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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#: 13020
Denomination: 8 reales
Mint: Mexico
Assayer: Not Visible (P)
Weight: 22.5
Diameter: 1.4 inches

Price: $165.00 SOLD

Shield type cob, Mexico mint, Philip IV, assayer not visible (positively P per the shield design), circa 1634-1656. Full cross with portions of the Lions and castles lightly visible. Full shield of the 1634-1656 time period design with the oM mintmark at left. Of special importance, this coin is supplied with original Marex photo certificate 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". This is a great coin 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#: 13019
Denomination: 8 reales
Mint: Potosi
Assayer: E
Weight: 16.1
Diameter: 1.4-1.5 inches

Price: $165.00 SOLD

Pillar and Waves type cob, Potosi mint, Philip IV, assayer E, circa 1652-1655. Full cross with portions of the Lions and castles lightly visible along with a light mint mark P at left and assayer mark E at right. The pillars side has more corrosion with a hint of the vertical pillars visible along with the TOSI of the mint POTOSI visible in the right side legend. Pillars and waves cobs were first struck in 1652, this coins had to be struck prior to 1656 for it to have been on the Maravillas. Of special importance, this coin is supplied with original Marex photo certificate 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". This is a great coin 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#: 12120
Denomination: 8 reales
Mint: Potosi
Assayer: O
Weight: 24.6 grams
Diameter: 1.5-1.6 inches

Price: $895.00 SOLD

Shield type cob, Potosi mint, Philip IV, assayer O, dated 1650/1 (the last digit is a 1 struck over the 0 - very rare). Excellent, well centered full cross with all lions and castles visible except where the beautiful crowned L counterstamp is located. Equally beautiful, nicely centered full shield with a nearly full crown above, both assayer marks to the right and left, and some visible legend. An exceptional shield type cob piece-of-eight Maravillas coin with a choice bold strike. 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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Maravillas - 4 Reales

Item#: 11254
Denomination: 4 reales
Mint: Potosi
Assayer: E
Weight: 12.4 grams
Diameter: 1.2-1.3 inches

Price: $695.00 BUY ITEM

Pillars and Waves type cob, Potosi mint, assayer E, dated 1653. Boldly struck cross side including a full cross with all lions and castles partially visible along with the mint mark P at left, 653 of the date 1653 below and some peripheral legend. Excellent pillars side details including one mint mark P, one assayer mark E, rotated denomination mark 4 with PH above, and bold central date 1653. An excellent Maravillas piece-of-eight coin. This coin was owned and is pedigreed to 1733 fleet salvager Marty Meylach; see Mr. Meylach's account of the 1733 fleet salvage in his book "Diving to a Flash of Gold". 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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Maravillas Wreck - 2 Escudos

Item#: 6007
Denomination: 2 escudos
Mint: Bogotá
Assayer: R
Weight: NGC Slabbed
Diameter: .75 inches

Price: $3995.00 BUY ITEM

Shield type 2 escudos, circa 1642-1656, Philip IV, Santa Fe de Bogotá mint, NGC graded mint state (MS61). Observe: Crowned Hapsburg coat of arms, mintmark is to the right ( NR for Nuevo Reino ), to the left is the denomination mark ( II ) above assayer’s initial ( R for Ramos - just the top of the R is visible ). 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 : 16xx. 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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