Fleet was carrying gold, silver, pearls, diamonds, emeralds and other jewels when the 11 Spanish ships sank in a hurricane that year.

Currently, 1715 Fleet-Queens Jewels LLC owns salvaging rights to the shipwreck. In a Federal Admiralty lease, Florida receives up to 20% of artifacts found on each site after each salvage season ...

The reported haul, recovered on June 17, 2015, was worth about $1 million, according to Brisben, 56, who founded 1715 Fleet - Queens Jewels LLC, which owns the shipwreck salvage rights in the area ...

The coins recovered are part of the treasure from the 1715 Spanish Treasure Fleet ... The shipwreck gave Florida's Treasure Coast its name, and the area has been the site of treasure hunting ...