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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 359657, member: 13650&quot;]I was just looking at this again today and thought I&#039;d share it with you guys.&nbsp; In 1994, I was still in the hobby (thankfully) and my aunt &amp; uncle went on a cruise vacation.&nbsp;&nbsp; They would occasionally bring me back neat coins from their trips. </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; That year, they were in the carribean.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know what islands they stopped at but they brought back this great commemorative coin they found and gave it to me for Christmas 94&#039;.&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;ve had it ever since but have rarely looked at it, until now.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The silver contained in this commemorative was excavated from the wreck of the Nuestra Senora De Atocha, a Spanish Galleon which sunk in a hurricane off the Florida Keys on Sept. 6, 1622.&nbsp; The wreck was salvaged July 20, 1985.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; On the obverse is a picture facing the back of the ship in the hurricane.&nbsp; On the reverse is a picture of the divers, excavating the site.&nbsp; One of them loading a large silver bar into the basket.&nbsp; Also came with a neat COA.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Here she is:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f203/vessxpress1/Coin%20Album1/atocha001.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f203/vessxpress1/Coin%20Album1/atocha002.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;<img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f203/vessxpress1/Coin%20Album1/atocha003.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f203/vessxpress1/Coin%20Album1/atocha004.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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