(Limited Reproduction) Colombia 8 Escudos 1622 “Atocha” NGC REPLICA. Pirate Gold Coins Treasure Collection. Limited Run of Reproduction: COLOMBIA 8 ESCUDOS 1622 COB Weighs approx. 12gm and is approx 34mm. This beautifully handmade / struck piece is poured from Pure Silver, and is Plated in 22kt GOLD! The ATOCHA sank in 1622 off the Florida Keys. Her Galleons filled With all types of Treasure: Gold, Silver, Copper, Tobacco, Gems and Jewelry. Still to this day pieces are being Found from this Famed Galleon. Pirate Gold Coins presents the’Treasure Collection’ Each Gold Escudo is hand crafted / struck, poured and is meticulously worked on By artisans and craftsmen to ensure the highest level of both Quality and Accuracy. OUR LADY of ATOCHA, SANK IN 1622 OFF THE FLORIDA KEYS, HAVANA BOUND FOR SPAIN. HER GALLEON FILLED WITH ALL 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 QUICKLY AS HER HULL WAS RIPPED APART BADLY. 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 SEVERLY HINDERED. WITH THE HELP OF INDIAN SLAVES, OVER A COURSE OF 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 FOR THE SLAVES. SPAINS SHIPWRECKED TREASURE CAUSED NOTHING SHORT OF DEVESTATION TO ITS FINANCES, WHICH WERE IN DIER NEED TO FUND THEIR 30 YEAR WAR. ALTHOUGH THE SPANISH RECOVERY EFFORTS WERE SOMEWHAT SUCCESSFUL OVER 10 YEARS, THEY NEVER DID FIND THE ATHOCHA! 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 1500S ON BOARD). TREASURE IS STILL BEING BROUGHT UP TO THIS DAY. The item “COLOMBIA 1622 8 ESCUDOS NGC GOLD PLATED ATOCHA PIRATE TREASURE COIN JEWELRY COB” is in sale since Monday, June 25, 2018. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\North & Central America\Mexico\Colonial (up to 1821)”. The seller is “pirategoldcoins” and is located in La Jolla, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Certification: NGC
- Grade: Ungraded
- Composition: Gold