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TREASURE Recovered from Mel Fisher's  and other Famous Shipwrecks and Ancient Hoards Consolación (1681), Princess Louisa (1743), Rooswijk (1739) |
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  and coins from other Famous Shipwrecks |
 Replica Coins and Artifacts |
 Books: Treasure and Treasure Hunting |
 Bernard's Salvage Diving Career |
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The
coins displayed below are authentic
treasure coins. Both sides of the framed coins are shown along with
known information about each; the wreck from which they came,
their denomination, monarch at time of minting, where they
were minted, the intial of the assayer (when visible) and the date of
creation (when visible).
Certificates
of Authenticity are provided for each Treasure Coin.
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All Coin
Mountings are 14K Gold ~
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In
September of 1622, during a hurricane, the Nuestra Señora de Atocha
went down forty miles west of Key West. Some of the wreckage was
discovered in 1971, by Mel Fisher after years of searching. It's main
treasure-trove was finally located in 1986 producing large quantities
of silver cobs, gold bars, jewelry, and choice emeralds.
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 Atocha 1622, Original Treasure Salvor's Certificate of Authenticity provided. 800-233-4820 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Eastern |
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Princess
Louisa, 1743
The
Princess Louisa,
an East Indiamen ship, was lost in 1743 on
Galleons Reef in the treacherous waters off the Cape Verde Islands. She
carried Spanish Colonial cob coinage from the New World mints of
Potosí, Lima and Mexico. An effort to salvage the shipwreck in 1744 was
unsuccessful as were numerous later attempts. In a 1998 – 1999
expedition, a well-known marine archeological recovery company,
Arqueonautas, located and recovered the historical treasure coins of
the Princess Louisa.
All Mountings are 14K Gold. |
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Rooswijk,
1739
The
Dutch East Indiaman Rooswijk
was lost on December 19th, 1739, after striking the
treacherous Goodwin Sands off the South East coast of England in a
heavy storm. The ship had left the Dutch port of
Texel carrying a large quantity of Spanish silver intended for
trade and payroll in the Dutch East Indies. She sank with the
loss of all hands. The shipwreck and her treasure was
discovered in 2004.
All Mountings are 14K Gold. |
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| All Reller Silver Replica Treasure Coins are made using 100% Silver from bars recovered from the Wreck of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha located in 1986 by Mel Fisher off the Coast of Key West, Florida. Accompanying each coin is a certificate authenticating the Silver used in the coin's production. |
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Treasure Coins 14K Mountings and 100% Atocha Silver Coins  Call for More Information Go Back or Return to Top |
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Replica Treasure Coins 14K Mountings and 100% Atocha Silver Coins  Call for More Information Go Back or Return to Top |
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Replica Treasure Coins 14K Mountings and 100% Atocha Silver Coins.  Call for More Information Go Back or Return to Top |
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| Replica
Treasure Coins 14K Mountings and 100% Atocha Silver Coins.  Call for More Information Go Back or Return to Top |
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Replica Artifact
from a Spanish
Treasure Ship of the 1733 Fleet
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- Crosses,
Money Chain, Finial Call for current pricing.  Go Back or Return to Top |
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Silver Promotional
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Whistle
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Pomegranate Ring - 1733 Art McKee Replica Call for current pricing.  Go Back or Return to Top |
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| Famous Shipwrecks |
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Admiral
Gardner
The British East Indiaman, Admiral Gardner, sank on January 24, 1809, after running aground on the Goodwin Sands while carrying almost fifty tons of East India Company copper coins. |
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Capitana (El Rubi) Flagship
of the Fleet of 1733, El
Rubi
carried more than a ton of gold
and
silver coins and bullion along with ingots of copper and other New
World commodities. After running aground in a hurricane she eventually
settled to the bottom. The Spaniards recovered several boxes of mostly
copper coins. The remainder was located in 1938, the first such
discovery of the Fleet of 1733.
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Concepcion Lost
near
Hispaniola on November 1, 1641, the
Concepción went
down with more than 60,000 cobs from the reigns of Philip II, Philip
III, and Philip IV.
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Consolación Delayed in leaving,
the Santa Maria De La
Consolación
sailed alone in 1681, heavily
laden with silver coins from Chile. Pursued by the infamous
buccaneer, Bartholomew Sharp, the Consolación ran
aground on a reef near Santa Clara island, known as Isla de
Muerto
(Island of the Dead or Deadman's Island), in the Bay of Guayaquila,
Ecuador.
The ship was set afire by the crew and neither the pirates nor
returning Spaniards were able to salvage the treasure.
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El
Constante
While
returning from Vera Cruz to Spain, El
Constante
sank
off the Louisiana coast in September of 1766. The wreckage was salvaged
under the control of State of Louisiana archeologists.
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Fleet
of 1554
In 1554,
three Spanish galleons of a fleet of twenty went down off
Padre Island, Texas. Coins recovered from the wreckage date to the
reign of Carlos and Johanna.
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Fleet
of 1715
In July of 1715, ten Spanish galleons sank off the east coast of Florida. Thousands of reale cobs from the reign of Philip V were recovered in the late 1950s. |
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Fleet
of 1733
The
Florida
Keys claimed a fleet of twenty galleons in July of 1733.
Much of the treasure was recovered by the Spanish, but divers have
found silver cobs and rare pillar dollars.
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Joanna
A British
East India ship, the Joanna,
sank off the southern tip of
Africa in June of 1682. Silver cobs from the reigns of Charles II and
Philip IV have been recovered.
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La Capitana
The Spanish Flagship La Capitana Jesus Maria
sank off the coast of Equador in the mid-17th Century carrying
Peruvian gold, silver and jewels. The treasure's value has
been
estimated between $3.7 Billion and $7.5 Billion.
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Lucayan Beach Wreck A Dutch
ship or a captured Spanish galleon was found off Lucayan Beach,
Grand Bahamas. More than fifteen thousand silver coins from Mexico City
and Potosi have been recovered.
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Maravilla
The Maravilla sank in
January 1656, off Little Bahama Bank. Recovered
from the wreck were silver cobs of the Mexico City and Potosi Mints and
gold two escudo cobs of Santa Fe de Bogotá (Colombia) Mint.
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Princess Louisa The
Princess Louisa,
an East Indiamen ship, was lost in 1743 on Galleons
Reef in the treacherous waters off the Cape Verde Islands. She carried
Spanish Colonial cob coinage from the New World mints of Potosí, Lima
and Mexico.
An effort to salvage the shipwreck in 1744 was unsuccessful as were numerous later attempts. In a 1998 – 1999 expedition, a well-known marine archeological recovery company, Arqueonautas, located and recovered the historical treasure coins of The Princess Louisa. |
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The Dutch East Indiaman Rooswijk,
under the command of Captain Daniel Ronzieres, was lost on December
19th, 1739 off the South East coast of England after striking the
Goodwin Sands in a heavy storm. The ship
carried a
large quantity of Spanish silver intended for trade and payroll in the
Dutch East Indies destined for the Spice Islands of Indonesia.
In 2004, more than 250 years after she sank with all hands aboard the wreck was discovered by a amateur diver. A large amout of treasure was recovered from the wreckage, including Spanish pillar dollars, cob coins, and silver bars. Most of the treausre was returned to the Netherlands government. |
Santa Margarita The Santa
Margarita, sister ship to the Atocha, went down
on September
6, 1622, off the coast of the Florida Keys. Thousands of coins and a
quantity of gold bars and chains have been recovered from the Santa Margarita and
the Atocha.
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Whydah Driven
ashore off Eastham on Cape Cob during a storm, the pirate ship Whydah, yielded
more than five thousand silver cobs from the Mexico and
Potosi
Mints.
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We will gladly provide images of Authentic Treasure coins for your consideration.
All Treasure Coins are custom-framed in our studios.
