ACTUAL COIN NUESTRA SENORA DE ATOCHA SILVER COIN 8 REALES GRADE 1 MINT POTOSI COIN NUMBER CH4-81-0908

This is an actual atocha coin recovered from the Spanish shipwreck, Nuestra Senora de Atocha fully certified.

On September 4, 1622, two Spanish sailing ships, the Santa Margarita and the Nuestra Senora de Atocha left Cuba with lots of silver coins, gold coins , emeralds and silver bars and headed for Spain. In few days a big hurricane hit the ship and got sunk.

The treasure was found my Mel Fisher in 1985. He was born around 300 years to the day the ship got sunk. He said ( TODAY IS THE DAY ) every single day since he started diving to find the treasure for 20 years despite all the problems he was going through. And finally he found the mother lode.

 

Coins of Philip II (1556-1598) and Philip III (1598-1621) bear a simplified Hapsburg Shield on the Observe. The legend, if complete, reads “PHILIPPVS II (III) DEI GRATIA”. Philip II(III) “By the Grace of God”. The reverse has a cross with castles and lions in the quarters. The legend reads “HISPANIARVM:ET:INDIARVMREX”, King of Spain and the Indies.”

 

Enjoy this amazing piece of history.

Product Details

:Actual Atocha coin recovered from Spanish Shipwreck

 

:8 reales

:coin number CH4-81-0908

 

:Philip III

 

:Mint Potosi

 

: T Assayer

 

:Grade 1

 

:Weight 26.69

 

:comes with the certificate of authenticity certified by the Archaeologist James J. Sinclair and signed my Mel Fisher

 

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