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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 $21,000
Nuestra Señora de Atocha - 2 Reales - Grade 1 - Philip III - Assayer "B/R" (1590)
Nuestra Señora de Atocha - 2 Reales - Grade 1 - Philip III - Assayer "B/R" (1590) $9,300
Nuestra Señora de Atocha Shipwreck - 4 Reales - Assayer "B" (Early 1577-1586)) - Potosi Mint - Grade One
Nuestra Señora de Atocha Shipwreck - 4 Reales - Assayer "B" (Early 1577-1586)) - Potosi Mint - Grade One $8,945

Atocha 1622 Shipwreck - 4 Reales - Grade 2 - Mexico mint - Dated: #618
Atocha 1622 Shipwreck - 4 Reales - Grade 2 - Mexico mint - Dated: #618 $7,300
Atocha Shipwreck - 4 Reales -Grade 3 - Mexico Mint - Mounted in 14K Custom Anchor
Atocha Shipwreck - 4 Reales -Grade 3 - Mexico Mint - Mounted in 14K Custom Anchor $7,200
Nuestra Señora de Atocha - 8 Reales - Grade 1 - Assayer "T" - (1618-1622)
Nuestra Señora de Atocha - 8 Reales - Grade 1 - Assayer "T" - (1618-1622) $7,000

Atocha Shipwreck - 4 Reales -Grade 3 - Mexico Mint - Partial Date -16(XX)
Atocha Shipwreck - 4 Reales -Grade 3 - Mexico Mint - Partial Date -16(XX) $6,200
Nuestra Señora de Atocha - 8 Reales - Grade 1 - Philip III
Nuestra Señora de Atocha - 8 Reales - Grade 1 - Philip III $5,300
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 - 8 Reales - Grade 2 - Philip III - Assayer "T" Tapia - (1618-1621)
Nuestra Señora de Atocha - 8 Reales - Grade 2 - Philip III - Assayer "T" Tapia - (1618-1621) $4,900
Nuestra Señora de Atocha - Grade 3 - 8 Reales
Nuestra Señora de Atocha - Grade 3 - 8 Reales $4,200
Nuestra Señora de Atocha - 4 Reales - Grade 3
Nuestra Señora de Atocha - 4 Reales - Grade 3 $3,700

Nuestra Señora de Atocha - 8 Reales - Grade 3
Nuestra Señora de Atocha - 8 Reales - Grade 3 $3,200
Nuestra Señora de Atocha - 8 Reales - Grade 3 - Philip III - Assayer "T" (1618-1621)
Nuestra Señora de Atocha - 8 Reales - Grade 3 - Philip III - Assayer "T" (1618-1621) $3,200
Atocha Shipwreck - 4 Reales - Assayer "M" (1616-1617)
Atocha Shipwreck - 4 Reales - Assayer "M" (1616-1617) $3,200

Nuestra Señora de Atocha - 8 Reales - Grade 4 - Assayer "Q" (1613-1616)
Nuestra Señora de Atocha - 8 Reales - Grade 4 - Assayer "Q" (1613-1616) $2,800
Nuestra Señora de Atocha Shipwreck - Wrought-Iron Spike
Nuestra Señora de Atocha Shipwreck - Wrought-Iron Spike $2,800
Nuestra Señora de Atocha Shipwreck - Custom 14K Spanish Galleon Mount
Nuestra Señora de Atocha Shipwreck - Custom 14K Spanish Galleon Mount Sold Out

Santa Margarita Shipwreck - 8 Reales
Santa Margarita Shipwreck - 8 Reales $2,100
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