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A piece of eight in coralline encrustation on display at McKee's Museum of Sunken Treasure - Plantation Key, Florida

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Removing part of coral hunk from wreck site of Spanish galleon reveals tarnished piece of eight. Coins were cut from long strip of silver and corners cut off until coin was proper weight. Note Spanish cross on face of coin. The museum, owned by treasure diver Arthur McKee, is located at Treasure Harbor, U.S.1, on Plantation Key, 5 miles south of Tavernier.

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Johnson, Francis P. A piece of eight in coralline encrustation on display at McKee's Museum of Sunken Treasure - Plantation Key, Florida. 1956-11-29. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/74074>, accessed 7 February 2025.
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Johnson, Francis P. A piece of eight in coralline encrustation on display at McKee's Museum of Sunken Treasure - Plantation Key, Florida. 1956-11-29. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/74074>
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(State Archives of Florida/Johnson)
