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.

After an extensive investigation, Florida officials recovered dozens of gold coins valued at more than $1 million that were stolen from a shipwreck recovery nine years ago.