Buried treasure: 300-year-old silver coins uncovered on Florida beach
By: Arthur Mondale, WPTV Webteam
— A modern day treasure hunter uncovered quite a score on an Indian River County beach last week.
A modern-day treasure hunter uncovered quite a score on an Indian River County beach last week.
Jonah Martinez, who's been combing for buried treasure for 24 years, discovered nearly two dozen silver coins from a 300-year-old sunken ship.
"When you pick up anything from these wrecks, you know you’re in the right place at the right time," said Martinez.
Martinez and a group of friends were using metal detectors to scan Wabasso Beach last Friday night, when he suddenly got a hit on something special.
"We had a good feeling that we were gonna go out there and find some stuff," said Martinez.
And that they did!
Martinez said he uncovered 22 silver coins from the 1715 Treasure Fleet wreck involving 11 Spanish ships returning from a trading voyage to Cuba that wrecked near Sebastian during a hurricane.
By: Arthur Mondale, WPTV Webteam
— A modern day treasure hunter uncovered quite a score on an Indian River County beach last week.
A modern-day treasure hunter uncovered quite a score on an Indian River County beach last week.
Jonah Martinez, who's been combing for buried treasure for 24 years, discovered nearly two dozen silver coins from a 300-year-old sunken ship.
"When you pick up anything from these wrecks, you know you’re in the right place at the right time," said Martinez.
Martinez and a group of friends were using metal detectors to scan Wabasso Beach last Friday night, when he suddenly got a hit on something special.
"We had a good feeling that we were gonna go out there and find some stuff," said Martinez.
And that they did!
Martinez said he uncovered 22 silver coins from the 1715 Treasure Fleet wreck involving 11 Spanish ships returning from a trading voyage to Cuba that wrecked near Sebastian during a hurricane.
"It’s very special when you find something like that," said Martinez. "It’s very unique and it’s very romantic."
Martinez estimates the coins to be worth $5,000 to $6,000, however, he has no plans to profit off them
By: Arthur Mondale, WPTV Webteam
— A modern day treasure hunter uncovered quite a score on an Indian River County beach last week.
A modern-day treasure hunter uncovered quite a score on an Indian River County beach last week.
Jonah Martinez, who's been combing for buried treasure for 24 years, discovered nearly two dozen silver coins from a 300-year-old sunken ship.
"When you pick up anything from these wrecks, you know you’re in the right place at the right time," said Martinez.
Martinez and a group of friends were using metal detectors to scan Wabasso Beach last Friday night, when he suddenly got a hit on something special.
"We had a good feeling that we were gonna go out there and find some stuff," said Martinez.
And that they did!
Martinez said he uncovered 22 silver coins from the 1715 Treasure Fleet wreck involving 11 Spanish ships returning from a trading voyage to Cuba that wrecked near Sebastian during a hurricane.
By: Arthur Mondale, WPTV Webteam
— A modern day treasure hunter uncovered quite a score on an Indian River County beach last week.
A modern-day treasure hunter uncovered quite a score on an Indian River County beach last week.
Jonah Martinez, who's been combing for buried treasure for 24 years, discovered nearly two dozen silver coins from a 300-year-old sunken ship.
"When you pick up anything from these wrecks, you know you’re in the right place at the right time," said Martinez.
Martinez and a group of friends were using metal detectors to scan Wabasso Beach last Friday night, when he suddenly got a hit on something special.
"We had a good feeling that we were gonna go out there and find some stuff," said Martinez.
And that they did!
Martinez said he uncovered 22 silver coins from the 1715 Treasure Fleet wreck involving 11 Spanish ships returning from a trading voyage to Cuba that wrecked near Sebastian during a hurricane.
"It’s very special when you find something like that," said Martinez. "It’s very unique and it’s very romantic."
Martinez estimates the coins to be worth $5,000 to $6,000, however, he has no plans to profit off them
