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Maravillas Shipwreck Coins
The Spanish galleon Nuestra Senora de
las Maravillas, the almiranta of the 1654-1656 Spanish treasure fleet,
was lost on January 4th, 1656 in the shallow waters of Little Bahama
Bank, when she was struck by the lead Capitana while executing evasive
maneuvers to steer clear of the shallows. All but 45 of the 650
passengers on board perished. The shipwreck and her treasure was
discovered more than 300 years later by Robert Marx in August 1972 and
then salvaged a second time by
Herbert Humphreys in 1987. Certificates of Authenticity accompany all
Maravillas Shipwreck treasure coins. View a
typical original Maravillas
certificate of authenticity. |
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Maravillas - 8 Reales |
Item#:
Maravillas Special Sale
Denomination: 8 reales
Mint: Potosi and Mexico
Assayer: Various
Weight: Various
Diameter: Various
Price: $99.00 BUY
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Special Sale - We have a special
sale on numerous Maravillas 8 reales cobs (pieces-of-eight) from the
Potosi and Mexico Spanish colonial mints.
Each
have various visible light details and all are at least as good
(most are better) than the one shown here. As an example, on this
particular coin, part of the shield is visible including a very
light oMD mint and assayer mark at left and denomination mark 8
at right. Most are shield type cobs from the Mexico mint,
but there are a couple of pillars and waves cobs from Potosi
as well. Of special importance, these coins are supplied with
original Marex photo
certificates of authenticity signed by Captain Herbert
Humphreys Jr. The Marex company salvaged the site in the
late 1980’s; see Capt Humphrey’s account of the salvage in his
book "In Search of the Golden Madonna". We will
pick the nicest coin from the 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 with excellent provenance, but are on a tight budget. |
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Maravillas - 8 Reales |
Item#: 5351
Denomination: 8 reales
Mint: Potosi
Assayer: O (with center dot)
Weight: 18.2 grams
Diameter: 1.6 inches
Price: $295.00
SOLD |
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type cob, Potosi mint, assayer O (with dot in center), dated
1651. Cross side details include a full
cross with the lions and castles lightly visible, also visible is the
bottom portion of the date 1651
(the 51 is nearly full) found at the 10 to 12 o'clock
position in the legend. Shield side details
include a nearly full shield with a central struck revalidation counterstamp,
also visible is the mintmark P, assayer
marks O (with dot in center), and
the king's ordinal IIII (for
Philip IIII) found in the peripheral legend. A nice dated
shield type cob piece-of-eight coin with typical Maravillas coin
corrosion. 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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Maravillas - 8 Reales |
Item#: 6008
Denomination: 8 reales
Mint: Potosi
Assayer: E
Weight: 21.5 grams
Diameter: 1.5 inches
Price: $595.00 BUY
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| Pillars
and Waves
type cob, Potosi mint, assayer E, dated
1653. Particularly beautiful pillars side details
including one mintmark P, both assayer marks E, the denomination
mark 8, and bold central date 1653.
The cross side has typical Maravillas coin corrosion, although
most details are still visible - like most of the cross, the
mintmark P, assayer mark E, and the 653 of the date 1653. A
excellent Maravillas piece-of-eight coin. This coin was
owned by an original principal of Marex, the company that
salvaged the site in the late 1980’s; see Capt Humphrey’s
account of the salvage in his book "In Search of the Golden
Madonna". Supplied with the original photo certificate of
authenticity signed by Herbert Humphreys 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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Maravillas Wreck - 2 Escudos |
Item#: 6004
Denomination: 2 escudos
Mint: Bogotá
Assayer: R
Weight: NGC Slabbed
Diameter: .75 inches
Price: $3795.00
SOLD
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type 2 escudos, dated 165(4),
Philip IV, Santa Fe de Bogotá mint,
NGC graded mint state (MS62). Observe: Crowned
Hapsburg coat of arms, mintmark is to the left ( NR for Nuevo Reino ), to the right is the
denomination mark ( II ) above assayer’s initial
( R for Ramos ). Reverse: Cross of Jerusalem enclosed by
four doubled arcs, fleurs-de-lis extend inward from the
junctions of the arcs, large annulets above the junctions, the
legend (if complete) would read Hispaniarum : Rex : 1654.
Recovered from the wreck of the Spanish galleon Maravillas, which was
struck by the fleets lead galleon and sank off Little Bahama
Bank, north of Grand Bahama island,
in 1656. This coin was was owned by an original principal
of Marex, the company that salvaged the site in the late 1980’s;
see Capt Humphrey’s account of the salvage in his book "In
Search of the Golden Madonna". Supplied with a New
World Treasures photo type 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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