Key West Treasures Discovered - Treasure Hunt While Staying at Beachside

This week, a silver plate over 400 years old was discovered by divers and a wreckage crew in Key West….

Divers from Mel Fisher’s Treasures found several pieces in the ocean that apparently, are from the 1622 wreck of the Spanish ship ‘Nuestra Senora de Atocha’. The pieces, salvaged by divers and work crews, were taken aboard the Dare salvage vessel. The treasure included a second, smaller plate, a crushed silver bowl and part of a rare, decorated ceramic bowl. The large silver plate is similar to one found by Gary Randolph, the VP of Operations, in 1997 – within close proximity to the current find.

The newly discovered silver plates are thought to have been stacked with other silverware, silver bars and silver coins that have not yet been uncovered. The company has claimed that “the silver was meticulously conserved and polished by Senior Conservator john Corcoran”. Experts have predicted that there is reason to believe that there is another “significant find” amid the previous wreckage.

The Dare crew continues to work the area to see if there is further treasure in the same trail….For those adventurers that are drawn to the vagabond culture of Key West, the city hosts the Key West Shipwreck Historeum Museum at 1 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL and contains artifacts from 1856, which documented the richest shipwreck in Key West history. Guests can climb the 65’ lookout tower…..

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