A family of treasure hunters in the United States found a chest of gold worth $ 300 thousand

A family of treasure hunters in the United States found a chest of gold worth $ 300 thousand

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An American family, fond of treasure hunting at the bottom of the ocean off the coast of Florida, discovered a treasure of Spanish gold worth about 300 thousand dollars.

Rick and Lisa Schmitt devoted their whole lives to finding treasures and finally hit their jackpot on the shore of the town of Fort Pierce. In 1715, near Fort Pierce, 11 Spanish ships returning from Cuba sank among the wreckage of old frigates and a treasure was found. The contents of the chest are five gold coins, a gold ring, and eight gold chains.

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A family of treasure hunters in the United States found a chest of gold worth $ 300 thousand

A family of treasure hunters in the United States found a chest of gold worth $ 300 thousand

1. A family of American treasure hunters found a chest with Spanish galleons on the coast of Florida.

Treasures were found by residents of the Florida city of Sanford Rick and Lisa Schmitt near the place where in 1715 they fell into a storm and sank 11 Spanish galleons loaded with gold, returning from Cuba.

A family of treasure hunters in the United States found a chest of gold worth $ 300 thousand

2.

“Rick, Lisa and their two children have been devoting all their free time to searching for sunken treasure for years. And now, finally, they were lucky,” said Brent Brisbane, owner of the company that owns the rights to some of the found values.

A family of treasure hunters in the United States found a chest of gold worth $ 300 thousand

3. Photo by Hilary Schmitt from her personal Facebook page.

A family of treasure hunters in the United States found a chest of gold worth $ 300 thousand

4.

According to Fox News, the total value of treasures from the holds of the ships of the Spanish fleet, resting on the ocean floor off the coast of Florida, could be up to $ 400 million. The value of the already discovered treasures amounted to 175 million dollars. The rights to the remains of 11 ships belong to the company 1715 Fleet - Queens Jewels LLC, which, on a paid basis, allows anyone to try their luck in search of treasure.

A family of treasure hunters in the United States found a chest of gold worth $ 300 thousand

5. The head of the family with found coins

A family of treasure hunters in the United States found a chest of gold worth $ 300 thousand

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Rick Schmitt is an avid treasure hunter. He infected the whole family with his passion. They spend almost all their free time searching for treasures off the coast of Florida, going to sea on their ship on weekends and holidays. His 20-year-old daughter helped Rick find chains and coins.

A family of treasure hunters in the United States found a chest of gold worth $ 300 thousand

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The Schmitt family has been a treasure hunter for many years. In 2002, they managed to raise an old silver dish from the seabed, which was valued at $25,000.

A family of treasure hunters in the United States found a chest of gold worth $ 300 thousand

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According to the Schmitt treasure hunters themselves, "the bottom was strewn with gold." “Eight gold chains, all these gold coins, they were scattered all over the bottom. It was the most incredible thing I have ever seen,” admitted the head of the family.

A family of treasure hunters in the United States found a chest of gold worth $ 300 thousand

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A family of treasure hunters in the United States found a chest of gold worth $ 300 thousand

10. Since the State of Florida holds the rights to 20% of all treasures found off the coast, some of the jewelry and coins are expected to go into museum collections and be put on public display. The remaining 80% will be divided equally between the Brisbane Company and the Schmitts.

Keywords: Treasure | Florida

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