The Shinning Silver "Piece of Eight" of Pirate Legend... Buried Treasure for the Treasure Hunter in All of Us in an Heirloom Pendant

Please Note: This is an authentic Spanish Reale Piece of Eight Treasure Coin, and you will receive the exact pendant in the photographs and description.

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When we think of the treasure coins of pirate lore, the silver Spanish colonial coins of Central and South America immediately come to mind. Next time you read about the great pirates of long ago, Henry Morgan, Edward Teach (Blackbeard), John Rackham (Calico Jack), Mary Read, Anne Bonny and many others, these were the coins that drove their raiding and pillaging of land and sea! Even the great, and often maligned, “pirate hunter” Captain William Kidd used these coins to purchase rum and wine for his crew.

Crudely shaped and hand-hammered, these silver pieces of history are some of the most intriguing and beautiful coins ever minted. And because each coin was minted by hand, they are one of a kind. Unlike a machine minted coin, it is impossible for anyone else to posses a coin exactly like yours!

Your Spanish Piece of 8 Cob Treasure Coin

• Date: Circa 1615
• Denomination: 8 Reale
• Mint: Potosi, Upper Peru (present day Bolivia)
• Assayer: Not visible
• Ruler: King Philip III of Spain
• Coin Metal: Silver
• Bezel Metal: Proprietary, non-tarnishing sterling silver
• Obverse (Front): Greek Cross
  
• Reverse: (Back): Shield of the King of Spain
  
•  Articulating Nautical Shackle Bail Interior Diameter: Will accommodate chain or leather necklace up to 6.2mm
• Pendant size including bezel: 1 3/4" Across, 2 1/4" Tall - the size of a silver dollar

Robert's Notes: This is about as cool as it gets. Very interesting piece. Excellent quality and detail.

This coin comes from a buried coin discovery, but coins just like this one were also found on the Atocha that sank off Key West, Florida in 1622. NOTE: this is not a shipwreck coin.

Hundreds of years ago someone pierced a hole in this coin. they did this either to wear it as a sign of status in the culture, or also to string together to secure it with other coins to help prevent theft. The someone later filled the hole back and the coin went back into cirucation.

Sweet PHILPPVS D.G. HISPANIARVM, Latin for Philip by the Grace of God, King of Spain.

Stunning cross and shield. 

While pirates ravaged the seas throughout the 300 years of the Spanish Main and Treasure Fleets, historians often refer to the "Golden Age of Piracy" as from the 1600s to the 1730s. 

This information will be included with your COA to protect its provenance 

Your Spanish Cob Coin Pendant Comes Complete with:

1. Our 100% Authentic Lifetime Guarantee
2. A Detailed, 10 Page Certificate of Authenticity Researched and Written by Robert Lewis Knecht
3. "Pieces of Eight" Historic Brief
4. Treasure Hunters Gazette Booklet
5. Mini Museum Display for when you are not wearing your treasure
6. A Treasure Jewelry Care Card