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A cocked flintlock and 200 silver coins found on 1715 shipwreck off Florida, divers say
Treasures and mysteries are still being found in equal measure on the seafloor off Florida’s Atlantic Coast where a fleet of Spanish ships sank during a 1715 hurricane. Among the latest finds ...
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Gold coins worth over $1M stolen off 1715 shipwreck recovered, Florida officials say
“In 2015, members of the Schmitt family — working as contracted salvage operators for 1715 Fleet-Queens Jewels, LLC, — uncovered a treasure trove of 101 gold coins from the wrecks off ...
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A cocked flintlock and 200 silver coins found on 1715 shipwreck off Florida, divers say
Diver Levin Shavers holds a rare flintlock found as a salvage team explored a shipwreck site linked to a Spanish treasure fleet that sank off Florida in a 1715 hurricane. Photo courtesy Mike Perna ...