Mel Fisher's Legendary Atocha - 1622: Commemorating 400+ Years of History in an Heirloom Pendant

In the world of shipwreck treasure coins, Mel Fisher's Atocha reigns supreme!

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

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Atocha is the most famous Spanish galleon in shipwreck history! Mel Fisher spent 16 years searching for her... and every day he would tell his divers: “Today’s the Day!”  Years of trials and heartbreak were endured, along with attacks by the State and Federal government, who wanted to claim what Fisher found along the way.  At last, one fateful morning in 1985 Fisher and his faithful crew hit the “mother lode...” hundreds of millions in glittering Spanish silver and gold!

Your Shipwreck Shipwreck Treasure Coin

• Grade: Fragment
• Denomination: 8 Reale
• Date: circa pre-1622
• Assayer: Not visible  
• Mint: Potosi, Upper Peru - Present Day Bolivia
• Ruler: King Philip III of Spain
• Coin Metal: Silver
• Bezel Metal: Proprietary, non-tarnishing sterling silver
• Obverse (Front): The Greek Cross 
• Reverse: (Back): The shield of King Philip III of Spain 
• Articulating Nautical Shackle Bail Interior Diameter: Will accommodate chain up to 6.2mm
• Pendant size including bezel: Size: 1" Across, 1 7/8" Tall - a little wider than a 50 cent piece.

Robert's Notes: Fun piece of Atocha treasure. This piece is part of what is referred to as "Atocha Frag Bag" pieces. When Atocha sank, the coin would have fallen free of one of the "chests" and sat on the bottom of the ocean for over 300 years, with no protection for the harsh environment like coins that still stayed attached to the "clumps" or conglomerates of treasure coins, the remains of treasure chests. 

This is from one of our friend's "Diver's Division," who is an "Atocha Golden Crew" member. The Golden Crew are the divers that stuck with Mel Fisher through thick and thin and finally "hit the mother-lode" in 1985. He was given a small handful of these along with his very nice division, and recently decided to part with them. 

This coin comes with its original Flip Insert with TSI #: 86A-113338 - no Treasure Salvors, Inc Certificates were issued with these coins. That's why we can offer it at the price it is.

Very piratical!

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Your Atocha Shipwreck Piece of Eight Pendant Comes Complete with:

1. Our 100% Authentic Lifetime Guarantee
2. Original Flip Insert Issued by Treasure Salvors, Inc in 1986
3. 10 Page Historic Brief about the Potosi Mint researched and written by Robert
4. A frame-able artist's rendering of Atocha created from the original shipwright's plans for Atocha
5. An archival photo of what a salvaged "treasure chest" looks like filled with thousands of coins
6. "Pieces of Eight" Historic Brief
7. The Coins of the Lost Galleons Book signed by Golden Crew Member Capt. KT Budde-Jones   
8. Treasure Hunters Gazette Booklet
9. Mini Museum Display for when you are not wearing your treasure
10. A Treasure Jewelry Care Card