The team of salvors extracted 1,051 silver reales and five gold escudos as well as other gold artifacts from the wreckage of the fabled "1715 Treasure Fleet."

More than 300 years ago, a fleet of ships laden with treasures from the New World sank off the coast of Florida. In the blink of an eye, hundreds of millions of dollars worth of gold, silver, and jewels were devoured by the Atlantic Ocean.

But salvage divers working in this area, known as the Treasure Coast, have just recovered a good chunk of these riches from the sea floor. These gold and silver coins from the fabled “1715 Treasure Fleet” are being valued at $1 million — and experts think there’s much more to be found.

More Than 1,000 Coins Recovered From Florida’s “1715 Treasure Fleet”

According to a press release from 1715 F

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