NBC Bay Area

$1M in gold and silver coins recovered from 1715 Spanish shipwreck off Florida

Another $1 million in gold and silver coins has been recovered from the site of a Spanish shipwreck from 1715 off the coast of Florida, according to the treasure hunters who made the find. Over 1,000 ...
AOL

Divers Explored a 300-Year-Old Shipwreck—and Found Treasure Worth $1 Million

The 1715 Treasure Fleet, one of Spain’s famed Plate Fleets, has sat shipwrecked off the coast of Florida for over 300 years. This summer, a certified salvage company maneuvered to the fleet and pulled ...
Des Moines Register

1,000 silver coins, 5 gold escudos worth $1 million from 1715 treasure fleet found in Florida

The Treasure Coast of Florida includes Indian River County, Martin County and St. Lucie County. The Treasure Coast of Florida got its name in part because of the 1715 Spanish Treasure Fleet maritime ...
Yahoo

Treasure salvor Eric Schmitt heads to prison in 1715 Fleet Spanish gold coin caper

FORT PIERCE – The man accused of selling Spanish gold coins stolen during a 2015 salvage operation of the famous 1715 Fleet shipwrecks will serve a year and a day in state prison, a judge ruled May 20 ...