Grab your diving gear, gang, because there's been a rash of buried treasure discoveries recently, and opportunity is evidently ripe for the taking.
Just last month, a Florida family diving off the coast of Fort Pierce located in its shallow waters more than $1 million in gold coins. But wait, there's more. The family also found a 50-foot gold chain and a gold filigree pyx in 2014, making them either the luckiest or most avid treasure seekers of the present day.
And now, a second loot from the same shipwreck has been located on a second site of the Florida coast. This haul, discovered by Florida company Queen Jewels, boasted a whopping $4.5 million in rare gold coins.
Mashable reports:
“Florida company Queen Jewels made the monumental discovery on July 31, which also happened to mark the 300th anniversary of a shipwreck of 11 Spanish ships that sank that day in 1715.”
The kicker? The coins were reportedly located a mere 6-feet below the water’s surface, meaning that divers and tourists alike have likely waded past this lost treasure for years with no idea of what lay at their feet. The coins were located using a small metal detector.
Now may be an appropriate time to book that Florida vacation you've been meaning to take.
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