The president of the Washington, D.C.-based Maritime Archaeological & Historical Society is questioning whether Delaware Technical & Community College legally can sell historic coins salvaged from the Nuestra Senora de Atocha shipwreck.

In a letter to the director of the state Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs, Steven Anthony, president of the maritime organization, urged state officials to postpone the coin auction – set for Sunday and Monday in New York City – until the matter can be fully investigated.

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