Miami Herald: "A diver just found gold at a shipwreck off the Florida Keys. "
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I love cool stories like this one....amazing history in coins, especially those gold ones.
Miami Herald...A diver just found gold at a shipwreck off the Florida Keys. His parents paved the way
By Gwen Filosa
July 27, 2021 06:00 AM
Zach Moore, a diver and engineer for Mel Fisher’s Treasures in Key West, holds the rare gold coin he found July 16, 2021, while searching the wreck of a Spanish galleon that sank in 1622. Amy Tripp Provided by Mel Fisher's Treasures
Zach Moore knows what it’s like to discover undersea treasure.
But he recently landed a prized piece while searching the wreck of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha, which went down in a hurricane 35 miles off Key West in 1622.
Moore — a diver and engineer at Mel Fisher’s Treasures in Key West and son of two of the original treasure hunters more than three decades ago — found a rare Atocha gold coin in 30 feet of water on July 16 while working on the J.B. Magruder salvage boat.
“There’s nothing like finding treasure first of all, but there’s nothing like finding gold,” said Moore, 28. “Gold shines forever. It looks and feels exactly the same as the day it went down 400 years ago.”
The coin is worth at least $98,000, the company said.
“It’s quite an incredible find,” said Kim Fisher, 65, president and CEO of Mel Fisher’s Treasures, of the Atocha gold coin Moore found. “It’s the first gold coin in 20 years.”
Zach Moore, a diver and engineer for Mel Fisher’s Treasures in Key West, shows off the rare gold coin he found July 16, 2021, while searching the wreck of a Spanish galleon that sank in 1622. Ryan Blank Provided by Mel Fisher's Treasures
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https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/florida-keys/article252897563.html
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How does panning for gold work underwater?
"The coin is worth at least $98,000, the company said."
Oh my.
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
Not panning usually, but underwater metal detectors, suction dredges, or blow mining sure works well along with some luck and being in the right place at the right time.
My US Mint Commemorative Medal Set
Joking!
No joke, actually a big pan works fine.
This 12 year old in the Philippines uses the big pan underwater to remove sediment and the bag holds the mercury and gold amalgam he collected for later extraction.
My US Mint Commemorative Medal Set
Cool story, thanks.
Mr_Spud
A great find and good pay day (maybe retirement as well)
Great find. The thrill of finding treasure.... nothing like it. Those of us who were brought up on tales of treasure as kids, and have hunted for it ever since, share a voyeuristic thrill with this fellow. Cheers, RickO
What a great story.
Wayne
Kennedys are my quest...
That price is... optimistic.
not a bad find at all
coins for sale at link below (read carefully)
https://photos.app.goo.gl/wvMmoUmVZySywyXj7
find more! find more!
This diver’s trying 😉
Mr_Spud
if I found gold diving, digging, scavenging, etc, this would be my picture in the paper and on the internet:
If you get to Key West, stop by the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum--it's full of artifacts (including gold and silver coins/bars, and many other interesting artifacts) found from excavations of about half a dozen 17th-century Spanish shipwrecks in the Florida keys.
RMR: 'Wer, wenn ich schriee, hörte mich denn aus der Engel Ordnungen?'
CJ: 'No one!' [Ain't no angels in the coin biz]
I love stories like this. Thanks for sharing.