ATOCHA JEWELRY SILVER TREASURE COIN Ca.1621
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ATOCHA JEWELRY SILVER TREASURE COIN Ca.1621
THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL REPLICA OF A "SPANISH REAL OF A "PIECE OF EIGHT" COIN, ,MADE WITH SILVER FROM A SILVER BAR RECOVERED FROM THE SHIPWRECK "NUESTRA SENORA DE ATOCHA".THE ATOCHA SAILED FROM CUBA IN 1622 AND SANK DURING A HURRICANE TWO DAYS LATER OFF THE FLORIDA KEYS ALONG WITH HER SISTER SHIP THE "MARGARITA".OVER TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY LIVES WERE LOST ALONG WITH ALL OF HER GOLD ,SILVER AND PRECIOUS CARGO.IT REMAINED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN FLOOR UNTIL 1985 WHEN TREASURE SALVOR MEL FISHER WITH HELP FROM HIS FAMILY AND OTHER EXPERTS FOUND THE "MOTHER LODE".MEL SUFFERED GREAT PERSONAL LOSS WHEN HIS SON ,DAUGHTER IN LAW AND CREW WERE LOST YEARS EARLIER WHILE SEARCHING FOR THE WRECK,BITTERSWEET JOY WHEN HE FINALLY REALIZED HIS DREAM OF FINDING THE WRECK.THESE COINS WERE CAST AND HAND FINISHED FROM ONE OF THE ORIGINAL BARS OF SILVER.THEY COME WITH A FOLDED CERTIFICATE FOR EACH COIN WITH THE ORIGINAL BAR THEY WERE MADE FROM AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE WRECK "ATOCHA" AND THEY ARE 14 KARAT HEAVY GOLD PLATED.THEY ARE A FRACTION OF THE COST OF GENUINE COINS FOUND ON THE WRECK RANGING FROM $300.00-$2,000.00FOR SILVER AND AS HIGH AS $10,000.00 FOR GOLD COINS DEPENDING ON THE GRADE OF EACH COIN.WE ARE OFFERING THESE COINS IN OTHER STYLES AND THEY RANGE IN PRICE FROM $9.95 - $79.95 !!!! PLAIN SILVER COINS WITH MOUNTS OR WITHOUT ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST !!!! THIS COIN IS APPROX. THE SIZE OF A U.S. HALF DOLLAR AND IS MADE FROM A MEXICO CITY,MEXICO DATED 1609 FOUR REALES !!!!!!! | ||||||||||||||
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