April 12, 2024
Spanish Treasure Fleet 1715 Half Reale Mel Fisher Cobb Coin Company COA Framed
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Spanish Treasure Fleet 1715 Half Reale Mel Fisher Cobb Coin Company ---- COA Framed The 1715 Treasure Fleet was a Spanish treasure fleet returning from the New World to Spain . In the evening of July 30, 1715 , seven days after departing from Havana , Cuba , eleven of the twelve ships of this fleet were lost in a hurricane near present day Vero Beach, Florida . Because the fleet was carrying silver, it is also known as the 1715 Plate Fleet ( plata being the Spanish word for silver plate). Some artifacts and even coins still wash up on Florida beaches from time to time.Around 1,000 sailors perished while a small number survived on lifeboats. Many ships, including pirates, took part in the initial salvage. Initially a privateer , Henry Jennings was first accused of piracy for attacking such salvage ships and claiming their salvages
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