SALVAGED TREASURE COIN RECOVERED FROM THE SHIPWRECK OF THE NUESTRA SEÑORA DE ATOCHA BY MEL FISHER AND TREASURE SALVORS, INC. WITH GRADE 1 CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
SPANISH VICEROYALTY OF PERU (1542-1824), POTOSI MINT, 4 REALES SILVER COIN FROM THE REIGN OF KING PHILIP III OF THE HOUSE OF HABSBURG
OBV: CROWNEDÂ ROYAL ARMS OF SPAIN
REV: QUADRILOBE WITH THE QUARTERED ARMS OF CASTILLE AND LEON
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 FLEETÂ 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.
THEÂ UNKOWN EXACTÂ 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.
CONTAINSÂ 13.2 GRAMS OF SILVER
32Â x 31 MM IN DIAMETER
POTOSI MINT / Q ASSAYER
COMES WITH ITS ORIGINAL GRADE 1 COA
