In 1715, a gang of Spanish ships crashed in a storm off the American coast, sending an eye-watering fortune in gold, silver, and jewels to the bottom of the Atlantic. Now, more than 300 years later, ocean explorers have uncovered a fresh trove from the legendary fleet. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

Over 1,000 silver coins, known as Reales, were recently recovered by 1715 Fleet – Queen’s Jewels LLC, a shipwreck salvage company, from the Atlantic seabed off Florida’s aptly named “Treasure Coast.” This latest haul joins five gold coins, called Escudos, and several rare gold artifacts recovered earlier this summer.

“This discovery is not only about the treasure itself, but the stories it tells,” Sal Guttuso, Director of

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