Atocha 1622 Shipwreck Silver Bar 15lbs. Pirate Gold Coins Shipwreck Treasure. This Silver BAR is Over 15lbs (15lbs, 4.32oz) and measures out at 13 long x 4wide x 1.25 thick. Discovered by MEL FISHER in 1985!!! TSI #85A-937, Tag #4876, Class Factor. 60 and a fineness of 2340. Positive match to at the Manifest #240 A! This Bar also displays clear FINENESS (Purity) markings, Manifest Bar # and Serial #, as well as the Owners Markings A RECORDED IN MEL FISHERS DATA BASE (TAG #4876) and also comes with famed Marine Archeologist James Sinclair (who worked for Mel Fisher as one of his Marine Archeologist) and has been on many recent episodes on Expeditions Unknown! This bar was part of a CLUMP 8 or 9 Bars fused together for almost 400 years! This Bar, in my opinion, is a much better Ingot to collect than the full large size bars that are approx. 80-90lbs and you need a damn wagon to lug around, lol. It’s the perfect size to enjoy and share with friends and other collectors. OUR LADY of ATOCHA, SANK IN 1622 OFF THE FLORIDA KEYS, HAVANA BOUND FOR SPAIN. HER GALLEON FILLED WITH ALL TREASURE: GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, TOBACCO, GEMS, AND JEWELRY. SHE NEVER MADE IT OUT OF VERACRUZ TO HAVANA TO JOIN THE FLEET OF THE TIERRA FIRME (MAINLAND) FLEET. HER TREASURE WAS SO ENORMOUS THAT IT TOOK 2 MONTHS TO LOAD THE GALLEON FULL (IN THE SUMMER OF 1622 IN WHAT IS NOW PANAMA CITY). SHE SET SAIL 6 WEEKS BEHIND SCHEDULE ON SEPTEMBER 4TH, 1622. ONLY TWO DAYS LATER ON THE 6TH, SHE WAS PUSHED ONTO THE CORAL REEFS BY A SEVERE HURRICANE APPROX. 35 MILES WEST OF KEY WEST. ALL BUT 3 SAILORS AND TWO SLAVES DROWNED QUICKLY AS HER HULL WAS RIPPED APART BADLY. DUE TO THE GALLEONS SITTING IN 55 OF OCEAN AND YET A SECOND HURRICANE HITTING (FURTHER SCATTERING THE TREASURE) THE FOLLOWING MONTH, SALVAGE EFFORTS WERE SEVERLY HINDERED. WITH THE HELP OF INDIAN SLAVES, OVER A COURSE OF YEARS, ALMOST HALF THE TREASURE WAS RECOVERED FROM THE SANTA MARGARITA. THIS WAS MAINLY ACCOMPLISHED, CRUDELY ENOUGH, BY SENDING SLAVES DOWN IN A BRASS MAKESHIFT DIVING BELL (WITH A WINDOW ON THE SIDE). MANY OF THESE EFFORTS ENDED IN DEATH FOR THE SLAVES. SPAINS SHIPWRECKED TREASURE CAUSED NOTHING SHORT OF DEVESTATION TO ITS FINANCES, WHICH WERE IN DIER NEED TO FUND THEIR 30 YEAR WAR. ALTHOUGH THE SPANISH RECOVERY EFFORTS WERE SOMEWHAT SUCCESSFUL OVER 10 YEARS, THEY NEVER DID FIND THE ATHOCHA! FINALLY, AFTER 16.5 YEARS OF SEARCHING SHE WAS FINALLY DISCOVERED IN 1985 BY MEL FISHER (TREASURE SALVORS), PRODUCING HER GOLD AND RARE MUZO EMERALDS. MOST OF THE GOLD AND SILVER COINS WERE MINTED BETWEEN 1598 TO 1621 (THERE WERE ALSO EARLIER DATES, EVEN AS FAR BACK AS THE EARLY 1500S ON BOARD). TREASURE IS STILL BEING BROUGHT UP TO THIS DAY. The item “ATOCHA 1622 SILVER BAR 15+lbs MEL FISHER PIRATE GOLD SHIPWRECK COINS TREASURE” is in sale since Tuesday, March 24, 2020. This item is in the category “Antiques\Maritime\Other Maritime Antiques”. The seller is “pirategoldcoins” and is located in La Jolla, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.