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Jupiter Wreck (San Miguel Arcangel), Jupiter Inlet

Wreck beach Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Coins and tokensCoins and tokens
GoldGold

Also reported: cannons.

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

Why this spot

1659 Spanish aviso

Found in 1987 and excavated under a 1990 State of Florida permit; thousands of pieces of eight, gold bars and an 80-pound silver bar have been recovered.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

inlet current, heavy boat traffic

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