When the Spanish Galleon Nuestra Senora De Atocha set sail from the New World in 1622, during the reign of King Phillip IV, she was destined for Spain. Ships from Spain would bring supplies to the colonists, and the return voyages would be loaded with silver, copper, gold and agricultural products.
Beginning with the discovery by Christopher Columbus in 1492, Spanish explorers came to settle in the new territory. Columbus visited Portobello , Panama in 1502. Havana was founded in 1515, Panama City in 1519, and Cartagena in 1533. Colonial mints were established in Mexico City in 1521, Lima in 1535, Santa Fe de Bogota in 1538, and Potossi in 1545.
The return voyage to Spain was fraught with danger from pirates, warring Nations, and severe weather. A fleet of 28 ships, with the heavily armed Atocha as Almiranta, or guard ship at the rear, left on September 4, 1622. The Atocha's 20 massive bronze cannons and 82 infantrymen were helpless and powerless in the face of the raging hurricane of 1622.
The beautiful and heavily armed Atocha was the ship of choice for nobility, wealthy merchants and government officials. Consequently, the Atocha carried a vast amount of personal wealth and jewelry, along with the massive on-board treasure. On September 5, 1622 the Atocha succumbed to the ferocious winds and disappeared into a boiling sea.
The shipwreck of the Nuestra Senora De Atocha eluded discovery, and became so shrouded in mystery for three and one-half centuries, it came to be known as the Ghost Galleon.
After 16 years of searching, Mel Fisher located the Atocha in July of 1985 to worldwide fanfare and publicity. The Atocha (Ghost Galleon) was no longer a mirage or imaginary phantom. Mel went on to achieve fame as the world's greatest treasure hunter; and along the way, was kind enough to help this writer with a fledgling business dedicated to bringing the Atocha treasure, in the form of authentic jewelry crafted from the treasure bullion, to the American public.
I dedicate the following lines to the late Mel Fisher:
The Ghost Galleon
Through the years that Fisher spent
In search of HIS shipwreck
No lucid dream- the lure was real
Like cannons on ship deck
Today's the day- or so he thought
Path clues would disappear
The galleon moved- or so it seemed
Elusive- and yet so near
For sixteen years the sea hid back
Atocha's secret hold
The pirates quest- the treasure chest
And ghostly stories told
The eery mist gave up one day
Something less surreal
The silver, gold and copper too
The ghost Mel found was real.
Jack Magne'
Our newest offering is a line of jewelry appropriately named The Ghost Galleon Collection
We are proud to make available the world's first combining of the silver and copper bullion loaded into the lower hold of the Atocha; and lost at sea in 1622.
The ingots are melted and hand cast by separate silver and coppersmiths into authentic components- and then masterfully fit and finished as incomparable works of history and art.
www.preciousmetaladvocates.com features Ghost Galleon Collection on their web site.
Smooth Sailing, Jack Magne'
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Monday, September 28, 2009
Jim's Making Collecting Coins Sexy and Cool
by Jim Fisher
Hello Coin Aficianados to First-Time Collectors,
I must say that over the past 22 years I have met some very eccentric and interesting people that collect coins. Each one of these avid collectors, serious numismatists, or newbies had specific coins they liked best and for very different reasons. The energy and passion they speak of these and other coins provides me great excitement to get up everyday with anticipation to hear the next story of why people love a certain coin or set of coins. Every coin utilized from the ancient times through today all have interesting stories to tell and the presence of these underlying stories of the era, and the times the coin came into existense.
I am so excited about the opportunity to share my knowledge about US Minted coins, World coins, Ancient coins, treasure coins, plus, available commerative coin sets and the rarest, scarcest coins in the world. My love for coin collecting has driven me to begin my Preferred Coin Expert blog and the creation of my business Precious Metal Advocates. It's allowing me the chance to meet and share with a great number a people how sexy and cool these coins really are and the value to begin collecting coins now. So today I will begin my historical walk through of my reveiw of the US Mint, and the highly desirable coins they have created since their creation by our government.
Let's begin our tour of some of the most beautiful coins ever created.
The first, a Fugio Cent. This coin is one of the very first coins minted by our U.S. government. It was designed by one of America's favorite founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin. The obverse featured a sundial and the sun along with the year, 1787. Also, the famous word "FUGIO" (I Fly), and the legend that said, "Mind your business". Whereas, the reverse featured 13 linked circles with the legends "we are one"and "United States". This cent is also known as the Ben Franklin Cent.
Another collector's favorite is the famous three-cent Nickel. Yes, a three cent nickel! The nickel does not necessarily mean five cents. In this case, it happens to be the type of metal used to produce this coin. This beautiful coin was minted between 1865 - 1889 and was designed by the very well known James B. Longacre.
The three cent pieces had originally been minted in silver, however there were so many people hoarding silver they decided to the mint the coin in copper and nickel. Thus, giving it the name the Three Cent Nickel.
Oh, by the way, the reason for the denomination of three cents was due to the fact that postage stamps went from two to three cents. A great historical coin to be sure.
At least three days a week I will be sharing these very informational, fun facts about our US Mint and the coins they create for our enjoyment and for commerce.
Contact myself or one of my Preferred Customer Advocates at 1-888-566-6468or email me at pmasales@pmacoins.com. I am anxiously awaiting your call to talk to numismatists, coin collectors or first time collectors around the globe about their collections, how I may help them obtain rare, scarce or specialty coins for their collections or anything else about coins. Please use my 22 years of experience as a Precious Metal Expert and the solid relationships around the globe I have developed over that time to find you buyers for your collections, provide professional appraisal services and/or buy collectibles I have for your valued purchase.
Happy Hunting,
Jim
Hello Coin Aficianados to First-Time Collectors,
I must say that over the past 22 years I have met some very eccentric and interesting people that collect coins. Each one of these avid collectors, serious numismatists, or newbies had specific coins they liked best and for very different reasons. The energy and passion they speak of these and other coins provides me great excitement to get up everyday with anticipation to hear the next story of why people love a certain coin or set of coins. Every coin utilized from the ancient times through today all have interesting stories to tell and the presence of these underlying stories of the era, and the times the coin came into existense.
I am so excited about the opportunity to share my knowledge about US Minted coins, World coins, Ancient coins, treasure coins, plus, available commerative coin sets and the rarest, scarcest coins in the world. My love for coin collecting has driven me to begin my Preferred Coin Expert blog and the creation of my business Precious Metal Advocates. It's allowing me the chance to meet and share with a great number a people how sexy and cool these coins really are and the value to begin collecting coins now. So today I will begin my historical walk through of my reveiw of the US Mint, and the highly desirable coins they have created since their creation by our government.
Let's begin our tour of some of the most beautiful coins ever created.
The first, a Fugio Cent. This coin is one of the very first coins minted by our U.S. government. It was designed by one of America's favorite founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin. The obverse featured a sundial and the sun along with the year, 1787. Also, the famous word "FUGIO" (I Fly), and the legend that said, "Mind your business". Whereas, the reverse featured 13 linked circles with the legends "we are one"and "United States". This cent is also known as the Ben Franklin Cent.
Another collector's favorite is the famous three-cent Nickel. Yes, a three cent nickel! The nickel does not necessarily mean five cents. In this case, it happens to be the type of metal used to produce this coin. This beautiful coin was minted between 1865 - 1889 and was designed by the very well known James B. Longacre.
The three cent pieces had originally been minted in silver, however there were so many people hoarding silver they decided to the mint the coin in copper and nickel. Thus, giving it the name the Three Cent Nickel.
Oh, by the way, the reason for the denomination of three cents was due to the fact that postage stamps went from two to three cents. A great historical coin to be sure.
At least three days a week I will be sharing these very informational, fun facts about our US Mint and the coins they create for our enjoyment and for commerce.
Contact myself or one of my Preferred Customer Advocates at 1-888-566-6468or email me at pmasales@pmacoins.com. I am anxiously awaiting your call to talk to numismatists, coin collectors or first time collectors around the globe about their collections, how I may help them obtain rare, scarce or specialty coins for their collections or anything else about coins. Please use my 22 years of experience as a Precious Metal Expert and the solid relationships around the globe I have developed over that time to find you buyers for your collections, provide professional appraisal services and/or buy collectibles I have for your valued purchase.
Happy Hunting,
Jim
Monday, September 21, 2009
Gold Outperforms All Investments Over the Latest Century
http://www.preciousmetaladvocates.com/ site goes live in September. We're so excited. Coin Collectors and Numismatists come visit our site and/or call Jim Fisher at 888.556.MINT (6468).
Holy Coins... One of the largest Collections of Blazing Coins Available for YOU! Save Big!
We have 100's of Blazers Available for Your Coin Collection... from Carson City Morgans, To Buffalo Heads, to High Relief St. Gaudens, to a red hue SVDB Lincoln Penny and a exclusive release of Re-created, authentic molded Atocha Silver and Copper Coins made from the silver and copper ingots carried on the downed Atocha Treasure ship of 1622. Also, we have the one-of-a-kind, original Atocha 4 reale and 8 reale coins on the ship at the time of it's lost treasure.
Also, we have the finest in available rare ingot collections of the American Presidents, Greetings Across America and the Marvel Comics US Postal Stamp Collections. Buy today at tremendous late summer prices and Save Big!
We have great buys for everyone -- from First-time Buyers, to Avid Collectors to Serious Numismatists.
Check these buys...
1807 $2.50A Gold Liberty Capped Quarter Eagle -- NGC AU-50 at $18,895.00
1799 $10.00A Gold Liberty Capped Eagle -- ANACS AU-55 at $25,895.00
1856 1-C Flying Eagle -- PCGS PR-30 at $12,600.00
$20 St. Gaudens Gold Coin -- Brilliant - Uncirculated $1,775.00
$50 Buffalo Gold Coin -- Brilliant - Uncirculated $1,495.00
1986 - 2009 Silver Eagle Coin Set -- Brilliant - Uncirculated $1,595.00
1907 - $20 High Relief St. Gaudens -- Brilliant - Uncirculated $28,999.00
1919D - Walking Liberty Half $ -- High Grade MS-63 $23,999.00
1909 SVDB Lincoln Penny -- High Grade MS-64 $9,999.00
1878 Carson City Morgan -- High Grade MS-64 $700.00
We have a tremendously large collection of rare, scarce coins and it is our goal to provide the largest selection of these fine blazers each and every week for your veiwing pleasure. Sign up today for Jim's Oval Room weekly email so you may receive ongoing updates of our valuable rare coins available for your family to enjoy for many generations to come.
We also carry one-of-a-kind collectibles like The Rocketman's Metal Art Collections that are exclusively for sale. These rocket-powered vehicles and toys are both fantastic conversation pieces and great examples of living life to the fullest, plus enjoying your work with such a magnificent passion will allow you to accomplish anything you put your mind too.
If you enjoy fine works of art, peruse Leo Stans' Oil Originals with each one telling you a story through his depictions of the good life with great clarity and talent.
Please remember, we offer Professional Numismatic Broker and Appraiser Services. Join Jim Fisher's Advocates at Precious Metal Advocates an utilize over 50 years of expertise in the Precious Metals Industry. We want to insure our clients that we have a reputable source for reliable coin information and valuation, and a partner who is fair and respectful of their precious metal collection or collectibles.
Come visit us at http://www.preciousmetaladvocates.com/ or call me, Jim Fisher at 1-888-566-MINT (6468)
Holy Coins... One of the largest Collections of Blazing Coins Available for YOU! Save Big!
We have 100's of Blazers Available for Your Coin Collection... from Carson City Morgans, To Buffalo Heads, to High Relief St. Gaudens, to a red hue SVDB Lincoln Penny and a exclusive release of Re-created, authentic molded Atocha Silver and Copper Coins made from the silver and copper ingots carried on the downed Atocha Treasure ship of 1622. Also, we have the one-of-a-kind, original Atocha 4 reale and 8 reale coins on the ship at the time of it's lost treasure.
Also, we have the finest in available rare ingot collections of the American Presidents, Greetings Across America and the Marvel Comics US Postal Stamp Collections. Buy today at tremendous late summer prices and Save Big!
We have great buys for everyone -- from First-time Buyers, to Avid Collectors to Serious Numismatists.
Check these buys...
1807 $2.50A Gold Liberty Capped Quarter Eagle -- NGC AU-50 at $18,895.00
1799 $10.00A Gold Liberty Capped Eagle -- ANACS AU-55 at $25,895.00
1856 1-C Flying Eagle -- PCGS PR-30 at $12,600.00
$20 St. Gaudens Gold Coin -- Brilliant - Uncirculated $1,775.00
$50 Buffalo Gold Coin -- Brilliant - Uncirculated $1,495.00
1986 - 2009 Silver Eagle Coin Set -- Brilliant - Uncirculated $1,595.00
1907 - $20 High Relief St. Gaudens -- Brilliant - Uncirculated $28,999.00
1919D - Walking Liberty Half $ -- High Grade MS-63 $23,999.00
1909 SVDB Lincoln Penny -- High Grade MS-64 $9,999.00
1878 Carson City Morgan -- High Grade MS-64 $700.00
We have a tremendously large collection of rare, scarce coins and it is our goal to provide the largest selection of these fine blazers each and every week for your veiwing pleasure. Sign up today for Jim's Oval Room weekly email so you may receive ongoing updates of our valuable rare coins available for your family to enjoy for many generations to come.
We also carry one-of-a-kind collectibles like The Rocketman's Metal Art Collections that are exclusively for sale. These rocket-powered vehicles and toys are both fantastic conversation pieces and great examples of living life to the fullest, plus enjoying your work with such a magnificent passion will allow you to accomplish anything you put your mind too.
If you enjoy fine works of art, peruse Leo Stans' Oil Originals with each one telling you a story through his depictions of the good life with great clarity and talent.
Please remember, we offer Professional Numismatic Broker and Appraiser Services. Join Jim Fisher's Advocates at Precious Metal Advocates an utilize over 50 years of expertise in the Precious Metals Industry. We want to insure our clients that we have a reputable source for reliable coin information and valuation, and a partner who is fair and respectful of their precious metal collection or collectibles.
Come visit us at http://www.preciousmetaladvocates.com/ or call me, Jim Fisher at 1-888-566-MINT (6468)
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