Treasure hunters discover $1M in coins from 1715 Spanish shipwreck

[FelixtheCat]

Finding just one coin is this Florida pirate's dream...

Check out this story from USA TODAY: Treasure hunters discover $1M in coins from 1715 Spanish shipwreck. The discovery was part of a "vast fortune carried by the fleet, which was transporting New World riches back to Spain," the company said.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...shipwreck-florida-treasure-coast/86489430007/

 

[gismapper]

Pretty amazing stuff! I haven't done much metal detecting in the water, but I've done enough to know what a hassle it is just to get one target in the scoop.

Here's the thing that gets me...
1 million dollars value. They get to keep $800k. Divided among the whole crew...after several months of searching. It can't work out to that much of a salary, can it? Maybe for a find this size, but the last one this size was in 1990 they said. Sounds like a great job if you already have enough money to live on. I guess you get speaking engagements and such too. I'm trying to figure out how they make enough money to live on.

I kinda chuckled when I saw the dollar amount. With the price of gold and silver right now, I didn't think it would take too many coins to hit that mark, even just looking at melt value.

Great read...thanks for posting it

 

[HungryGhost]

You mean it wasn’t you Felix!?

 

[Tom_in_CA]

Very interesting read. Thanx Felix !

 

[Beachhunt1]

Was on national news tonight.

 

[Surf Master]

You mean it wasn’t you Felix!?

He's Skunk on 1715 Fleet Treasure , he needs to venture up North His bucket list is incomplete , & can only reach Top Gun status with 1715 treasure Those divers who recovered the treasure 1 million appeared to only be in neck deep Felix

 

[Surf Master]

Felix keep in mind however , to hunt in leased water territory , you need to go down to Mel Fisher's museum & anti up the $1000.00 US , get a lease permit every year, & give the state of Florida- tagging every item , turning it over to them, - taking 20% of the treasure , giving you back 80 % , wonder if Scoundrel can chime in , on the guidelines, how exactly it works, and how long it takes to get your 80% back

 

[FelixtheCat]

Felix keep in mind however , to hunt in leased water territory , you need to go down to Mel Fisher's museum & anti up the $1000.00 US , get a lease permit every year, & give the state of Florida- tagging every item , turning it over to them, - taking 20% of the treasure , giving you back 80 % , wonder if Scoundrel can chime in , on the guidelines, how exactly it works, and how long it takes to get your 80% back

For that much money and trouble I could just walk into a Mel Fisher Museum and "detect" a silver Reale with a credit card.

 

[Surf Master]

For that much money and trouble I could just walk into a Mel Fisher Museum and "detect" a silver Reale with a credit card.

Been there done that , but nothing like finding a ship wreck coin on your own , someone asks , I found it

 

[Linesider]

Facts. As much as i would love to find my own. Still have the possibility to. I had to buy a couple to kill the itch. That said im packed and ready when ever time is right