Case of stolen Spanish coins from 1715 Fleet started with a text confession, officials say
In November, state agents arrested Eric Schmitt, of Fort Pierce, after discovering 50 gold coins had been stolen in 2015 from ...
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8 treasures found in 1715 Fleet shipwrecks off Treasure Coast
Fleet was carrying gold, silver, pearls, diamonds, emeralds and other jewels when the 11 Spanish ships sank in a hurricane ...
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U.S. treasure hunters surprised by discovery in 300-year-old shipwreck
Thirty-seven gold coins that were taken by salvagers from a shipwreck nearly 310 years old off Florida’s coast have been ...
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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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Solid silver lion found on 1715 Florida shipwreck puzzles historians. ‘An odd object’
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. Perna was in 12 feet of water when he ...
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Case of stolen Spanish coins from 1715 Fleet started with a text confession, officials say
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 ...