Bartlett and the 1715 Fleet Queens Jewels Salvage Crew counted more than
300 gold coins valued at four point five million dollars. The larger
coins-- called Royals-- tell an important story of the past. Royals
were specifically made for King Phillip V and are incredibly rare.
There were only 20 or so known to exist in the world before the crew
found these 9.
The photo is a screencap from the video at the link, which I've posted
to show how close the treasure was to shore and that it was within
walking distance of hotels further down the shore in Vero Beach.
In other news, a metal detectorist in Germany has found a
hoard of Nazi-era gold valued at €45,000.
And... two men claim to have found
one of the legendary Nazi treasure trains. "...the train might hold up to 300 tons of gold... (but)...There
are reasons to doubt the existence of this mythical gold filled Nazi
train..." And if it does exist, there is a high probability that it is
protected with land mines.
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