Florida family of explorers discovers treasure from 1715 shipwreck

Florida family of explorers discovers treasure from 1715 shipwreck

A family found $1 million dollars in gold and other artifacts off the Florida coast from a fleet of ships that sank 300 years ago. Vladimir Duthiers spoke to the Schmitt family to find out what it takes to excavate underwater.

50 Comments

  1. Mark Jakims on August 14, 2022 at 8:23 am

    Pretty sure Reagan law rapes any and all treasures from finders !

  2. Marco Caneira on August 14, 2022 at 8:23 am

    50% for the finder, 50% for Spain 🇪🇸 it’s the law

  3. Amilcar Gonzalez on August 14, 2022 at 8:23 am

    I ain’t opening my mouth if I find a treasure like that. If I have to I’m melting the coins even if I just sell it for the value of the gold.

  4. TREASURE HUNTING SCOTLAND MUDLARKING ADVENTURES on August 14, 2022 at 8:24 am

    Great video

  5. Brasspineapple Productions LLC on August 14, 2022 at 8:25 am

    I’m happy for them.
    I live in Southwest Florida myself.

    Its pretty much every Floridians dream

  6. Dark Waters on August 14, 2022 at 8:28 am

    Or just say you didn’t find anything and sell it privately and keep 100% of the sale.

  7. Warrior Joe 305 Allapattah on August 14, 2022 at 8:30 am

    I found a lot of things and it’s my secret I found it first it’s mine now

  8. mycorrhizae on August 14, 2022 at 8:32 am

    This is all fake ………

  9. Don Diego de Benavides de La Cueva y Bazán on August 14, 2022 at 8:32 am

    I want these eight escudos Peruvian gold coins from the reign of Charles II of Habsburg Spain and of Phillipp the V of Bourbon Spain of the Atocha shipwreck of between the years 1689 and 1715 hopefully I’ll manage to get them without paying a single penny by stumbling upon them!

  10. MAKING MY PATH. on August 14, 2022 at 8:32 am

    This would be so cool to find. But the fact that the United States government would intervene and try to steal as much of it as they can would be a deal-breaker for me. and then on top of that they’re going to allow another country to come in and steal their unfair share. Let’s not forget what spoils you reap the government’s going to tax you on. I would rather salvage the whole thing and not tell a soul. F****** government!

  11. Edman2266 on August 14, 2022 at 8:33 am

    Awesome find !!!

  12. Julia Burgers on August 14, 2022 at 8:33 am

    i came here to see the gold, but WTF is that headline about trump . . lol

  13. mark marchiafava on August 14, 2022 at 8:33 am

    The IRS will be along very soon to take THEIR cut.
    ‘Land of the Free my hiney

  14. Rob Newman on August 14, 2022 at 8:34 am

    Wow.

  15. edgar on August 14, 2022 at 8:36 am

    My families old gold

  16. Devan Garcia on August 14, 2022 at 8:36 am

    I wanna find a think gold necklace to where for the rest of my life

  17. Rob Newman on August 14, 2022 at 8:37 am

    1715 Queen’s Jewels.

  18. Jam beezyy on August 14, 2022 at 8:39 am

    this is my 4th grade teacher😂😂

  19. The Drum Wizard on August 14, 2022 at 8:41 am

    I say what they don’t know won’t hurt them… Don’t tell anyone…

  20. M1 Productions on August 14, 2022 at 8:42 am

    All that to take home 30%

  21. gulaly shah on August 14, 2022 at 8:42 am

    Best of luck brother

  22. Jan LuL on August 14, 2022 at 8:45 am

    The coin looks like a dutch guilder on the side of the shield stamp

  23. Sean_relics on August 14, 2022 at 8:46 am

    I have an assortment of items from the same wreck: an 8 reale, half reale, musket ball, a copper spike, and a few cannonball shards, but I hope to one day get a hold of an escudo from the wreck

  24. SOLID GROUND ministries on August 14, 2022 at 8:47 am

    Nothing like the greedy rich getting richer. Sickening

  25. monkilla on August 14, 2022 at 8:48 am

    They should have not spoken a word, melted each gold coin to hide the markings, and sold 1 coin at a time.

  26. SHANER SMITH on August 14, 2022 at 8:51 am

    Could of been one of the ships my forefather sank.

  27. David McClellan on August 14, 2022 at 8:59 am

    The government suc

  28. Wolfman on August 14, 2022 at 9:00 am

    Just smelt all your finds into gold nuggets and say you found them on public land!!!🤔😉..DUMMIES

  29. Ulises Martinez on August 14, 2022 at 9:01 am

    Ok in

  30. M1 Productions on August 14, 2022 at 9:04 am

    Owning rights to wreckage lmao that sounds made up lol

  31. JOHN21 on August 14, 2022 at 9:04 am

    How much do the finder’s get paid for finding it gold etc….

  32. El Vergia on August 14, 2022 at 9:07 am

    What if they found a 1715 dildo..I wonder how much that one would cost

  33. Wolfman on August 14, 2022 at 9:08 am

    Yeah…they have to split what they report!!!🤔😉…Ill bet ya $1 million on gold bouillon they dont report ALL THEY FIND!!🤔😒..WOULD ANYONE IN THEIR RIGHT MIND??🤔🤣🤣

  34. peter okeefe on August 14, 2022 at 9:09 am

    WHAT IDIOTS!!!! shut up and take it..otherwise you open up to the monster known as GOVERNMENT

  35. svshotit on August 14, 2022 at 9:09 am

    Man they should have just kept there mouth shut.

  36. Edward Everson on August 14, 2022 at 9:11 am

    Vote trump !!!!

  37. PARACOSM on August 14, 2022 at 9:14 am

    DOES ANYONE HERE KNOW WHY THE WORD; GANGPLANK would be etched into a Peru Philip V 2 escudos coin? With the numbers 88 underneath, This appears to be machine engraved possibly, right across the cross on the coin. Thank you in advance!

  38. Mr. Luis on August 14, 2022 at 9:15 am

    Of course the state keeps 20% -___-

  39. Machtaza Yahawadah on August 14, 2022 at 9:15 am

    That’s my forefathers gold! Not you white ppl

  40. David McClellan on August 14, 2022 at 9:16 am

    Don’t tell nobody just sell it

  41. Devan Garcia on August 14, 2022 at 9:16 am

    That would so cool bro

  42. Gammawavee on August 14, 2022 at 9:16 am

    The ending ruined it for me…..

  43. Biden Peleg on August 14, 2022 at 9:17 am

    Treasures have curses for fringe benefits.

  44. Jan LuL on August 14, 2022 at 9:17 am

    Dutch gold from VOC ship

  45. Minerva - on August 14, 2022 at 9:18 am

    2:14 wow.

  46. Kat on August 14, 2022 at 9:18 am

    State of Florida should pay 20% of their expenses too

  47. art vandalay on August 14, 2022 at 9:19 am

    Sounds like Bernie Sanders is sitting onshore with his hand out, demanding his 20% for not doing a dam thing. Sounds like a socialist policy.

  48. Rob Newman on August 14, 2022 at 9:20 am

    A French Royal Coin. The Royal Arms of France.

  49. Matt Nobrega on August 14, 2022 at 9:20 am

    I would have kept it and said nothing.

  50. Valar Morghulis on August 14, 2022 at 9:21 am

    What a piece of shmit family

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