A 6.25-carat emerald that sank 400 years ago, with the colonizing Spanish vessel Nuestra Señora de Atocha, will come to auction at Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels Sale in New York on December 7—and this ...
Finding a map to buried treasure is a common childhood fantasy, but every now and then, there's a real-life story that reminds us the best tales have at least one foot in reality. On April 25, ...
SEBASTIAN — A local treasure hunter working on the Nuestra de Atocha Spanish galleon shipwreck in the Florida Keys has found an exceedingly rare Atocha gold coin. Engineer and diver Zach Moore, who is ...
Mel Fisher was the treasure hunter made famous for his 16-year search for the Spanish galleon Atocha shipwreck. His mission led to the discovery of a $450 million mother lode in the waters off Key ...