Please Note: This is an authentic Consolacion Shipwreck Treasure Coin, and you will receive the exact pendant in the photographs and description.
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But tying shipwreck coins to actual pirates is rare – most treasure galleons sank due to hurricanes, poor navigation or lack of upkeep. But the Treasure of Isla de Muerto (The Treasure of Dead Man’s Island) is the exception… for her cache of glittering treasure went to the bottom because of – yes, you guessed it – PIRATES!
This pendant is part of our Tortuga Collection featuring our exclusive hand-hammered sterling silver settings. Each is unique, like the treasure coins they surround. Please see below for more details.
Robert's Notes: Beautiful, thick and chunky, very piratical piece! Sweet cross and "79" date between nice Pillars and Waves. Slight hammer bounce created a "ghosted" 79 when the coin was struck.
"8" denomination, "P" mint mark and "V" assayer's initials. Partial "PLV SVL TRA" PLUS ULTRA - meaning More Beyond, SEE BELOW.
Neat "V" assayer's initials. Pedro de Villar started his work as assayer in 1679, so this is one of the first coins to come out of Potosi during his time.
This coin was recovered from the shallow water section of the wreck where there was a lot of wave action. This treasure coin has details, but perhaps my favorite thing about it is the sea-wear that really highlights the shipwreck provenance of this treasure coin.
You just don't get any finer than this! Us treasure hunters affectionately call these "Key West Dog Tags." Sidle (if there's no horse, it's sidle) up to an oyster bar and you will turn heads!
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While each coin does not have every detail, the most striking feature is the two upright “pillars” which represent the Pillars of Hercules; the waves below, the Atlantic Ocean. Starting in the 10 o’clock position there is a “P” for Potosi, next is a number for the denomination. Next is the assayer’s initial. The two or three numerals above the center wave are the date. Through the center runs the phrase PLV SVL TRA – “Plus Ultra” – More Beyond the Pillars of Hercules. On the reverse is the crusaders cross, with lions and castles in the four quadrants representing the early Spanish kingdoms of Leon and Castile. Coins minted in the 1700s will have three digits, i.e. 737 for 1737.
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With settings hand-Forged from solid sterling silver, and hammered to perfection, each piece of Tortuga Collection jewelry is as unique as the authentic Spanish Reale... the "Piece of Eight" it highlights. Each setting is hand-crafted using the same techniques and hand tools used by the minters of the coins themselves. Because only historic techniques, hand tools and pure sterling silver are used, each Tortuga Collection setting is completely unique - an heirloom piece of artisan jewelry that can be worn every day.
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