A shrimp boat snagged a bronze cannon from the galleon La Madalena in its nets off the coast of Florida.
The La Madalena went down in 1563 in a storm and was said to be carrying 50 tons of silver bullion and coins, boxes of worked silver (candlestick holders, plates, ect.) and also 1,110 pounds of gold.
Within a five mile radius of where the cannon was discovered another shrimp boat snagged a chest, containing 3000 Spanish coins, in its net.
Brevard County Treasure
In October of 2004, gold and silver coins were discovered on some of the beaches Brevard County, Fl. After an intense hurricane season sand was washed away in certain areas where the ground underneath had not been exposed for centuries. The coins had been buried for nearly 300 years before being found.
The treasure is thought to have come from the 1715 Spanish fleet that went down off the coast of Florida in a storm. All of the ships sank and some were never found. The majority of the ships were thought to have sunk off the coasts of Indian River and St. Lucia Counties but the recent finds on of the coins have changed that thinking.
Some of the treasure found so far on Brevard County beaches are 20 silver coins valued at 1,000 each and four gold coins valued at 20,000 a piece found by a local resident. Another Brevard County resident found 38 silver coins.
The Treasure Is Out There!
The treasure is out there all you have to do is take the time to do a little research and then a little digging. As it has been proven by these stories you can find the treasure it just takes patience and persistence. There are still many other treasures that were not listed waiting to be found.