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Capitana Shipwreck Coins
The Spanish galleon Jesus Maria de la Limpia Concepcion, better
known as the “Capitana”, was lost in 1654 after striking a reef system
off Chanduy Ecuador. The huge galleon served as the command ship,
the captain's ship or "Capitana" of the 1654 South Sea Armada, and due
to her size and stature, carried the bulk of the fleets treasure.
Estimates place the amount at nearly 10 million pesos of silver, well
above the annual production of the combined mints of the Spanish
Viceroyalty of Peru.
Most of the “Capitana's” treasure was promptly salvaged by the Spanish
only to be lost two years later with the wreck of the Maravillas.
The wreck was rediscovered and salvaged in 1997; see Dave Horner's
account of the salvage in his book "Shipwreck, A Saga of Sea Tragedy and
Sunken Treasure".
Certificates of Authenticity accompany all Capitana Shipwreck treasure coins.
View a Capitana certificate of
authenticity issued by New World Treasures, LLC.
View a Capitana certificate of
authenticity issued by Atlantic Treasure Coins, Inc. |
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Capitana - 8 Reales |
Item#: 15091
Denomination: 8 reales
Mint: Potosi
Assayer: O
Weight: NGC Encapsulated
Diameter: 1.5-1.6 inches
Price: $995.00
SOLD |
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type cob, Potosi mint, assayer O, circa 1650-51.
Nice full cross with all lions and
castles visible in the cross quadrants along with a lot of
visible legend along the edge between the 9 and 12 o'clock
position.
Equally nice full shield with the mint and assayer marks P and O at left,
crowned L countermark near the center and a lot of visible
legend. This large, uncorroded coin has
nicely centered details and is NGC
encapsulated certifying it's genuine.
Supplied with a New World Treasures photo certificate of
authenticity and a booklet "Shipwrecks and Their Coins: Volume
2 -
1654 Capitana & 1655 Almiranta" that provides details about the
fleet and its coins. View an example of a
New World Treasures
style certificate. |
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Capitana - 8 Reales |
Item#: 15054
Denomination: 8 reales
Mint: Potosi
Assayer: E
Weight: 27.6 grams
Diameter: 1.5-1.6 inches
Price: $995.00
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ITEM |
| Pillars
and Waves
type cob, Potosi mint, assayer E, dated
1654. Excellent cross side details including a full cross with
all lions and castles visible to varying degrees in the cross quadrants along with
the mintmark P at left, assayer mark E at right
and 54 of the date
1654 below.
Equally nice pillars side details including bold
pillars with the waves below,
PH at top center, denomination mark 8 below the
PH, both mintmarks P at top left
and bottom right, almost
complete
central PLV SVL TRA, some letters of the legend along the
edge, bold central date 1654
at bottom center and most importantly, 165(light 4) of the
rarely seen legend date
1654 below the waves. An excellent,
very heavy, Capitana piece-of-eight coin with well balanced
details side to side.
Supplied with a New World Treasures photo certificate of
authenticity and a booklet "Shipwrecks and Their Coins: Volume
2 -
1654 Capitana & 1655 Almiranta" that provides details about the
fleet and its coins. View an example of a
New World Treasures
style certificate. |
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Capitana - 4 Reales |
Item#: 4355
Denomination: 4 reales
Mint: Potosi
Assayer: E
Weight: 13.7 grams
Diameter: 1.2 inches
Price: SOLD
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| Pillars
and Waves
type cob, Potosi mint, assayer E, partial
date (16)5(3 or 4). Nicely centered, 75% full cross
with a boldly struck castle and lion visible in the upper cross
quadrants along the assayer mark E at right. Equally nice pillars side
details with both pillars mostly visible along with the mintmark P
at upper left,
assayer mark E at lower left, and denomination mark 4 at top
center between the pillars. A nice full weight 4 reales
coin and in high demand for jewelry mounting. Supplied with an
Atlantic Treasure Coins photo type certificate of authenticity,
a New World Treasures photo type certificate of authenticity and
a booklet "Shipwrecks and Their Coins: Volume
2 -
1654 Capitana & 1655 Almiranta" that provides details about the
fleet and its coins. View an example of an
Atlantic Treasure
Coins and New World Treasures
style certificate. |
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