Guide language: 300 years ago, ship of a Spain sinks because of hurricane. Not long ago, phreatic water personnel discovered a large number of gold coin in heavy boat.
Write civil: Jane J.Lee, national geography
A few " the hunter that find treasure " people discovered a large number of gold coin from the Spanish cargoboat that sank in Florida coast 1715.
Offer a plan: Company of finite liability of 1715 FLEET - QUEENS JEWELS
Heavy boat searchs for personnel to give this to raise a name to be " Kapidana (Capitana) " fleet displays went up an anniversary gift: 110 12 meters 52 gold coin, long gold chain, silver and silver-colored button, total prices value exceeded million dollar.
This major discovery is actually before a month will undertake on June 17, secret and not announce, because be guided by Eric Schmitt,be Florida is familial want when this boat sinks 300 years this day to announce again.
These 11 boats, it is the one part of Spanish Tierra Firme and new Spain fleet. The colony that these fleet can be in new world from Spain regularly carries treasures to Europe.
The Jennifer Mckinnon of marine archaeology scholar that university of Lai collect accept blocks east is in some earlier this year mention in interview of moment: "Tierra Firme fleet enlists in army in South America and central america, crucial to the corporeal communication between new world and old world. " this scholar did not participate this discovery.
Came 31 days on July 30, 1715, these ships had sailed Florida city, hurricane encounters in the road that leaves for Spain, sink marine.
Come for years, schmitt and its family are in all the time and finite liability company contacts 1715 Fleet-Queens Jewels, devote oneself to to search the whereabouts of heavy boat. It is reported, this company enjoys patent rights to heavy boat.
Unexpected
Schmitt and his group is empty-handed normally and return. Heavy boat diver says: "Excavate of our classics regular meeting the burrow of a few absolutely empty, discover next have beer bottle only among them. Discover next have beer bottle only among them..
But, this, in Pierce of distance Florida city fort (Fort Pierce) the coast 305 meters place, they in underwater 4.5 meters place encountered lucky goddess.
Say according to Schmitt place, that day follows as one used to do distinction of it doesn't matter. Nevertheless, arrived at 9 o'clock in the morning at 9 o'clock half, it is when him when marine check, a gold coin was risked from sand come out. Next, phreatic water team member people begin to carry away more sand, discovered treasure eventually. Schmitt says: "Simply too truthless. " what he gives 1715 Fleet-Queens Jewels the company is collective found person Brent Brisben made a telephone call, informed their discovery. Brisben says: "I was stupefied simply, trembling all over. Trembling all over..
From 2010 up to now, brisben cooperates with contractor all the time. But, say according to him, discover this " mix with respect to the amount rare degree in light of, probable it is the biggest. " there is an extremely precious gold coin in the treasure that discovers this, the name is " royalty 300 anniversary (Tricentennial Royal) " , overbalance 500 thousand dollar.
Brisben says, the general gold coin of that time has bit of coarse it seems that, gold coin maker cares the quality of the weight of gold coin and bullion more, nevertheless, "They made a certain quantity of perfect gold coin, call ' royalty (Royals) ' , enter its next give kingly. Enter its next give kingly..
Allocate treasure
Schmitt and its group at present still produced in this the place of money and valuables of 1 million dollars disentombs. They still discovered a few silver, silver-colored button and a few candlestick, nevertheless be not a patch on most begin to discover that.
Court of place of south of American Florida city is right all these handicraft are had jurisdictional, accordingly, the company of Brisben reachs any article of contractor discovery, florida city should be enjoyed 20% among them.
Annual, florida city can send a representing inspect the goods that this group place discovers, next, request court asks this group delivers partial goods museum. Brisben says, if the court agrees, this company will hand in article.
At this point second discovery, after Florida city takes away partial share, brisben and Schmitt are familial will deuce the rest treasure.
(translator: Mikegao)
