Spanish gold coins valued at $4.5 million were found in an 18th century Spanish shipwreck in Florida. The ship was believed to have sunk during a powerful hurricane back in 1715. According to a report posted 0o ndtv.com, there were ten Spanish galleons tr from Havana when they headed into the storm. The ships went down off the East coast of Florida just near Vero Beach. The ship disintegrated and along with it all the treasure that was scattered all over the area. Brent Brisben, CEO of 1715 Fleet Queens Jewels was quoted as saying "over 350 gold coins including 9 Royals were recovered on July 30 & 31. This amazing recovery occurred on the actual 300th anniversary of tl.he wreck." This is the second time the treasure hunters hit the mother lode when they found fifty coins valued at $1 million.
According to a post in cbsnews.com, Brisben and the rest of 1715 Fleet Queens Jewels found the artifacts that no one has seen a clue of since 1998. The visibly happy executive said "These Royals are perfect specimens of coinage of the time and they were made on royal order for the king of Spain to be mostly given out as presentation piece." A man by the name of Kip Wagner was the first one to identify the treasure after almost 250 years since the ill fated Spanish ships sunk. The Royals that were discovered were valued at $300,000 a piece and were intended for the King Phillip V of Spain.
In the same post in cbsnews.com, Brisben said they made the find in shallow waters about six feet deep. The discovery was typical for treasure search like it which the CEO made together with his team Jonah Martinez, Bill Bartlett and Dan Beckingham. "We work extremely close to shore, which is surprising to most people," he said.
