He fished a coin worth two million out of the water

First he found a silver coin, then after a while a gold one. Zach Moore discovered another piece of substrate from the wreck of a Spanish galleon worth over two million crowns. He's working under the banner of Mel Fisher's Treasures.

Zach Moore knows what it's like to discover underwater treasure. He recently discovered another while searching the wreck of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha, which sank near Key West, Florida, in 1622 when a hurricane struck. His parents are fairly well-known treasure hunters.

This summer, their son managed to discover a rare coin that came from the wreck. "Treasure hunting is the most. Especially gold, which shines the brightest. The coin I was able to find looks like it was 400 years ago when the ship sank," Moore said.

The coin is worth at least $98,000. "It's an incredible find. In the last 20 years, this is the only coin found from the wreck of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha," said Kim Fisher, president and CEO of Mel Fisher's Treasures. In fact, 120 gold coins have been discovered before. "In addition, gold jewelry and ingots have also been discovered," added Fisher, who was 12 years old when his father began searching for treasure from the wreck of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha.

Moore's coin therefore brings the number of gold coins found to 121. It is on display at Mel Fisher's Treasures shop, where it will remain until the middle of next year.

Mel Fisher and his crew discovered the first gold, silver, emeralds and other treasures back on July 20, 1985. This after sixteen years of searching for the riches from this Spanish galleon. Fisher's divers, known as the "gold crew," found $400 million worth of sunken treasure carried by the Nuestra Señora de Atocha.

Mel Fisher's Treasures is a full-time treasure hunting company. They search sunken wrecks mainly during the summer months. "We always go out when the water is calm. I have two big boats. Summer is the best because the water is calm enough," he noted Fisher. The dive crews go out for a week to ten-day tour. "We take fuel, food supplies and off we go," he added Fisher.

Zach Moore found the treasure exactly on July 16, when he went searching with his metal detector. "First I found a silver coin, which I'm also excited about. A little further on, I spotted gold. After a while, it dawned on me that it was also a coin that had a cross on one side," Moore recalled,

He summoned other divers to share his joy. They had a little celebration underwater with hugs. But the celebration didn't last long. Moore got back to work, because there are still a lot of places he wants to explore with the metal detector.

Sources: www.miamiherald.com