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Capitana Shipwreck Coins

The Spanish galleon Jesus Maria de la Limpia Concepcion, better known as the “Capitana”, was lost in 1654 after striking a reef system off Chanduy Ecuador. The huge galleon served as the command ship, the captain's ship or "Capitana" of the 1654 South Sea Armada, and due to her size and stature, carried the bulk of the fleets treasure. Estimates place the amount at nearly 10 million pesos of silver, well above the annual production of the combined mints of the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru.

Most of the “Capitana's” treasure was promptly salvaged by the Spanish only to be lost two years later with the wreck of the Maravillas. The wreck was rediscovered and salvaged in 1997; see Dave Horner's account of the salvage in his book "Shipwreck, A Saga of Sea Tragedy and Sunken Treasure".

Certificates of Authenticity accompany all Capitana Shipwreck treasure coins. View a typical original Capitana certificate of authenticity.

Purchase an exceptionally written booklet "Shipwrecks and Their Coins: Volume 2 - 1654 Capitana & 1655 Almiranta" that provides details about the fleet and its coins.

Click on picture to enlarge Good Capitana Coin Fragments	Item: Good Capitana Fragments Capitana Shipwreck coin fragments with little or no detail, but at least as nice as those shown at left. See Special Sale details below. Price: $29.00 BUY ITEM
Click on picture to enlarge Better Capitana Coin Fragments	Item: Better Capitana Fragments Capitana Shipwreck coin fragments with some details at least as nice as those shown at left. See Special Sale details below. Price: $39.00 BUY ITEM
Click on picture to enlarge Best Capitana Coin Fragments	Item: Best Capitana Fragments Capitana Shipwreck coin fragments, actually full but corroded coins with light details. See Special Sale details below. Price: $49.00 BUY ITEM
Special Sale - These Capitana shipwreck coins and coin fragments each have various visible light details and are at least as good (most are better) than the ones shown in the pictures. We will pick the nicest from each lot on a first come first served basis, so it's best to be early. These are great coins for those desiring an authentic shipwreck treasure coin, but are on a strict budget. Supplied with a New World Treasures certificate of authenticity.

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Capitana - 8 Reales

Item#: 12114
Denomination: 8 reales
Mint: Potosi
Assayer: O
Weight: 23.1 grams
Diameter: 1.5-1.6 inches

Price: $395.00 SOLD

Shield type cob, Potosi mint, assayer O, date 164(9) (bold 6, but only a hint of the 1 and 4). Full cross with a counterstamp on the bottom cross arm and with all lions and castles partially visible in the quadrants. The cross side also has some visible legend including enough of the date to determine the coin was minted in 1649. Nicer shield side details including a full, slightly double struck shield with the mint and assayer marks P and O at left. The coin is nicer than the images suggest. Supplied with a very nice, well made original SubAmerica Discoveries, Inc. photo certificate of authenticity (signed by Herman Moro) and a booklet "Shipwrecks and Their Coins: Volume 2 - 1654 Capitana & 1655 Almiranta" that provides details about the fleet and its coins.

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Capitana - 8 Reales

Item#: 12115
Denomination: 8 reales
Mint: Potosi
Assayer: O
Weight: 23.2 grams
Diameter: 1.6-1.7 inches

Price: $595.00 BUY ITEM

Shield type cob, Potosi mint, assayer O, circa 1649. Full cross with a portions of the lions and castles visible in the quadrants. Nearly full shield with partially visible mint and assayer marks P and O at left, but most importantly also with a very rare type HH crowned .T. counterstamp of which only a hand full are known to exist. Struck on a broad flan with areas of flatness. Supplied with a New World Treasures photo certificate of authenticity and a booklet "Shipwrecks and Their Coins: Volume 2 - 1654 Capitana & 1655 Almiranta" that provides details about the fleet and its coins.

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Capitana - 8 Reales

Item#: 12116
Denomination: 8 reales
Mint: Potosi
Assayer: O
Weight: 24.6 grams
Diameter: 1.5-1.6 inches

Price: $795.00 SOLD

Shield type cob, Potosi mint, assayer O, date 1(650). Bold full cross with all lions and castles visible along with 1 of the date 1650. Superb deep struck full shield with a nice crown only countermark; also clearly visibility on the shield side are the mint and assayer marks P and O at left, a second assayer mark O at right and most of the king's name in the legend. This large uncorroded coin has nicely centered details and is a top end Capitana piece-of-eight cob coin. Supplied with a New World Treasures photo certificate of authenticity and a booklet "Shipwrecks and Their Coins: Volume 2 - 1654 Capitana & 1655 Almiranta" that provides details about the fleet and its coins.

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Capitana - 8 Reales

Item#: 8278
Denomination: 8 reales
Mint: Potosi
Assayer: E
Weight: 26.9 grams
Diameter: 1.4-1.6 inches

Price: $695.00 BUY ITEM

Pillars and Waves type cob, Potosi mint, assayer E, dated 1653. Excellent pillars side details including bold pillars, the denomination mark 8 with light PH above, two mint marks P, two assayer marks E (one is light), bold central PLV SVL TRA, and the central date 1653 (the 3 is light put positive). Nice full cross offset to the left revealing some of the King's name visible in the right side legend. Also visible on the cross side is a light assayer mark E at right and a partial date 1653 at the bottom. An excellent second year issue Capitana piece-of-eight coin. Supplied with both the original certificate of authenticity and a New World Treasures photo certificate of authenticity, along with a booklet "Shipwrecks and Their Coins: Volume 2 - 1654 Capitana & 1655 Almiranta" that provides details about the fleet and its coins.

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Capitana - 4 Reales

Item#: 4355
Denomination: 4 reales
Mint: Potosi
Assayer: E
Weight: 13.7 grams
Diameter: 1.2 inches

Price: $495.00 BUY ITEM

Pillars and Waves type cob, Potosi mint, assayer E, partial date (16)5(3 or 4). Features include a well centered full cross complete with an assayer mark E; the pillars side displays a mintmark P, assayer mark E, and denomination mark 4. This coin would look great in a 14k gold bezel mount. Supplied with the original photo certificate of authenticity and a booklet "Shipwrecks and Their Coins: Volume 2 - 1654 Capitana & 1655 Almiranta" that provides details about the fleet and its coins.

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