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Atocha Shipwreck Coins
The Spanish galleon Nuestra Senora de Atocha, struck a
reef and sank on September 6, 1622, during a raging hurricane near the
Florida Keys. Mel Fisher and his company Treasure Salvors, Inc.,
discovered the main wreck site on July 20, 1985 and ultimately recovered
over 160,000 silver Spanish colonial coins. The Atocha has the
distinction of being the richest Spanish treasure galleon recovered to
date. Certificates of Authenticity accompany all
Atocha Shipwreck treasure coins.
View an
Atocha certificate
of authenticity issued by Mel Fisher's Company in 1985 & 1986
(Original Style).
View an
Atocha certificate
of authenticity issued by Mel Fisher's Company today (New Style).
View an Atocha certificate
of authenticity issued by Mel Fisher's Company for a special investor
(H-Style). Display your Atocha coin and
Certificate of Authenticity in our multiple sleeved
display folder
found on our "Atocha Treasure Coins" website.
For more Atocha coins visit
www.atochatreasurecoins.com
or to learn more about the Atocha go to the History of the Atocha page. |
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Atocha Grade 1 |
Item#: 4186
(85A-201029)
Denomination: 8 reales
Mint: Potosi
Assayer: Q
Weight: 26.9 grams
Diameter: 1.6 inches
Price: $
SOLD
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Grade
1+, Excellent left side cross details including a
bold lion and castle and some letters of the legend along the
edge. Equally nice full, well centered
shield, with all elements of the shield visible along
with bold mint and assayer marks P and Q
at left, denomination mark VIII at right and some legend along the
edge. A top end, nearly full weight Atocha grade 1 coin.
Supplied with the original style Mel Fisher's photo type Certificate of
Authenticity.
View an example of an
Original Style Mel
Fisher's certificate. |
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Atocha Grade 1 |
Item#: 19015
(85A-213397)
Denomination: 8 reales
Mint: Potosi
Assayer: M (Not listed)
Weight: 26.3 grams
Diameter: 1.5-1.6 inches
Price: $
SOLD |
Grade
1, Nice full
cross with all lions and castles visible to varying degrees in the cross quadrants
along with some legend.
But, of particular importance on the cross side, are the digits
61 with a space then the bottom of the 7 of
the date 1617 located between the
10 and 11 o'clock position along the edge - highly significant
in that this was the first year that dates were struck on Potosi
mint coins. This clear date was missed by the Fisher
graders and is not listed on the tag or certificate. The
shield side is slightly double struck and has areas of flatness,
but still most of the shield elements are visible along with
very light and muddled mint and assayer marks P and M (separated
by a dot) located just to the left of the shield. Once
again, these mark were missed by the graders and are not listed
on the tag or certificate, but it's understandable as they are
difficult to pick up. Supplied
with the original Mel Fisher's photo type Certificate of Authenticity
(that was folded at one time).
View an example of an
Original Style Mel
Fisher's certificate. |
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Atocha Grade 1 |
Item#: 7113
(85A-141303)
Denomination: 8 reales
Mint: Potosi
Assayer: M
Weight: 27.0 grams
Diameter: 1.45 inches
Price: $
SOLD |
Grade
1+, Excellent, nearly full
cross with all lions and castles clearly visible in the cross quadrants.
Beautiful, slightly double struck, full
shield with sharp details throughout including some of the crown
visible above, mint
and assayer marks P and M at left and denomination mark VIII at
right. Assayer M held office
in 1616 and 1617 and is noted as the first assayer to apply
dates to Potosi cob coins in the year 1617. An excellent,
very heavy
weight coin showing no signs of salt water corrosion. Supplied with the new style Mel
Fisher's photo type Certificate of Authenticity.
View an example of a New
Style Mel Fisher's certificate. |
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Atocha Grade 2 |
Item#: 7119
(85A-142294)
Denomination: 8 reales
Mint: Potosi
Assayer: T
Weight: 23.5 grams
Diameter: 1.4-1.5 inches
Price: $
SOLD |
Grade
2+, better than many grade 1 coins.
Excellent full cross with all lions and
castles visible in the cross quadrants along with a full digit 1
and partial digit 6 of the date
16xx located between the 10 and 11 o'clock position along
the edge. Equally nice, deep
struck full shield with mint and assayer marks P and T at left, denomination mark VIII
(with an O above) at right, partial crown above and some visible
legend along
the edge. This high
quality coin has excellent details, particularly on the cross
side. Supplied
with the original Mel Fisher's photo type Certificate of Authenticity.
View an example of an
Original Style Mel
Fisher's certificate. |
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Atocha Grade 2 |
Item#: 7130
(85A-152279)
Denomination: 8 reales
Mint: Potosi
Assayer: R
Weight: 23.0 grams
Diameter: 1.5 inches
Price: $
SOLD |
Grade
2, nice full cross
with both lions and one castle clearly visible in the cross
quadrants. Nice full shield with the assayer
mark R at left muddled and some legend visible along the lower
edge. A nice grade 2 coin.
Supplied with the original Mel Fisher's photo type Certificate of
Authenticity. View an example of an
Original Style Mel
Fisher's certificate. |
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Atocha Grade 3 |
Item#: 17062
(85A-125341)
Denomination: 8 reales
Mint: Potosi
Assayer: Not visible
Weight: 22.2 grams
Diameter: 1.4-1.5 inches
Price: $
SOLD |
Grade
3, full cross with a lion and castle visible in
the right cross quadrants and with a + sign at top.
Partial 75% full shield with the lower half elements visible
along with some on the upper right. The mint and assayer
marks are not visible due to corrosion. No grade is listed
on the tag or certificate, but this coin looks like a solid
grade 3 specimen. Supplied with the
original Mel Fisher's photo type Certificate of Authenticity. View an example of an
Original Style Mel
Fisher's certificate. |
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