The winning bidder of this coin will receive a letter of
appraisal from Mel Fisher's Museum Curator with a raised seal to prove its
authenticity & appraisal value of $2,800! The Mel Fisher museum currently
sells similar coins for this amount! The obverse of this coin is stunning because it was stamped twice (reversal on reverse) and the crown at the top is almost fully visible. The scalloped edges on the reverse side are also very pronounced. This coin is very large for an 8 Reale and weighs an impressive 26.5 grams!
This coin was recently recertified and appraised at a cost of $320.00. The new certificate includes modern counterfeitting prevention methods that include a silver Mel Fisher barcode stamp in the top right hand corner and a hologram of Mel Fisher's face on the paper. You will also receive a leather Mel Fisher branded coin holder with an
information tab about the coin. As an added bonus, this complete collection of
items comes mounted in a hard backed certificate holder to keep your
paperwork and treasure in mint condition. With silver rising to historic
levels, this coin is an excellent investment opportunity as well as a unique
addition to your collection! Please don't pass up this limited opportunity to
purchase one of the finest Atocha coins.
History of the Nuestra Senora de Atocha
In
1622 a fleet of Spanish galleons sailed from Cuba bound for Spain. They were
full of copper, silver, gold, tobacco, gems, jewels,
jewelry and indigo. The Spanish government was having financial problems and
they were in desperate need of a cash infusion from treasures obtained from the
New World. A series of delays caused the group of ships to depart in the heart
of hurricane season. Shortly after their departure from Cuba a fierce hurricane
struck and the two ships that were the most laden with treasure were sunk.
Their names were the Santa Margarita and the Nuestra Senora de Atocha. The Spanish
tried to recover the lost treasures, and were partly successful in recovering
the Santa Margarita. However, they were not successful at salvaging the
treasures of the Atocha because there were hurricanes that damaged &
scattered the remains after it went down, and it sank in water too deep for
diving. The treasures of the Atocha lay buried on the ocean floor for almost
400 years until the salvage group led by Mel Fisher discovered the wreckage in
1985. This coin is one of the treasures that Mel Fisher’s group discovered.
This treasure is more than a piece of
silver, it’s a historical artifact dating back to the days when our country was
just beginning to be populated and the pirate era of the Caribbean was in its
infancy. This coin really belongs in a museum, but now is your chance to own a
piece of history.
To add to your assurance that this is truly
an original Atocha coin, the coin and certificate were recently mailed to Mel
Fisher's Museum to be appraised. The appraisal letter contains the Mel Fisher
seal as well as the Museum Curator's signature in blue.
BEWARE of Atocha coins on EBAY!! DON'T BUY
A COIN WITHOUT A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY! IT COSTS $200 PLUS TWO WAY
SHIPPING AND INSURANCE TO GET ONE! I encourage you to look up any coin you are
interested in buying on www.historicshipwrecks.com !
Mel Fisher has all his coins registered there. Then click on "Search for
Artifacts". You can find the coins by omitting the year, so if a coin is
numbered 85A-####### you can enter the numbers after the dash in the
"Tag#" field and click on "Search" and the coin should
appear. You cannot obtain a certificate or appraisal without either an original
coin flip or a certificate. If you don't have either document, Mel Fisher's
will not certify or appraise it. You will see that my coins come with a
certificate, a recent coin flip, and are all registered & photographed.
