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FLORIDA - Salvage crews have recovered more than 1,000 silver and gold coins from a 1715 Spanish shipwreck off Florida’s Treasure Coast.
The find was made by Captain Levin Shavers and the crew of the M/V Just Right during the 2025 salvage season.
The coins and other artifacts are part of the 1715 Treasure Fleet, a group of Spanish ships that sank in a hurricane on July 31, 1715, while returning to Spain from the Americas carrying gold, silver, and jewels.
Queens Jewels, LLC, the company with exclusive salvage rights to the 1715 Treasure Fleet wrecks, oversaw the operation.
Among the recovered items were more than 1,000 silver coins known as Reales, five gold coins called Escudos, and additional rare gold artifacts.
The coins were minted in Spanish colonies, including Mexico, Peru, and Bolivia, with many still showing visible dates and mint marks.
Experts suggest the coins were likely part of a single chest or shipment that spilled when the ship broke apart during the hurricane.
The condition of the coins allows historians and collectors to study them as historical artifacts from the Golden Age of the Spanish Empire.
Queens Jewels staff confirmed the coins and other artifacts will undergo careful conservation before being displayed to the public.
Plans are being made to exhibit select pieces at local museums, allowing the public to view and learn about the recovered items.