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Spanish galleon yields $6 million in treasure
Florida divers led by Mel Fisher divide an estimated $6 million in gold and silver from a sunken Spanish galleon near Key West. The state takes 25 percent while Fisher’s team keeps the remainder. origins of the cargo are still under study with possible ties to the 1622 La Nuestra de Atoche.
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Tallahassee
Fla
UPI
Florida
Mel Fisher
Key West
Fisher
Bruce Smathers
Division of Archives and History
Robert Williams
Securities and Exchange Commission
Havana
Marquesas Keys
Williams
Atoche
The
Keys