A professional treasure hunter has been charged in the theft of the 37 gold coins stolen from the wreckage of the 1715 Treasure Fleet.

The recovered coins, worth a combined $1 million, are part of a trove of gold coins discovered in 2015 by the Schmitt family, who were contracted by 1715 Fleet - Queens Jewels, LLC for salvage operations.

Authorities in Florida have recovered 37 coins worth over $1 million stolen from an 18th-century Spanish shipwreck.