WABASSO BEACH, Fla. — A modern-day treasure hunter uncovered quite a score on an Indian River County beach last week.
Jonah Martinez, who’s been combing for buried treasure for 24 years, discovered nearly two dozen silver coins from a 300-year-old sunken ship…
Martinez and a group of friends were using metal detectors to scan Wabasso Beach last Friday night, when he suddenly got a hit on something special…
Martinez said he uncovered 22 silver coins from the 1715 Treasure Fleet wreck involving 11 Spanish ships returning from a trading voyage to Cuba that wrecked near Sebastian during a hurricane.
“It’s very special when you find something like that,” said Martinez. “It’s very unique and it’s very romantic.”
Martinez estimates the coins to be worth $5,000 to $6,000, however, he has no plans to profit off them.
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