April 12, 2024
1803 8 Reales Portrait Dollar Treasure Coin Holden 1810 Shipwreck Mel Fisher COA
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8 REALE PORTRAIT BUST TYPE DOLLAR Provenance: 1810 Shipwreck Site, Ft. Pierce, Florida Weight: 24.3 grams Mint: Mexico Assayer: FT Reign: Charles IV Date: 1803 Mel Fisher Cobb Coin Company Certificate of Authenticity Coin Number 21758 All coins tell a story in legend and imagery. Shipwreck coins, worn by the action of th e sea, contain the history of the journey and loss of the ship, and the story of the salvors who return them to shore. A shipwreck coin is a small time capsule of history - it is treasure. T he 1810 shipwreck was discovered by treasure salvor Harold Holden while searching for a missing Spanish galleon from the 1715 Plate Fleet. Along with the 1810 wreck, Harold was well known for his recoveries on the 1715 Fleet: a fantastic Gold Reliquary Pendant with chain and a GoldFiligree Pendant in the form of a tryptch frame with opening doors. The lease on the area was held by Mel Fisher's Cobb Coin Company, thus the Certificate of Authenticity* bearing Mel Fisher's seal and signature as President of the Co. Locally the wreck became known as Archie's ballast pile for its proximity to the popular Ft. Pierce bar and restaurant. The Mexico City mint, in Spanish colonial times, produced the first milled coins of the New World. T he "bust" type coins have a portrait of the King of Spain and the Pillars of Hercules on
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