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La Nuestra Senora de Atocha, constructed in Havana Harbor, left the port of Havana on September 4, 1622, after much delay in construction. She was one of twenty-eight vessels in the Terre Firme Fleet, heading to Spain with trade goods and treasure. On the Fifth of September, disaster struck as Northeast winds from a massive hurricane scattered the Fleet 60 miles North of the coast of Cuba.

Treasures of the Atocha and her sister ship, the Santa Margarita, went undiscovered until July of 1985, though Spain attempted a salvage immediately after the wreck occurred.

An estimated $450,000,000.00 worth of Spanish treasure was recovered by Mel Fisher and his team of divers in the mid-to-late eighties, though a large portion of the remaining treasure has yet to be found, according to the ship's manifest.

The Atocha is widely known as the "greatest treasure ever found," in terms of overall value and difficulty of salvage. The treasures recovered on the Atocha vary from gold and silver coins that were minted in the New World Spanish colonies, Colombian Emeralds from the famed Muzo Mine, and handcrafted treasures intended for the King and Queen of Spain, Noblemen, and Clergy. 

Coins from the Atocha are known by collectors as "cobs," a loose translation of "Cabo de Barra", or "End of the Bar", referring to the technique in which these handmade coins were created. They are crude, and irregular on the edges, though some of the first coins minted in the New World were exquisitely created by indigenous artisans trained in the Spanish style. 

Nuestra Señora de Atocha - 2 Reales - Grade 1 - Assayer "D"( 1577-1588) - Lima Star - Extremely rare coin from the Atocha
Nuestra Señora de Atocha - 2 Reales - Grade 1 - Assayer "D"( 1577-1588) - Lima Star - Extremely rare coin from the Atocha $17,000
Atocha 1622 Shipwreck - 2 Reales - Early Assayer "B" - Juan Ballesteros - (1577-1586) - Presented in an 18K gold frame with diamonds all around .
Atocha 1622 Shipwreck - 2 Reales - Early Assayer "B" - Juan Ballesteros - (1577-1586) - Presented in an 18K gold frame with diamonds all around . Sold Out
Atocha 1622 Shipwreck - 8 Reales - Grade 1 - Assayer "RL Monogram" - This is a rare Atocha
Atocha 1622 Shipwreck - 8 Reales - Grade 1 - Assayer "RL Monogram" - This is a rare Atocha $12,000

Atocha 1622 Shipwreck - 8 Reales - Grade 1 - Rare Assayer "RL" (1590-1598)
Atocha 1622 Shipwreck - 8 Reales - Grade 1 - Rare Assayer "RL" (1590-1598) $12,000
Shipwreck of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha - 2 Reales - Grade 1 - Assayer ("Q" over "C")
Shipwreck of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha - 2 Reales - Grade 1 - Assayer ("Q" over "C") $10,215
Atocha 1622 Shipwreck- 8 Reales - Grade 1 - Assayer "M" (Fully Dated)
Atocha 1622 Shipwreck- 8 Reales - Grade 1 - Assayer "M" (Fully Dated) $10,000

Atocha Shipwreck - 2 Reales -Grade 1 - Assayer "A" (1586-1590) Rare Atocha Assayer
Atocha Shipwreck - 2 Reales -Grade 1 - Assayer "A" (1586-1590) Rare Atocha Assayer $9,300
Atocha 1622 Shipwreck - 2 Reales - Grade 1
Atocha 1622 Shipwreck - 2 Reales - Grade 1 $8,700
Atocha 1622 Shipwreck - 8 Reales - Grade 1
Atocha 1622 Shipwreck - 8 Reales - Grade 1 $8,550

Nuestra Señora de Atocha Shipwreck - 8 Reales - Fully Dated 1617 - Mounted in 14K Gold
Nuestra Señora de Atocha Shipwreck - 8 Reales - Fully Dated 1617 - Mounted in 14K Gold $8,500
Nuestra Señora de Atocha Shipwreck - 4 Reales - Assayer "B" (Early 1577-1586)) - Potosi Mint - Grade One - Presented in a custom Sterling Silver bracelet with a 14K Gold frame
Nuestra Señora de Atocha Shipwreck - 4 Reales - Assayer "B" (Early 1577-1586)) - Potosi Mint - Grade One - Presented in a custom Sterling Silver bracelet with a 14K Gold frame $8,345
Shipwreck of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha - 8 Reales - Grade 1 - Assayer "T" (Tapia)
Shipwreck of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha - 8 Reales - Grade 1 - Assayer "T" (Tapia) $8,200

Atocha 1622 Shipwreck - 2 Reales - Grade 2 - Assayer "Q" (1612-1616) - in 14k Mount with Emerald Accents
Atocha 1622 Shipwreck - 2 Reales - Grade 2 - Assayer "Q" (1612-1616) - in 14k Mount with Emerald Accents $7,200
Atocha 1622 Shipwreck - 8 Reales - Grade 2
Atocha 1622 Shipwreck - 8 Reales - Grade 2 $6,900
Nuestra Señora de Atocha - 2 Reales - RL Assayer - Grade Three
Nuestra Señora de Atocha - 2 Reales - RL Assayer - Grade Three $6,800

Atocha 1622 Shipwreck - 4 Reales - Grade 2 - Mexico mint - Dated: #618
Atocha 1622 Shipwreck - 4 Reales - Grade 2 - Mexico mint - Dated: #618 $6,600
Atocha 1622 Shipwreck - 2 Reales - Grade 1
Atocha 1622 Shipwreck - 2 Reales - Grade 1 $6,200
Atocha 1622 Shipwreck - 2 Reales - Grade 3 - Dated 16XX
Atocha 1622 Shipwreck - 2 Reales - Grade 3 - Dated 16XX $6,100

Shipwreck of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha - 4 Reales - Grade 2 - Rare Philip III
Shipwreck of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha - 4 Reales - Grade 2 - Rare Philip III $6,000
Atocha 1622 Shipwreck - 8 Reales - Grade 2
Atocha 1622 Shipwreck - 8 Reales - Grade 2 $5,400
Nuestra Senora de Atocha (1622) - 8 Reales - Assayer "R" Balastar Ramos Leceta - (1610-1612)
Nuestra Senora de Atocha (1622) - 8 Reales - Assayer "R" Balastar Ramos Leceta - (1610-1612) $5,100

Nuestra Señora de Atocha - Grade 2 - 8 Reales - Assayer "M" Juan Sanchez Majia (1616-1617) " First dated coin"
Nuestra Señora de Atocha - Grade 2 - 8 Reales - Assayer "M" Juan Sanchez Majia (1616-1617) " First dated coin" $4,800
Nuestra Señora de Atocha - Grade 2 - 8 Reales - Transposed Lions and Castles on Cross side
Nuestra Señora de Atocha - Grade 2 - 8 Reales - Transposed Lions and Castles on Cross side $4,800
Nuestra Señora de Atocha - Grade 3 - 4 Reales
Nuestra Señora de Atocha - Grade 3 - 4 Reales $4,600

Atocha 1622 Shipwreck - 8 Reales - Grade 2
Atocha 1622 Shipwreck - 8 Reales - Grade 2 $4,200
Shipwreck of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha - 8 Reales - Grade 2
Shipwreck of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha - 8 Reales - Grade 2 $4,200
Nuestra Señora de Atocha - Grade 3 - 8 Reales
Nuestra Señora de Atocha - Grade 3 - 8 Reales $4,200

Nuestra Señora de Atocha Shipwreck - 8 Reales - Grade Four(4) - Mexico Mint - Mounted in 14K Gold frame
Nuestra Señora de Atocha Shipwreck - 8 Reales - Grade Four(4) - Mexico Mint - Mounted in 14K Gold frame $3,900
Nuestra Señora de Atocha Shipwreck - Ceramic Botijas (Olive jar sherd)
Nuestra Señora de Atocha Shipwreck - Ceramic Botijas (Olive jar sherd) $1,800
Atocha Shipwreck 1622 - Silver Plate Rim Fragment
Atocha Shipwreck 1622 - Silver Plate Rim Fragment $1,800

Atocha 1622 Shipwreck - 8 Reales - Grade 5
Atocha 1622 Shipwreck - 8 Reales - Grade 5 $1,800
Atocha Shipwreck 1622 - Iron Spike
Atocha Shipwreck 1622 - Iron Spike $1,650
Nuestra Señora de Atocha Shipwreck - Ceramic Botijas (Olive jar sherd)
Nuestra Señora de Atocha Shipwreck - Ceramic Botijas (Olive jar sherd) $499

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