Rick Schmitt, a 65 year- old, spent the
past several years exploring the coast of Florida for fortune. Rick’s family found 64 feet of gold chain,
five gold coins, and a gold ring about 150 yards off the coast of Fort Pierce,
15 feet underwater. The Orlando Sentinel
reports that this heave has an estimated value of $300,000. In 1715, a hurricane brought down eleven
Spanish ships. The coast was then named
“Treasure Coast.”
Schmitt’s son found a three- centuries- old
silver platter worth $25,000, in 2002.
The state of Florida gets to keep up to 20% of the treasure for museum
display, and the rest of the treasure will be shared.
~Alex Warner~
(@shmalex_warner)
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