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$1 million in gold and silver coins discovered from historic 1700s Florida shipwreck
['Hayley Vawter']
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VERO BEACH, Fla.– More than 1,000 gold and silver coins were found along Florida's Treasure Coast in the 1715 Treasure Fleet shipwreck.
The historic shipwreck salvage operation which found the coins, 1715 Fleet – Queens Jewels, LLC, said they were valued at $1 million.
Five gold coins known as Escudos and 1,000 silver coins known as Reales were found.
$1 MILLION IN STOLEN GOLD COINS FROM 1715 FLORIDA SHIPWRECK RECOVERED"The condition of the coins suggests they were part of a single chest or shipment that spilled when the ship broke apart in the hurricane’s fury," the company said.
HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER"Every find helps piece together the human story of the 1715 fleet," said Guttuso.