hurricane Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 This relic was found about 1,000 feet offshore from where I live. It's valued at a cool $885,000. Love living on the Treasure Coast. For history buffs, the ships sank somewhere between the Sebastian Inlet and the Fort Pierce Inlet. Treasure continues to be found, including occasionally washing ashore. A lady last year in Vero Beach found a 76 carat emerald on the beach. Here's the complete story on the find. http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/oct/27/vero-beach-mother-daughter-team-find-solid-gold/ -- Hurricane -- Hurricane ______________________________________________________________________ http://piratesofthecoast.com/images/pyracy-logo1.jpg Captain of The Pyrates of the Coast Author of "Memoirs of a Buccaneer: 30 Year Before the Mast" (Published in Fall 2011) Scurrilous Rogue Stirrer of Pots Fomenter of Mutiny Bon Vivant & Roustabout Part-time Carnival Barker Certified Ex-Wife Collector Experienced Drinking Companion "I was screwed. I readied my confession and the sobbing pleas not to tell my wife. But as I turned, no one was in the bed. The room was empty. The naked girl was gone, like magic." "Memoirs of a Buccaneer: 30 Years Before the Mast" - Amazon.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bos'n Cross Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 every freaking time i look, people just give me ssoooo many reasons to want to move to florida! -Israel Cross- - Boatswain of the Archangel - . Colonial Seaport Foundation Crew of the Archangel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capn'rob Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 I've got a Silver Real Coin from that 1715 find. I got it in Key West at Mel Fisher's years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane Posted October 29, 2010 Author Share Posted October 29, 2010 They wash up on shore here quite regularly after a good storm. Three years ago (if I recall), a woman pulled a 24" length of gold chain out of a dune which had been battered by storms. Kind of cool to know that it's all out there. The mother load (the Queen's dowery) has not yet been found. It's said that the treasure aboard would make the Atocha seem like nothing. Just as chilling, a thousand people died on the beaches that I'm looking across to right now. A horrific night indeed. - Hurricane -- Hurricane ______________________________________________________________________ http://piratesofthecoast.com/images/pyracy-logo1.jpg Captain of The Pyrates of the Coast Author of "Memoirs of a Buccaneer: 30 Year Before the Mast" (Published in Fall 2011) Scurrilous Rogue Stirrer of Pots Fomenter of Mutiny Bon Vivant & Roustabout Part-time Carnival Barker Certified Ex-Wife Collector Experienced Drinking Companion "I was screwed. I readied my confession and the sobbing pleas not to tell my wife. But as I turned, no one was in the bed. The room was empty. The naked girl was gone, like magic." "Memoirs of a Buccaneer: 30 Years Before the Mast" - Amazon.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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