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Capitana Celebration Photo taken and submitted by Fred B. |
I'll have a series of posts on these recent finds. This is the third already, so there will be a few more. Maybe I'll spread them over a few days. I didn't plan to do so many posts on the finds, but it is the 300th Anniversary of the sinking of the 1715 Fleet, and the finds on that anniversary makes it a very auspicious occasion. On top of that, I couldn't tell about the finds as soon as they were made, so I accumulated pictures and information. Now I can tell more about it.
I heard Brent say it wasn't just coincidence. He said the wreck wanted more of the story to be told on the 300th Anniversary.
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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be down there with your metal detector and you find a pile of gold cobs. You're about to get some idea.
Captain Jonah sent me the following video clip. It is a lot of fun..
One Frame From Following Video Clip. |
Be sure your sound is on and click this link to start the fun video.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0PfDf4Dx1dBY3JoYmJNTm55MUk/view?pli=1
I love the sound of the detector and of the guys hooting and hollering under water.
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Lima 8-escudos Found By The Capitana Guys Photo by Fred B. |
Come to think of it, these guys remind me a little of the late and great Art McKee. He was a friendly guy too. He would give you a personal tour of his museum if you happened to come by when the was there. He was even known to take people out to dive on a wreck site.
Back to the coin. As you can see, it is an 8-escudo minted in Lima in 1711. The mint mark is M. That is a common date I've been seeing in a lot of the pictures. You might remember that 9 or 11 of the royals were of that date.
M is the mint mark of Felix Cristobal Cano Melgarejo, who was the assayer for gold coins in Lima from 1709 - 1729.
As is typical of cobs of this period in Lima, the legend is incomplete. It would read ET YNDIARVM REX ANO 1711 if you could see it all.
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In other important local news, they have been removing munitions from the beach lately just south of Vero Beach. A couple areas are included. They attempted to remove two 500 pound bombs yesterday, but weren't successful. They'll give that another try.
Here are the links for that story.
http://www.tcpalm.com/news/local-news/indian-river-county/beach-closures-mandatory-evacuations-start-today-in-munitions-removal-project-in-indian-river-count_61718567
http://www.tcpalm.com/news/local-news/indian-river-county/munitions-discovered-off-indian-river-county-areas-to-be-closed-during-removal_03025218
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And the last thing for today is Danny. Here is the projected track.
Projected Track of Danny. |
If you didn't see the past two posts on the 1715 finds, you might want to go back and take a look.
I know that a lot of you have already seen those posts.
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net