Story Posted June 8, 2008 Posted June 8, 2008 By BRIAN SKOLOFF Associated Press Writer OFF THE TREASURE COAST, Fla. (AP) -- The fever is contagious. Gold fever, that is. Symptoms? Unwavering optimism. "Today's the day," legendary treasure hunter Mel Fisher would say as he set out to sea each summer in search of the ocean's secrets. Before his death in 1998, he found more than $1 billion worth of treasure, including gold and silver bars, emeralds, coins and artifacts. As salvage season begins - roughly from May to August when the seas are calmer - a select few carry on Fisher's work up and down Florida's coasts, hoping to hit the mother lode. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/TRE...LTAM&SECTION=US Dances for nickels.
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