It's a modern-day pirate's tale. Florida Fish and Wildlife investigators have recovered 37 gold coins they said were stolen.

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

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) recovered 37 gold coins that were stolen from the 1715 Fleet shipwrecks.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has successfully recovered 37 gold coins stolen from the 1715 Fleet shipwrecks, valued collectively

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) recovered 37 gold coins authorities say were stolen from a 1715 shipwreck off the Florida coast, according to a press release from the agency.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced they have recovered 37 stolen gold coins from the historic 1715 Spanish Fleet shipwrecks that occurred off the Treasure Coast.

TALLAHASSEE - More than 300 years after Spanish treasure ships sank during a hurricane off Florida's Treasure Coast, 37 stolen gold coins valued collectively at more than $1 million have been recovered.

Authorities have recovered 37 gold coins valued at over $1 million, stolen after the 2015 discovery of the 1715 Fleet shipwreck off the coast of Fort Pierce.

Spanish treasure ships sank off Florida’s west coast during hurricanes more than 300 years ago, leaving their spoils on the ocean floor