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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. 

Atocha 1622 Shipwreck - Rare Pillar and Wave design - 2 Reales - Assayer Rincon (1568-1570) - Lima Mint
Atocha 1622 Shipwreck - Rare Pillar and Wave design - 2 Reales - Assayer Rincon (1568-1570) - Lima Mint $32,000
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 . $14,500
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 PAL (1618)
Shipwreck of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha - 2 Reales - Grade 1 - Assayer PAL (1618) $10,000
Atocha 1622 Shipwreck- 8 Reales - Grade 1 - Assayer "M" (Fully Dated)
Atocha 1622 Shipwreck- 8 Reales - Grade 1 - Assayer "M" (Fully Dated) $10,000

Shipwreck of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha - 2 Reales - Grade 1 - Assayer "F" (Francisco de Morales)
Shipwreck of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha - 2 Reales - Grade 1 - Assayer "F" (Francisco de Morales) Sold Out
Atocha 1622 Shipwreck - 2 Reales - Grade 2 - Assayer "B" (Juan de Ballesteros Narvaez) - Mounted in 14K gold with Diamond accents all around
Atocha 1622 Shipwreck - 2 Reales - Grade 2 - Assayer "B" (Juan de Ballesteros Narvaez) - Mounted in 14K gold with Diamond accents all around $8,950
Shipwreck of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha - 8 Reales - Grade 1 - Assayer "R" (1610-1616) - Mounted in 14K gold
Shipwreck of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha - 8 Reales - Grade 1 - Assayer "R" (1610-1616) - Mounted in 14K gold $8,600

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 4 Reales - Assayer "B" (Early) - Potosi Mint - Grade One
Atocha 4 Reales - Assayer "B" (Early) - Potosi Mint - Grade One $7,500
Shipwreck of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha - 2 Reales - Grade 2 - Assayer "T" (Juan Ximenez de Tapia) 1618-1621 - Mounted in 14K gold
Shipwreck of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha - 2 Reales - Grade 2 - Assayer "T" (Juan Ximenez de Tapia) 1618-1621 - Mounted in 14K gold $7,400

Nuestra Señora de Atocha - 4 Reales - Partially Dated 16XX - Potosi Mint
Nuestra Señora de Atocha - 4 Reales - Partially Dated 16XX - Potosi Mint $7,200
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 - 4 Reales - Grade 2 - Mexico mint - Dated: #618
Atocha 1622 Shipwreck - 4 Reales - Grade 2 - Mexico mint - Dated: #618 $6,600

Atocha Shipwreck - 8 Reales - Assayer "M" (1616-1617) - 1617 was the 1st year for dated coins from the Potosi mint
Atocha Shipwreck - 8 Reales - Assayer "M" (1616-1617) - 1617 was the 1st year for dated coins from the Potosi mint $6,600
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 - 8 Reales - Grade 2 - Assayer R (1610-1613)
Atocha - 8 Reales - Grade 2 - Assayer R (1610-1613) $5,700

Atocha 1622 Shipwreck - 4 Reales - Grade 2 - Assayer "Q" (1612-1616) - Custom 14K gold mount
Atocha 1622 Shipwreck - 4 Reales - Grade 2 - Assayer "Q" (1612-1616) - Custom 14K gold mount $5,650
Atocha Shipwreck -8 Reales - Grade 1 - 14K Gold Mount
Atocha Shipwreck -8 Reales - Grade 1 - 14K Gold Mount $5,600
Nuestra Senora de Atocha (1622) - 8 Reales - Assayer "R" (Balastar Leceta)
Nuestra Senora de Atocha (1622) - 8 Reales - Assayer "R" (Balastar Leceta) $5,100

Nuestra Senora de Atocha (1622) - 8 Reales - Grade 4 - Presented in a Sterling Silver frame with a 14K gold Mermaid and prongs.
Nuestra Senora de Atocha (1622) - 8 Reales - Grade 4 - Presented in a Sterling Silver frame with a 14K gold Mermaid and prongs. Sold Out
Atocha Shipwreck 1622 - 2 Reales - Presented in 14k with Dolphin accents
Atocha Shipwreck 1622 - 2 Reales - Presented in 14k with Dolphin accents $2,800
Shipwreck of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha - 4 Reales - Grade 4 - Assayer "Q"
Shipwreck of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha - 4 Reales - Grade 4 - Assayer "Q" Sold Out

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 - Ceramic Botijas (Olive jar sherd)
Atocha Shipwreck 1622 - Ceramic Botijas (Olive jar sherd) $499

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