ATOCHA's FINEST KNOWN SANTA MARGARITA 1622 FISHER NGC 64 PIRATE GOLD COINS

Description: Finest Known 'Santa Margarita 1622 Shipwreck" NGC 64! Description POP TOP SANTA MARGARITA NGC 64!!! This piece comes with the Origial Mel Fisher's Diver's Tag and is listed in the Mel Fisher Data Base (see Gallery pics) also comes with Marine Archeologist COA. *** This item will be available to be shipped on the 30th of Oct. 2023 **** Perfectly Centered CROSS!! Full Tressure. This piece certainly earned it's lofty Pop Top Grade NGC 64 with deep beautiful Luster (buttery). If you're looking for the Best, this is it for the Santa Margarita (Sister ship of the Atocha). Amazing history to think about how the sailors on this Galleon watched the Atocha sink, within naked eye visibility. The Santa Marg. was salvaged shortly after her demise. Being in only 18 or 19' of water it was very feasible for salvage efforts. This was Not the case for the Atocha in 55' of water. Making the Santa Margarita much Rarer than the Atocha since she was salvaged in her day. To think about this piece was a "Pocket Piece," in someone's pocket who perished 400 years ago is an amazing piece of History! “Our Lady of Atocha,” sank in 1622 off the Florida Keys, Havana bound for Spain. Her galleon filled with all the treasure: gold, silver, copper, tobacco, gems, and jewelry. She never made it out of Veracruz to Havana – to join the fleet of the Tierra Firme (Mainland) Fleet. Her treasure was so enormous that it took 2 months to load the galleon full (in the summer of 1622 in what is now Panama City). She set sail 6 weeks behind schedule on September 4th, 1622. Only two days later on the 6th, she was pushed onto the coral reefs by a severe Hurricane (Approx. 35 miles west of “Key West.”) All but 3 sailors and two slaves drowned as her hull was ripped apart. Authorities in Spain dispatched five more ships after receiving the news from other surviving ships in efforts to salvage both the Atocha and her sister ship the Santa Margarita,” which had also run aground near the Atocha. Due to the galleons sitting in 55’ of ocean and yet a second hurricane hitting (further scattering the treasure), the following month salvage efforts were severely hindered. With the help of Indian slaves, over the course of many years, almost half the treasure was recovered from the Santa Margarita. This was mainly accomplished, crudely enough, by sending slaves down in a brass makeshift diving bell (with a window on the side). Many of these efforts ended in death. Spain’s shipwrecked treasure caused nothing short of devastation to their finances, which were in dire need of funds due to their 30 year war. This forced them to borrow money and sell of galleons to raise the much needed funds. Although the Spanish recovery efforts were somewhat successful over 10 years, they never did find the “Atocha!” Finally, after 16.5 years of searching she was finally discovered in 1985 by Mel Fisher (Treasure Salvors), producing her gold and rare Muzo emeralds. Most of the gold and silver coins were minted between 1598 to 1621 (there were also earlier dates, even as far back as the early 1500’s on board). Treasure is still being brought up to this day. Recently, in June 2011 an emerald and gold ring was brought up by treasure divers from Mel Fisher’s crew that was valued at over $1,200,000 (35 miles from Key West) 31

Price: 75500 USD

Location: La Jolla, California

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