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Stolen Sunken Treasure Gold Coin Recovered at CSNS Show
Coordinated efforts by five dealers and a specialist collector at the recent Central States Numismatic Society ([video]www.CSNS.org[/video]) convention near Chicago led to the recovery of a stolen sunken treasure gold coin and the arrests of two suspects who reportedly offered the coin for sale at the show on April 24, 2026. The recovered coin is a 1715 Treasure Fleet 1709 Lima, Peru eight Escudos. The 1715 Treasure Fleet refers to the July 31, 1715 sinking of 11 Spanish galleons in a hurricane off the coast of Florida. The ships were sailing from the New World back to Spain, loaded with silver and gold coins and ... (full story)