Monday, June 28, 2010

This is a version of the new logo, Whatcha think?
For the last 3 years the crew of the "Seahunter" has been working the "Jupiter Wreck", believed to be the "San Miguel de Archangel" which sank in the winter of 1659-60. We have had excellent results in our first year of searching, bringing up almost 500 coins and various artifacts off the bottom. We have plotted all of our finds and finds of all the major subcontractors for the last ten years in a special software charting program. So far 2010 has been a promising season with 4 weeks of diving in we've uncovered close to 50 coins and a handful of artifacts!

In the last 3 years we have had dozens of divers from all over the country come and help us in our search for the treasure. In the coming year we plan to follow the trail that has developed over the past and become real clear to us through our use of the charting software. In October of 2007 we uncovered what is believed to be the last cannon on the site.

On this blog site you will be able to follow the search and join us in different ways. You will be able to see exactly what we are doing via pictures, charts and video of the ongoing search. You can also purchase the treasure that you will have seen recovered after we of course receive it back from the state of Florida.

Please contact us if you are interested in diving with us and spending time in the actual search. We invite you to share this dream with us which is rapidly becoming reality. Please enjoy this site and feel free to contact us.
Cell: 561-324-9263

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales presentation strike, 1659V, "Star of Lima," rare, finest known. S-L5. 26.9 grams. By all accounts this is the finest known specimen of this rare, unauthorized issue, in fact believed to be THE coin that was intended for presentation to the king to show off the new minting and ask for approval (which never came). The immense crown above the pillars is beautifully detailed, and the 昖? *-LIMA-1659, ??are equally impressively well struck above the 100% full waves, with most of the king's name PHILIPPVS visible in the legend, also with perfect lions and castles inside the cross on other side, whose bold legend shows reversed N's. Save for a touch of corrosion, this coin is undeniably Mint State, beautifully toned and worthy of the best collections. Estimate: $8,000 -$12,000. .. SOLD $18,501.00