Historic Treasure Discovery Off Florida’s Treasure Coast: Divers Recover USD 1 Million in Spanish Gold and Silver Coins from 1715 Fleet Shipwreck (Watch Video)
Treasure hunters struck gold off Florida’s Atlantic coast this summer, uncovering over a thousand Spanish gold and silver coins estimated at USD 1 million, AP reported. The coins, believed to have been minted in the Spanish colonies of Bolivia, Mexico, and Peru, were discovered by divers from Queens Jewels LLC, a shipwreck salvage company.
Treasure hunters struck gold off Florida’s Atlantic coast this summer, uncovering over a thousand Spanish gold and silver coins estimated at USD 1 million, AP reported. The coins, believed to have been minted in the Spanish colonies of Bolivia, Mexico, and Peru, were discovered by divers from Queens Jewels LLC, a shipwreck salvage company. The find hails from the famed 1715 Spanish fleet, which sank in a hurricane on July 31, 1715, while transporting gold, silver, and jewels from the New World to Spain. Treasure Coast has long been a hotspot for historic shipwrecks, with millions of dollars in coins recovered over the years between Melbourne and Fort Pierce by salvagers and collectors alike. Florida Shocker: Angry Over Neighbour Feeding His Pet Peacocks, Man Kills and Eats Birds in US.
Historic Treasure Discovery Off Florida’s Treasure Coast
🚨🇺🇸 $1M TREASURE HAUL FOUND OFF FLORIDA’S “TREASURE COAST”
A salvage crew uncovered more than 1,000 gold and silver coins worth an estimated $1 million from a 300-year-old Spanish shipwreck off Florida’s Treasure Coast.
The fleet sank in a 1715 hurricane while carrying riches… pic.twitter.com/X6EtieCkAt
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) October 2, 2025
Hidden beneath the turquoise waters off a stretch of Florida known as the “Treasure Coast,” a team of divers from a shipwreck salvage company has uncovered exactly that — a load of long-lost Spanish treasure estimated to be worth $1 million. https://t.co/8B7N9y92Xr pic.twitter.com/ACXRwM0qkb
— ABC News (@ABC) October 3, 2025
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