Million-Dollar Treasure Heist: 37 Stolen 18th-Century Gold Coins Recovered from Florida Shipwrecks

Authorities have recovered 37 gold coins, valued at over $1 million, stolen from 18th-century Spanish shipwrecks off Florida’s coast. The coins, part of a larger hoard initially discovered in 2015, were illegally withheld by salvage operators who were contracted to investigate the wrecks. The investigation involved the FWC and FBI, revealing a scheme to plant coins and sell others on the black market.

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