Search
Close this search box.

Ben Costello

From The Fleet Society Archives — February 11, 1940

I came across a very interesting article from an unknown newspaper in February 1940. The article bears evidence to the fact that as early as 1940 residents along the “Treasure Coast” of Florida were aware that Spanish shipwrecks lie off the east coast of Florida. It was obvious that these folks were unaware of the […]

From The Fleet Society Archives — February 11, 1940 Read More »

This Day in Fleet History – January 28, 1965

The Vero Beach Press Journal reports that Real Eight Company President Kip Wagner hopes to visit Spain later in the year in order to collect information about the 1715 Fleet from the Spanish archives located in that country. He believes that the archives may furnish clues that would help locate additional treasure related to the

This Day in Fleet History – January 28, 1965 Read More »

This Day in Fleet History – December 30, 1964

Cabinet officials, stung by reports that the state may not be getting its rightful share of treasure recovered from Florida waters, consider taking over all salvage operations and keeping (rather than sharing) all treasure found. This consideration would be tantamount to the state going into the treasure-hunting business.

This Day in Fleet History – December 30, 1964 Read More »

The Saint Lambert Communion Tokens of Liege, Belgium

Josh “Captain Redbeard” Scott (Follow @redbeardsrelics — instagram.com/redbeardsrelics)Link to Captain Redbeard’s original post on Instagram: instagram.com/p/C0rYr8OLIg_/ The 17th century was full of fascinating treasures of coins and art, maps, chests, and so much more. The church in Liege commissioned 5 variations of these tokens over the years, with very few having survived the ages. The years

The Saint Lambert Communion Tokens of Liege, Belgium Read More »

Scroll to Top