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(1,716 posts) Wed Jul 29, 2015, 11:09 AM Jul 2015

1715 Treasure GOLD

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1715 Treasure GOLD (Original Post) voteearlyvoteoften Jul 2015 OP

You should get in touch with Heritage Auctions in Dallas DFW Jul 2015 #1

I'm so jealous hibbing Jul 2015 #2

Yes Johnny went diving on the main pile voteearlyvoteoften Jul 2015 #3

DFW

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1. You should get in touch with Heritage Auctions in Dallas

Reply to voteearlyvoteoften (Original post)

Wed Jul 29, 2015, 11:28 AM

Jul 2015

Last edited Thu Jul 30, 2015, 11:35 AM - Edit history (1)

It looks from the photos like you have a Royal Strike of a 1715 eight escudos, worth well into six figures by itself, in there. They can probably evaluate that stuff better than anyone.

*on edit--not only are they tops in coins, but Sylvester Stallone just selected them to auction off his Rocky and Rambo memorabilia. If I had the time, I would fly to L.A. just to take pics of the Hollywood types present at that one!

hibbing

(10,098 posts)

2. I'm so jealous

Reply to voteearlyvoteoften (Original post)

Wed Jul 29, 2015, 12:09 PM

Jul 2015

Wow, that is pretty damn awesome. I read a book about Mel Fisher and the sacrifices he made. I remember seeing him on Johnny Carson, I think Johnny even went on a dive with Mel at the site of his Atocha find.

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voteearlyvoteoften

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3. Yes Johnny went diving on the main pile

Reply to hibbing (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 29, 2015, 01:05 PM

Jul 2015

It was a pile of silver bars the size of a school bus. Just had 30th anniversary of that find this month.
The 1715 wrecks are 300 years this Friday.

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