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after Treasure Salvors, Inc. found the Nuestra Señora de Atocha shipwreck, Florida forced the finders into a contract giving 25% of the found treasure to the state. After 8 years of litigation, the U.S. Supreme Court awarded all found treasure to the finders.

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Fun Fact: after Treasure Salvors, Inc. found the Nuestra Señora de Atocha shipwreck, Florida forced the finders into a contract giving 25% of the found treasure to the state. After 8 years of litigation, the U.S. Supreme Court awarded all found treasure to the finders.

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