“It’s the thrill of the hunt that I love. Martinez said he will leave his latest find untouched and unpolished. State law requires recovery permits for artifacts found on state-owned land underwater, but not on public beaches, reports. He once found $6.5 million worth of gold coins, the newspaper reports. “We found 22 beautiful Spanish coins from the 1715 treasure shipwreck that were all hammer-struck … You can lick it and taste the saltwater.”īut the discovery isn’t even the most lucrative find of Martinez’s 24-year treasure-hunting career. “Our metal detectors were catching target after target,” Smith told WPEC.

Martinez said he has no plans to sell the coins, which he estimated are worth up to $7,000. Martinez’s friend Cole Smith accompanied him on the excursion along Florida’s aptly named Treasure Coast, which runs along the Atlantic shoreline through the state’s Indian River, St. “I know how to read the beach, and I’m always trying to increase my odds of finding something,” said Martinez. 23 To You, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, because You have given me wisdom and power. 22 He reveals the deep and hidden things He knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with Him. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. The bulk of the treasure is still beneath the ocean, the newspaper reports. The Dream Revealed to Daniel 21 He changes the times and seasons He removes kings and establishes them.

Twelve Spanish ships packed with treasures from the New World were headed for Spain on July 31, 1715, but 11 of the galleons were lost during a hurricane off the Florida coast. “This is why.” Jonah Martinez (left) and Cole Smith Courtesy CBS12

“Not everyone knows why it’s called the Treasure Coast,” Martinez told the newspaper. The duo dug up 22 Spanish silver coins believed to be from a shipwreck 305 years ago - a discovery Martinez estimates is worth about $7,000, reports. Lucie, made the historic find Friday while scouring the sand at the Turtle Trail Beach Access in Indian River County with his friend. A pair of treasure hunters in Florida say they discovered a trove of Spanish coins from a 1715 shipwreck while scanning a beach with a metal detector.

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