John Corcoran, head conservator for Mel Fisher's Treasures, uses a pick to delicately remove heavy encrustation from a gold chalice Wednesday, June 25, 2008, in Key West, Florida. The chalice was discovered Tuesday, June 24, about 30 miles west of Key West by Blue Water Ventures salvors during a continuing search for a 1622 Spanish galleon shipwreck off the Florida Keys. Salvors estimated the value of the chalice at at one million US dollars or more.
Blue Water Ventures diver Michael DeMar sips champagne form an ornate gold chalice with etched scrollwork Tuesday, June 24, 2008, after he found it searching for wreckage of the Spanish galleon Santa Margarita about 30 miles west of Key West, Florida. The Margarita sank during a 1622 hurricane and its wreckage has been the focus of a search by Blue Water Ventures in a joint-venture partnership with Mel Fisher's Treasures. Salvors estimated the value of the chalice at at USD 1 million or more.
An ornate gold chalice with etched scrollwork is displayed Tuesday, June 24, 2008, after it was located by shipwreck salvors searching for the wreckage of the Spanish galleon Santa Margarita about 30 miles west of Key West, Florida. The Margarita sank during a 1622 hurricane and its wreckage has been the focus of a search by Blue Water Ventures in a joint-venture partnership with Mel Fisher's Treasures. Salvors estimated the value of the chalice at at USD 1 million or more.
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