`` Constantly searching for a needle in a haystack '' is what Brent Brisben says he does for a living , and on days like Saturday , the payoff makes the work worthwhile . Treasure hunters find 48 gold `` escudo '' coins in wreckage of Spanish galleon . Score: 7 The oldest coin bears the date 1697 . The coins have an estimated value of nearly $ 250,000 .
Treasure hunters find 48 gold `` escudo '' coins in wreckage of Spanish galleon . Score: 7 The oldest coin bears the date 1697 . The coins have an estimated value of nearly $ 250,000 .