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The E-Sylum: Volume 17, Number 43, October 19, 2014, Article 14

1715 FLEET SOCIETY TO EXHIBIT SUNKEN TREASURE

Ben Costello forwarded this Press Release about an exhibit at this weekend's PAN show. Thanks. -Editor

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The 1715 Fleet Society will be sponsoring an exhibit of sunken treasure at the Pennsylvania Association of Numismatists Coin Show in Monroeville, PA, October 23 to 25, 2014. The Fleet Society is a group of historians, educators, and numismatists deeply interested in the loss of the 1715 Spanish Fleet.

The treasure fleet was lost in a massive hurricane off of the east coast of Florida, July 31, 1715. Starting in 2008, the Fleet Society began developing a mission for commemorating this event. First and foremost that mission is to promote public awareness through education regarding the upcoming 300th anniversary of this tragedy.

The exhibit being sponsored by the Society consists of many unique relics recovered from the 1715 Fleet wreck sites. Included are both numismatic and non-numismatic items. Silver pieces of eight as well as silver bars, silver wedges, and gold splashes are just a few of the featured items. In addition there will be some items from other shipwrecks including the Atocha.

The Fleet Society is also involved in helping to organize an exhibit consisting of treasures from the State of Florida Collection which is scheduled to be displayed at the Florida United Numismatists Show in Orlando, FL in January of 2015. The 1715 Fleet Society Directors are Ben Costello of Washington, PA; Ernie Richards of West Palm Beach, FL; and Phil Flemming of Scottsdale, AZ.

For more information on the society, see:
www.1715fleetsociety.com



Wayne Homren, Editor

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