5/7/13 Report - High Priced Treasure Coast 1715 Fleet Finds

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Yesterday I took a look at some of the the Sedwick Coin auction items that brought the highest bids.  Even though they were great examples, those did not include any finds from the Treasure Coast.

Today I'll look at some of the top selling items from the 1715 Fleet.  One of those, although not a coin or

10/3/12 Report - 1715 Fleet Escudo & Early Series Reale

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1715 Fleet Escudo  (Sedwick Coins Upcoming Auction)



Other side of same escudo.




Here is a gold escudo listed in the upcoming Sedwick auction that is from the Treasure Coast’s 1715 Fleet. It is one of the more expensive gold coins listed in the auction and although the denomination is not shown,

2/20/12 Report - Gold 1715 Fleet Ring & More

Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Gold Engraved 1715 Fleet Ring for Sale on eBay.The asking price is $3000. It has a Fisher certification. I'm not recommending that you buy this or anything. I just thought you might like to take a look at it. Always be careful when buying online. There are a lot of fakes and scams out there. I personally

9/19/11 Report - Religious Medallion From 1715 Fleet, & Hunt for Super Bowl Ring

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.I've shown the front of this medallion before. Laura Strolia, author of the book on the Marigalera of the 1715 Fleet, has done a lot of research on it, and has found that it is Franciscan and shows St. Anthony on the other side. She says there was a Franciscan priest traveling with the 1715 Fleet.One Side of

5/1/11 Report - 1715 Fleet Gold Escudos Bring Good Prices

1714 Mexican 8 Escudo From the 1715 FleetThis gold escudo was one of two in the recent SedwickCoins auction that brought in bids of $13,000. The other was a Lima 8 escudo. Both of these high-priced cobs were 1715 Fleet coins from the Treasure Coast.Nice finds if you are lucky enough to come across one during a day at the beach. It does happen once in a while.On the low end of the spectrum for the

10/10/10 Report - 1715 Fleet Artifacts & More

Jupiter Inlet Beach.Photo submitted by Mike D. As you can see the beach at Jupiter Inlet did not cut. I appreciate receiving photos like this because I can't be everywhere myself.I received an email from the Fisher organization about the fact that they are going after new deep water wrecks. They found a Swedish wreck, the Briggen Hialmar, three miles deep that sank in 1831 in the North Atlantic.

9/26 Report - Jupiter Wreck Salvage Area & 1715 Fleet Artifacts

1715 Fleet Grenade for Sale on eBay.This grenade is said to have been found on the Anchor Wreck Site in the 1990s and is now for sale on eBay. An unusual item in good shape. There is another group of munitions from the same site also on sale on eBay. You might want to read the item descriptions.http://cgi.ebay.com/Munitions-Spanish-1715-Plate-Fleet-/160485584999?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=

8/1 Report - Inscriptions on 1715 Fleet Gold Rings

1715 Fleet Gold Coin Found by Crew of Gold Hound in June of 2010.The photo is from a June 19, 2010 TCPalm article found on the following web site.http://www.tcoasttalk.com/2010/06/29/treasure-from-1715-fleet-found-new-stakeholder-hopes-to-bring-up-more/Here is a web site by an archaeologist discussing the history of the 1715 Fleet and a few items found. Most interesting is the discussion of two