This may be a reason to start doing more diving near Cuba. Imagine how many more gold coins or treasures are out there that have not been found.
U.S. divers uncovered $4.5 million worth of treasure from the days of Spanish exploration back in July. A crew searching off the Florida coast scooped up 350 gold coins lost in a 1715 shipwreck. Florida Today claims nine of the pieces known as “Royals” were crafted for Spain’s King Philip V and are valued at $300,000 each.
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