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Hidden under the turquoise waters of a Florida portion known as the “Treasure Coast”, a team of divers from a wreck rescue company has discovered exactly-a load of Spanish treasures for a long time, estimated at a value of $ 1 million, announces CNN.
More than 1,000 silver and gold coins, which are believed to have been beaten in the Spanish colonies in Bolivia, Mexico and Peru, were discovered this summer off the Atlantic coast of Florida, the company1715 Fleet – Queens Jewels LLC this week announced.
The data and signs of the currency are still visible on some of the recently recovered currencies, said the recovery company, a benefit for historians and collectors who hope to find out more of the lost treasure.
“This discovery is not only about the treasure itself, but also about the stories he tells,” said Sal Guttuso, the operating director of the recovery company, in a statement.
“Each currency is a piece of history, a tangible connection with the people who lived, worked and sailed during the golden age of the Spanish Empire. Finding 1,000 of them in one operation is both rare and extraordinary.”
Guttuso's team employs teams of divers and a fleet of boats and uses underwater detection devices, plus manual sand ventilation or suction of sand to clean the sea, according to a public announcement for a federal authorization submitted by the company.
According to the Florida legislation, any “treasure” or other historical artifacts “abandoned” on states owned by the state or in the state of the state belong to the state, although the excavators can be authorized to perform “recovery services”. The law stipulates that about 20% of the archaeological materials recovered be kept by the state for public research or exposure collections.
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