7/26/25 - Time Flies. The Tenth Anniversary of the Famous Three-Hundredth Anniversary Find. 310 Years After the Sinking of the 1715 Fleet.

Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of the Tresure Beaches Report.

On July 31, 1715, just seven days after departing Havana, the Spanish treasure fleet sank, leaving the treasure that many still seek along the Treasure Coast today.

Can you believe it?  It will soon be tenth anniversary of the famous three hundredth anniversary 1715 treasure find made by Captain Jonah Martinez and the crew of the Capitana. 

2015 was a good year for the salvage crews operating along the Treasure Coast.  Many good discoveries were made that year, but the 300th anniversary find was the headliner.

As I said a couple days ago, the crew of the Capitana had been finding a lot of treasure, including the many lead shot that I posted a couple days ago.  I kept thinking they are getting close.  Jonah doesn't believe all the lead had anything to do with it, and he is the one to listen to, but I just having that feeling.  Coincidentally or not, then it happened.

I know this post is a few days early (depending upon when you read it) but again, something just told me to post it today.  

I had to wait to report the story back in 2015.  I knew of the find well before I was able to post it.  They wanted to do a big announcement and press release, so I kept it quiet until the big announcement on the CBS This Morning show

Below is my original post, which also included the photo above.

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I think I mentioned in one post recently that the salvage crews on the Treasure Coast were doing better than any year going way back to the eighties. Here is what I was talking about.

I had to hold onto the pictures until they were released. Now I'm able to show them.

Brent Brisben, co-founder of 1715 Fleet Queens Jewels LLC, showed some of the finds on CBS News this morning.  Congratulations Brent!

Here's the link.

http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/spanish-gold-coins-worth-millions-found-off-florida-coast/

Can you imagine how excited the divers were when they saw the glitter of gold on the bottom.

I remember when I got the picture of all the musket balls.  I thought, they are close.  I was right.

You'll undoubtedly see more on the news in the coming days.

Another Picture Of The New Treasure Coast Finds.
Picture provided by Captain Jonah Martinez.

You can see all denominations in there.  And look at the big 8-escudos and Royals.

These are just the first of the pictures that I will post.  There will be more.  I'll have some bigger closeups and other nice views and details.

Captain Jonah picked the hot spot.  Way to go Captain!

Thanks to Captain Martinez for sharing the pictures, and congratulations to the crew and all who were lucky enough to play a part in this great find!

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Here is that link.  

The Treasure Beaches Report Direct From Florida's Treasure Coast.: 8/19/15 Report - YOU WON'T BELIEVE THIS! New Treasure Finds From The Treasure Coast - Just Released.

So, in a few days it will be the 10th anniversary of the famous 300th anniversary find.

They also then had a press release in Sebastian that was very well attended and a fun day.  I got some additional photos of the gold coins there.

I was pleased to find that the CBS link above still works, so take a look.

Hard to believe another decade has flown by.  

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Nothing new with the weather or surf.

Finds are still being made and will be for a long time to come.

Good hunting,

Treaureguide@comcast.net