Mel Fisher’s 1000 Gold Coin Discovery in 1963 (Vero Beach Fl) The carpet of gold was a part of a much larger 11 Galleon shipwreck off the coast of Florida. The fleet had been tasked with transporting the latest shipment of gold and silver ore, freshly mined in South America back to Spain. But they were hit by a hurricane just a few hundred miles from port, taking the riches down to the sea floor to be lost for hundreds of years Full Mel Fisher Documentary on YouTube! @premierrarecoins @melvin_ab