasure ship, lost off Cartagena, Colombia in 1708 – the gold & silver, the controversy, the law suits & should it be recovered or left in peace? Sign up for a free copy at:
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Here is an interesting item from our archives. It is a letter from Dan Thompson to Mr. Richard H. Sanger, Washington D.C. Our research shows that Mr. Sanger was a Diplomat and an authority on the Middle East (if there is such a thing). How Dan Thompson became acquainted with him is unknown. But apparently,
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As a follow-up to our post of April 5 (here), I received some comments from two of our distinguished members. Frank Noga (Member #1) and Phil Flemming (Original Founding Member). Both sent an e-mail commenting on the misidentified coin that was featured in our April 5 post. Frank Noga was the person who first brought
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The Treaty of Utrecht formally concludes hostilities between Spain and Great Britain during the War of Spanish Succession. As a result, Spain’s treasure fleets were able to sail again.
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Here is a most interesting piece of nostalgia … a 1966 Treasure Salvors, Inc. price list for gold coins and artifacts. Note that the prices for the gold coins include dated and undated material. Interestingly, the dated Mexico eight escudos gold coins (1713 and 1714) are over twice as expensive as a Lima eight escudos
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Most collectors of Spanish colonial coins from the 1715 Fleet are dedicated followers of major auction houses that feature 1715 Fleet material. In the early 1970’s one such auction house was Schulman Coin and Mint, Inc. of New York. There were two major auctions of 1715 Fleet gold and silver coins handled by Schulman, one
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The Miami Herald announces that a new exhibit, “The Artist and the Sea” at the Miami Art Center will feature treasure including silver bars, pieces of eight and Chinese porcelains from the Spanish treasure Fleet of 1715 courtesy of the Real Eight Company.
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This month’s featured treasure is this gold ring with mysterious engraved crosses and letters INSIDE OF THE RING! There were of course many rings recovered from the 1715 Fleet (both by salvors and on the beach). However, only a very few (three by latest count) were found to have this cryptic engraving. After careful analysis
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It was announced that the Real Eight Company had acquired Rebikoff Underwater Products Inc. of Fort Lauderdale. The acquisition of Rebikoff, a supplier of underwater equipment and underwater systems, marks the first diversification step for Real Eight in the oceanography field.
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On this day it was announced that a $400,000.00 exhibit of Real Eight Company treasure would be featured at an open house sponsored by the First National Bank of Merritt Island on Sunday, March 29. The bank’s open house was celebrating the completion of a new third floor as well as its seventh birthday on
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In mid-1993 a mysterious conglomerate was delivered to Syd Jones of the Salvor’s Incorporated Artifact Conservation Lab in Sebastian, Florida. It arrived in a green bucket which bore a yellow tag bearing artifact number 20472. The conglomerate was approximately 30cm x 18cm x 16cm. However, it was unlike any conglomerate that Syd Jones had seen
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Here is the latest on the continuing saga of the shipwreck San Jose. The video (link below) talks about the possibility of the San Jose being raised. Imagine if the Columbians can pull this off. Is this just a pipe dream or are they seriously considering raising a wooden shipwreck that is over 300 years
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Legendary shipwreck’s treasure of “incalculable value” will be recovered by underwater robot, Colombia says.
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We all know that Mel Fisher was no stranger to the court system. He was singularly responsible for creating a lot of new precedents in the area of Maritime Law. He was also on the receiving end of lawsuits and claims filed against him by the state of Florida. In an interesting turn of events,
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