Treasure found, Fleet wreck..pull 4 million worth in royal 8 escudos

slowwevo · Aug 4, 2015

----- stay tuned for this new treasure find to hit the papers

old man · Aug 4, 2015

slowwevo said:
To keep this short,just heard some boys just landed 8 royal 8 escudos,valued at half a million a piece,and a few hundred 2 4 and 8 escudos,My source said the story hasn't been published yet,but was found north of booty salvages find,out of respect I wont divuldge the wreck location yet,****On a side note I'm sure all this fisher stuff going up for sale has nothing to do with it,but the paper has on the front page today a lot of the personal collection and key west museum pieces are going up too,must be for the 300th anniversary
----- stay tuned for this new treasure find to hit the papers

Is this find the 300 gold coins that were just found or is it another find?

slowwevo · Aug 4, 2015

im not sure,did this include 8 royal 8 escudos,this was found after erics fort pierce find,my buddy told me this wasn't in the news yet,maybe he was wrong

old man · Aug 4, 2015

slowwevo said:
im not sure,did this include 8 royal 8 escudos,this was found after erics fort pierce find,my buddy told me this wasn't in the news yet,maybe he was wrong

Sounds like it could be the same find. It hasn't hit the news yet.

slowwevo · Aug 4, 2015

I love the Treasure Coast.

PhipsFolly · Aug 4, 2015

Different finds guys... the find in Fort Pierce included 1 "Royal" 8... This other find contains multiple "Royals"... So much for them being so rare... Still a brilliant find obviously! Not confirmed but I believe this really big find was at Corrigans site...

UnderMiner · Aug 4, 2015

Darn, I can't wait to see this find. :icon_pirat:

slowwevo · Aug 5, 2015

PhipsFolly said:
Different finds guys... the find in Fort Pierce included 1 "Royal" 8... This other find contains multiple "Royals"... So much for them being so rare... Still a brilliant find obviously! Not confirmed but I believe this really big find was at Corrigans site...

Since the royals are not rare,i'll take any common royals they don't want..lol

slowwevo · Aug 5, 2015

damn I leaked the story before the newspaper ,and not 1 like.... damn

JOe L · Aug 5, 2015

slowwevo said:
damn I leaked the story before the newspaper ,and not 1 like.... damn

There you go.

slowwevo · Aug 5, 2015

LOL thanks joe,I hope you guys know I was joking

capt dom · Aug 5, 2015

crap hitting the fan!

PhipsFolly said:
Different finds guys... the find in Fort Pierce included 1 "Royal" 8... This other find contains multiple "Royals"... So much for them being so rare... Still a brilliant find obviously! Not confirmed but I believe this really big find was at Corrigans site...

I personally am thrilled recent events and finds but get ready fellas... "when you take the front of the line.... expect to get some eggs thrown at you!" The age old saga of everyone fighting over the treasure is about to come down upon you. If too much publicity that smells like real, {not reale'} money comes from this possibly the most "black pirate" of them all, I call Mr. Ghoul will probably talk Spain into taking a run at your find...

You other folks out there... not to discount the ultimate value of their find but... throwing about figures like $500,000.00 value per coin is about as responsible and accurate as Pawal Nowak's research...

Good luck dealing with the "dark side" of being a recognized treasure finder..... :headbang:

ropesfish · Aug 5, 2015

There's a small crowd hanging around on the beach watching and a number of detectors waving around down there hoping for a coin or two to spontaneously fling themselves onto the beach. I'm surprised no one has a "TreasureCam" website up yet.
Congratulations to the crew and captain, as well as Brent. They've been digging this area for a long, long time.
Persistence proves positively profitable when applied in the proper place.

slowwevo · Aug 5, 2015

and the "fighting over the treasure is about to come down upon you" comment makes no sense,do you think no one has fought over this treasure or the capron treasure or any other finds.... until right now

old man · Aug 5, 2015

slowwevo said:
and the "fighting over the treasure is about to come down upon you" comment makes no sense,do you think no one has fought over this treasure or the capron treasure or any other finds.... until right now

I am with Capt Dom. Beware of attorneys and Spain.

Don't be surprised if Unesco shows up. Just like they did recently in Panama.

Sometimes it comes down to what you value more.
Money or Fame? Give me money every time.

Nice find. Congratulations.

Jolly Mon · Aug 5, 2015

old man said:
I am with Capt Dom. Beware of attorneys and Spain.

Don't be surprised if Unesco shows up. Just like they did recently in Panama.

Sometimes it comes down to what you value more.
Money or Fame? Give me money every time.

Nice find. Congratulations.

I am not a lawyer, but I don't think they need to worry about Spain, and certainly not about Unesco.

The US is not a party to the
Underwater Cultural Heritage treaty. Panama is a party to the treaty. Unesco has no authority in US territorial waters.

Spain would have to prove the items came from a specific sovereign vessel...a virtual impossibility given the scattered nature of the 1715 treasure as it currently exists.

This is not Mercedes and it is not Juno/ Galaga. Spain may try something through litigation, but I doubt it.

It is ironic that the Spanish seem oblivious to their "cultural heritage" when that heritage is old anchors or cannon balls or slave chains...start bringing up loads of silver and gold and their latent cupidity surfaces...some things never change...even after 300 years.