{"product_id":"1715-fleet-golden-age-of-piracy-shipwreck-spanish-4-reale-piece-of-8-silver-pendant-artifact-4771","title":"1715 Fleet Golden Age of Piracy Shipwreck Spanish 4 Reale Piece of 8 Silver Pendant | Artifact #4771","description":"\u003ch1\u003eDiver's Division 4 Reale Treasure Coin from the 1715 Fleet Glory Days of Mel Fisher - a Cannon Beach Treasure Company\u003cspan\u003e Exclusive\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003ePlease Note: \u003cstrong\u003eThis is an authentic 1715 Fleet Shipwreck Treasure Coin\u003c\/strong\u003e, and you will receive the exact pendant in the photographs and description.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003eFOR PENDANT SIZE SEE COIN DETAILS BELOW\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most famed treasure fleets of all time, the 1715 Spanish Treasure Fleet yields some of the most stunning examples of early 1700's silver Spanish \"cob\" shipwreck treasure coins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrudely minted cob coins - short for \u003cem\u003ecabo de barra\u003c\/em\u003e, or \"end of the bar,\" each has its own unique shape - and combined with the sea wear and stunning patinas, each is a small work of art. And the coins in this special collection were recovered during the heyday of the 1715 Fleet recovery efforts, when legends like Kip Wagner and Mel Fisher headed crews destined to discover these precious treasures!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Golden Age of Piracy - 1650-1730\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat connection does the 1715 Fleet have to Pirates:\u003c\/strong\u003e These \"pieces of 8\" are also the famous coins of pirate legend and lore. The Spanish quickly began salvaging their fleet. But pirate Henry Jennings amassed a crew and attacked Spanish salvage camp in early 1716. They made off with upwards of 120,000 pieces of 8. Obviously, this coin survived that raid, and lay hidden for hundreds of years on the ocean bottom, to be salvaged only a few years ago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackbeard was also prowling the Florida coast and Caribbean at this time and drinking rum with Jennings!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eYour 1715 Fleet Shipwreck Treasure Coin\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDate: Circa 1690s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDenomination: 4 Reale \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMint: Mexico City, New Spain (Mexico)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssayer: not visible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRuler: King Charles II of Spain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoin Metal: Silver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBezel Metal: Proprietary, Non-Tarnishing Sterling Silver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eObverse (Front): The Florenzada Cross\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReverse: (Back): Shield of King Charles II of Spain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA\u003cspan\u003erticulating Shackle Bail Interior Diameter: Will accommodate a necklace up to 6.2mm\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePendant Size including bezel: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e 1 1\/8\" Across, 1 3\/4\" Tall - the diameter of a 50 cent piece\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9e0505;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#660000\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes From Robert: \u003c\/strong\u003e Visible cross detail and shield. Even with its sea wear this coin has a nice weight to it. Rarer denomination. And \u003c\/span\u003eonly about 12% of the coins minted at this time were 4 reales. The majority were the large 8 reales.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9e0505;\"\u003eI left a little encrustation on the shield side as part of its shipwreck provenance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA CBTC Exclusive - the Diver's Division Collection:\u003c\/strong\u003e This coin was recovered from the 1715 Spanish Treasure Fleet in the mid 1980s. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen we acquired it, it was in \"as recovered\" condition. I gently restored it in our conservation lab.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI was born in the summer of '62. Thirty years later, I used to dive on another \"Fleet\" shipwreck site near there starting in '89. My main job was to film and photograph the treasure being recovered. But when I wasn't filming I was searching for treasure on the bottom. It was a two hour boat ride to the site from our dock inside Sebastian Inlet. So on the days I had to head back to Key Largo where I lived, I would travel out on the boat in the morning and work most of the day, then swim the half-mile into shore with my gear to a car waiting with a friend to take me back home. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA diver's division is what a treasure diver received at the end of a diving season, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIF\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e treasure was recovered. During my diving years, sometimes I got a division, and sometimes I didn't. As us treasure hunters say, \"That's why we call it 'hunting\" and not 'finding.'\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAhhh, \"The good 'Ol Days.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #660000;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cannonbeachtreasure.com\/pages\/1715-spanish-treasure-fleet\" title=\"1715 Spanish Treasure Fleet\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFor more on the 1715 Fleet, click here\u0026gt;\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #660000;\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cannonbeachtreasure.com\/collections\/spanish-coins\" title=\"Spanish Treasure Coin Jewelry\"\u003eTo see our complete collection of Spanish \"Piece of Eight\" treasure coins, click here\u0026gt;\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eYour 1715 Fleet Shipwreck Piece of Eight Pendant Comes Complete with:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vVzPL-oNVrs?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOur 100% Authentic Lifetime Guarantee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Detailed, 3 Page Certificate of Authenticity Researched and Written by Robert Lewis Knecht, who used to dive on the 1715 Fleet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8 Page Mexico City Mint historic brief by Robert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Pieces of Eight\" Historic Brief\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Coins of the Lost Galleons Book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTreasure Hunters Gazette Booklet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMini Museum display for when you are not wearing your treasure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Treasure Jewelry Care Card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Cannon Beach Treasure Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51028343062775,"sku":null,"price":770.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/4193\/files\/4771-1715-Fleet-Shipwreck-Spanish-Four-4-Reale-Silver-Coin-Piece-of-Eight-Sterling-Silver-Pendant-02.jpg?v=1786734795","url":"https:\/\/cannonbeachtreasure.com\/products\/1715-fleet-golden-age-of-piracy-shipwreck-spanish-4-reale-piece-of-8-silver-pendant-artifact-4771","provider":"Cannon Beach Treasure Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}