Treasure Hunting in Florida

Seventy-five percent of the earth's surface is covered in water. This underwater world hosts sunken treasures that have accumulated over hundreds of years due to shipwrecks and other disasters. Imagine having the adventure of a lifetime and finding some of these sunken underwater treasures.

One these places is right here in the US. It is Florida. Around Vero Beach Florida, finds have dated back as far as the late 1600s. In 1964 it was estimated that the treasure in Florida, amounts to a cool $165 million.

The majority of all buried treasure in Florida is the work of pirates. Florida has survived through hundreds of hurricanes in the past four centuries, but many ships around her have not. From the year 1500 to 1960, hurricanes have sunk their quota of treasure-laden ships. These wrecked ships represent all nations, but the majority of them are Spanish galleons. They carried gold and silver from the New World to the Old, only to have their contents deposited on some jagged reef off Florida. Many gold doubloons and pieces-of-eight are awaiting a lucky finder on the Florida reefs. It is this type of treasure most people go after.

According to treasure lore.com, some areas to look for treasure include:

After tropical storms, Spanish coins have been washing up on the beach at Stump Pass, just SW of Grove City. Spanish gold coins were found on the beach at Longboat Key near Sarasota. Boca Raton, located south of Palm Beach, is the site of two separate treasures. Blackbeard buried $2,000 in casks near the Boca Raton Inlet.. DeLeon Springs is the location of a treasure chest lost by unknown persons. The Florida Everglades is the area of a well documented lost treasure. Of Course the Florida Keys, is the best place to find treasure, because of the Spanish shipwrecks, you can literally walk on a beach and find coins any day there.

Mel fisher, was a treasure hunter, who dedicated most his life looking for Nuestra Senora de Atocha and the Santa Margarita, ship wrecks, and before he died he did find them. According to the melfisher.com website