In November, state agents arrested Eric Schmitt, of Fort Pierce, after discovering 50 gold coins had been stolen in 2015 from ...

A treasure hunter is accused of selling eight of 50 rare gold coins — worth over $1 million — found in a 2015 dive on the famous 1715 Fleet of Spanish ships that wrecked off the Treasure Coast ...

There appears to be a broken ring on its head that may ... that tumbled into the ocean when a fleet of Spanish treasure ships collided with a hurricane in 1715. Perna was in 12 feet of water ...

Penninger and Gitschlag have uncovered rare pieces together, including a gold ring studded with ... president of the 1715 Fleet Society. They found mostly Spanish coins, deducing that the wrecked ...

July 31 1715 A fleet of 11 Spanish galleons set sail for Spain from Havana Cuba loaded with untold riches of silver gold and jewels A few days into their voyage the entire fleet sank of the coast ...

For nearly a decade, Brent Brisben believed a treasure hunting family he hired to salvage the famous 1715 Fleet shipwrecks had been wildly successful by finding 51 Spanish gold coins, including a ...

It’s believed they were stored in a wooden chest that tumbled into the ocean when a fleet of Spanish treasure ships collided with a hurricane in 1715 ... suspension ring is on top of the ...