FWC recover Spanish gold coins stolen from 1715 shipwreck off Florida’s coast
Nov 27, 2024
Florida Fish and Wildlife announced the recovery of 37 Spanish gold coins that were stolen nearly 10 years ago.
The conservation group say they found 37 coins dating back to a 1715 shipwreck off Florida’s Treasure Coast.
50 coins in total were reportedly stolen and sold in 2015 by Eric Schmitt, a diver working to salvage the wreck.
Investigators executed search warrants and recovered most of them from private homes, safe deposit boxes and auctions.
They are worth about $1 million.
13 coins are still missing.
Schmitt is facing charges.