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A treasure hunter was ready to retire. Then he found hundreds of coins.
Their discovery dates back more than 300 years to what’s known as the Spanish Treasure Fleet of 1715, the divers said. Although the silver coins were crusted over and rusty, with faded ...
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Spanish silver coin
This stamped coin, issued by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, was minted in Seville at around the time of Columbus and found in Sark in 2005. The good quality of its silver made Spanish coinage ...
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THE REDUCED FORCE AT THE MINT.; DISCONTINUANCE OF WORK ON MINOR SILVER COINS SINCE COINING DOLLARS BEGAN SMALL SILVER RETURNING FROM THE SPANISH MAN.
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