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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BlackBeard_Thatch, post: 2787163, member: 85208&quot;]There is no real good way to authenticate any shipwreck coin unless there is proper paperwork. Atocha was found July 1985 and has been salvaged since then and still is today because the aftercastle(Captains Quarters) of the ship is still missing and it would of held the valuable emeralds and most of the gold. If your customer is really wanting to get the authenticity of the 8 Reales I recommend contacting &#039;Mel Fisher&#039;s Treasure&#039; which is the company that is owned and operated by Mel&#039;s sons because if it is a real 8 Reales from the Atocha they are the only legal company to authenticate it because on 1 July 1992 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Mel Fisher is owner of all treasure found at the wreck because State of Florida claimed the wreck when they found it and was forcing Mel Fisher in giving 20% of what they found to the State of Florida.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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