Silver Piece of Eight , 1715 Fleet ,found by Mel Fisher Start Price USD 395.00 Current Price USD 395.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 450.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, September 01, 2008 End Time Thursday, September 11, 2008 Location Hubbard Woods, IL See more about 'Silver Piece of Eight , 1715 Fleet ,found by Mel Fisher' Description This is a real Silver Piece of Eight from the famous 1715 Treasure Fleet , which sank in a terrible hurricane in July 31 1715, off the east coast of Florida , This Coin was recovered 265 yrs later by the Cobb Coin company , whose president was the famous treasure hunter , the one and only Mel Fisher . Fisher went to court in Florida for many years to win the rights to the site of the 1715 Fleet , very close to Vero Beach , Florida ..This is just one real piece of treasure that we currently have available ..We also have 2 original Silver pieces of eight from the Pirate city of Port Royal , that were found by treasure hunter Bob Marx , they all come with Certifcates of Authenticity ..which we may list later on Ebay ...Please send us any questions you may have about these items .THIS ONE IS THE REAL THING !!!!!!  Mel Fisher was the premier Treasure hunter in the US in the 20th Century He became famous when he located and discovered the treasure ship .Atocha in the 1980s ..probably one of the richest finds in recent years .Mel Fisher  passed away a few years ago ..The Mel Fisher musuem is still located in Key West , Florida . Good Luck bidding ....Please make your bids early or you may be sorry you missed this one ...the actual coin looks much better than the scan ..it does come with papers too . Place a Bid!