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Corrigan's Beach (1715 Fleet), Vero Beach

Tidal foreshore Documented siteGray area
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What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Coins and tokensCoins and tokens
GoldGold
Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

Also reported: musket balls.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), BLM Alaska (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

1715 Spanish treasure fleet

Offshore 1715 Fleet wreck site where salvors recovered $4.5 million in gold coins in 2015; storm erosion along Indian River County beaches is known to expose fleet material.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

shore break, storm surf

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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Melbourne Beach FL: Bonsteel Park, post-hurricane coin beach26 km away · Tidal foreshore
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