Mel Fisher's Legendary Atocha - 1622 to 2023: Commemorating 401 Years of History

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 he hit the “mother load...” millions upon millions in glittering Spanish silver and gold!

Your Shipwreck Shipwreck Treasure Coin

• Grade: 2 - SEE ROBERT'S NOTE BELOW
• Denomination: 8 Reale
• Date: Circa 1613-1616
• Assayer: "Q" Agustin de la Quadra
• Mint: Potosi, Upper Peru - Present Day Bolivia
• Ruler: King Philip III of Spain
• Coin Metal: Silver
• Bezel Metal: 14K Gold
• Obverse (Front): The Greek Cross 
• Reverse: (Back): The shield of King Philip III of Spain 
• Articulating Nautical Shackle Bail Interior Diameter: Will accommodate chain or leather necklace up to LARGE 8.5mm
• Pendant size including bezel: Size: 1 5/8" Across, 2 31/8" Tall - the width of a silver dollar

Robert's Notes: Beautiful full cross and shield detail. Visible "Q" assayer's initials, "P" mint mark, and "oIIII" denomination. Nice thicker planchet. The piece is stunning in hand.

Rare and very collectable "Golden Crew" Diver's Division and Investor early style Certificate, with a photo of your coin, instead of the standard scan. This coin is  part of Leah and Thomas (Theodore) Miguel's division, where they were given two chests of coins as payment for their work. They photographed their coins, and the  Certificate is signed and sealed by both of them.

Both Leah and Thomas are members of the "Atocha Golden Crew," an honor bestowed upon those who toiled for many years with Mel and his family and were still with him when they "hit the mother load" in 1985.     

The Certificate is "treasure hunter memorabilia."  

Us treasure hunters call pieces like these "Key West Dog Tags." Sidle (if there's no horse, it's sidle) up to an oyster bar and you will turn heads!

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Your Atocha Shipwreck Piece of Eight Pendant Comes Complete with:

1. Our 100% Authentic Lifetime Guarantee
2. Mel Fisher Treasure Salvors Atocha Certificate of Authenticity, signed by both Leah and Thomas Miguel.
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