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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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| 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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