NUESTRA SENORA DE ATOCHA SALVAGED SILVER 2 REALES COB FROM BAR & 14K GOLD FRAME

Description: NUESTRA SENORA DE ATOCHA SHIPWRECK 2 REALES COB SILVER FROM ATOCHA SALVAGED BAR GRADE 1 IN QUALITYCOB HAS BEEN CASTED USING A FORMULATED BLEND OF FINE STERLING SILVER AND SILVER FROM A BAR THAT WAS RECOVERED FROM THE NUESTRA SENORA DE ATOCHA. OBV: CROWNED ROYAL ARMS OF HABSBURG SPAIN. REV: QUADRILOBE DIVIDED BY CROSS WITH THE QUARTERED ARMS OF CASTILLE AND LEON. TOTAL WEIGHT: 6 GRAMSCOB SET IN 14K GOLD BEZEL ACCOMPANIED BY A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY THE NUESTRA SEÑORA DE ATOCHA ("OUR LADY OF ATOCHA") SANK IN THE FLORIDA KEYS IN 1622. THE MOST FAMOUS OF SALVAGED SPANISH GALLEONS, SHE WAS PART OF THE 1622 TREASURE FLEET THAT LEFT HAVANA AND SAILED INTO A HURRICANE AND HISTORY. EIGHT SHIPS WERE LOST, BUT NONE WITH RICHER CARGO THAN ATOCHA. BOUND FOR SPAIN, SHE WAS CARRYING A TREAURE OF GOLD, SILVER, GEMS AND OTHER GOODS. SHE CARRIED 30 TONS OF SILVER, INCLUDING 1,038 INGOTS, MANY OF THEM PRIVATELY OWNED, OTHERS INTENDED TO FILL THE COFFERS OF THE SPANISH CROWN. DURING THE HURRICANE THE ILL-FATED GALLEON STRUCK A REEF OFF THE DRY TORTUGAS AND SANK. AMERICAN TREASURE HUNTER MEL FISHER SEARCHED FOR THE WRECK OF THE ATOCHA FOR SIXTEEN YEARS. IN 1980, FISHER HAD SALVAGED PART OF THE WRECK OF THE SANTA MARGARITA, ATOCHA'S SISTER SHIP, BUT ATOCHA'S SALVAGE REMAINED ELUSIVE. THE UNKOWN EXACT LOCATION OF THE WRECK, THE SEARCH IN DEEP WATERS AND THE DIVER EXPERTISE REQUIRED IN THE FACE OF DANGER, MADE THE FIND AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT ONE. ON JULY 20TH 1985, FISHER AND HIS TEAM STRUCK THE MOTHER LOAD, BRINGING TO THE SURFACE AFTER MORE THAN THREE AND A HALF CENTURIES AN AMAZING TREASURE OF GOLD, SILVER COINS AND INGOTS AND PRECIOUS EMERALDS. THE NUMISMATIC VALUE, HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE AND POPULARITY OF THE SALVAGED CARGO HAVE CONTINUED TO INCREASE MARKEDLY SINCE THEIR DISCOVERY. USA shipping is per item. All packages fully insured.You can arrange pickup from our Fort Lauderdale storefront locationOur business hours are Monday - Friday 10:00am-5:00pm ESTFlorida Sales Tax applicable to invoice totals under $500 on any NON USA minted itemsINTERNATIONAL SHIPPING & DELIVERYPLEASE NOTE: DUE TO THE CRISIS OCCURRING INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY HAS BECOME DELAYED ONCE THE PACKAGE ARRIVES TO CUSTOMS. PLEASE BE PATIENT AS THIS IS A HARD TIME FOR EVERYONE AND PACKAGES ARE GETTING DELIVERED, JUST NOT IN THE NORMAL TIMEFRAME. WE CAN OFFER FEDEX SHIPPING HOWEVER THE COST IS MUCH HIGHER. PLEASE INQUIRE IF INTERESTEDDue to increase in postage rates and loss of first class packages we are now strictly shipping via Priority mail as it is more secure and traceable all the way to your door. *Import taxes and duties are NOT included in the item price or shipping charges. We cannot declare any package as a "gift", ”sample”etc.*We do combine shipping on international auctions won.*We now ship solely via USPS Priority Mail International or Fedex International foryour additional tracking and security and ensure delivery to customs.*Delivery times could get delayed to as much as 4 weeks depending on customs conditions.*It is the buyer's responsibility to check with your country's customs office todetermine what these additional costs (if any) will be prior to bidding or buying.These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up. They are not additional shipping charges by RareCoinCollector. eBay sales tax collection eBay will calculate and add the applicable sales tax at checkout. The buyer will pay both the cost of the item along with the sales tax. eBay will collect and remit the tax. Sellers are not able to opt out of selling items into the states listed above or opt out of eBay automatically collecting sales tax. Based on applicable tax laws, eBay will calculate, collect, and remitsales tax on behalf of sellers for items shipped to customers.

Price: 895 USD

Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida

End Time: 2024-08-10T19:26:33.000Z

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