From the Waters of Silver Shoals Reef Comes the Glittering Treasure of the Famed Spanish Galleon Concepcion

Please Note: This is an authentic Concepcion Shipwreck Treasure Coin, and you will receive the exact pendant in the photographs and description.

On September 28, 1641, the Spanish treasure fleet set sail for Seville, Spain, from Havana, Cuba loaded with silver from New World mines.  Minted into the rough-shaped, famous, Spanish Reale (“Piece of Eight”), the treasure was destined to swell the coffers of the merchants who owned most of the treasure, and the powerful Spanish Empire. Just as she passed northern Florida, Concepcion was caught in a hurricane and disable. She drifted for over a month until she struck and sank on what would later become known as Silver Shoals Reef, 70 miles off the Dominican Republic.

Your Concepcion 8 Reale Piece of Eight

• Date: Circa 1640
• Denomination: 8 Reale
• Mint: Mexico City, Nueva Espana (present day Mexico)
• Coin Metal: Silver
• Bezel Metal: 14K Solid Gold 
• Articulating Maritime Shackle Bail Interior Diameter: Will accommodate chain or leather necklace up to 5.8 mm
• Metal Smith: Robert Lewis Knecht
• Pendant Size: 1 1/2" Across, 2" Tall - The diameter of a silver dollar. Perfect statement piece.
• Obverse (Front): Florenzada Cross
• Reverse: (Back): Shield of Philip IV
  

Note from Robert: Stunning cross! We treasure salvors call pieces like these, "Key West Dog Tags." Belly up to an oyster bar and you will turn some heads! This precious 8 Reale was discovered by Captain Carl Fismer and his crew in 1986. One of the last remaining specimens available from Fismer’s expedition, it embodies the hopes and dreams of generations of historians, treasure salvors and dreamers, and will continue to be a valuable piece of world history for generations to come – a lasting reminder of an age when Kings ruled the land, and Pirates ruled the seas.

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Your Concepcion Pendant Comes Complete with:

1. Our 100% Authentic Lifetime Guarantee
2. A Detailed, Customized, Multi-Page Photo Certificate of Authenticity Researched and Written by Robert Lewis Knecht
3. 8 Page full color History Brief about the Mexico City Mint, Researched and Written by Robert Lewis Knecht
4. "Pieces of Eight" Historic Brief
5. The Coins of the Lost Galleons Book
6. Treasure Hunters Gazette Booklet
7. Mini Museum Display for when you are not wearing your treasure
8. A Treasure Jewelry Care Card