Another $1 million in gold and silver coins has been recovered from the site of a Spanish shipwreck from 1715 off the coast of Florida , according to the treasure hunters who made the find.
Over 1,000 silver coins, or Reales, and 5 gold coins, called Escudos, and other gold artifacts were recovered during the summer salvage season off Florida's Treasure Coast, 1715 Fleet – Queens Jewels, LLC said in a news release .
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"This discovery is not only about the treasure itself, but the stories it tells," Sal Guttuso, director of operations, said in the release. "Each coin is a piece of history, a tangible link to the people who lived, worked, and sailed during the Golden Age of the Spanish Empire. Finding 1,000 of them