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Butterfield & Butterfield: Mel Fisher's Treasures of the Atocha and Her Sister Ship the Santa Margar

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Butterfield & Butterfield: Mel Fisher's Treasures of the Atocha and Her Sister Ship the Santa Margar
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Butterfield & Butterfield. MEL FISHER'S TREASURES OF THE ATOCHA AND HER SISTER SHIP THE SANTA MARGARITA. September 26, 1987. 1-368 Lots. 4to. This auction sale catalog includes numismatic material from Latin America with the main focus on coins and artifacts from the 1622 Fleet wrecks of the 'Atocha' and 'Santa Margarita'. The collection contains 368 lots of gold and silver cobs, gold and silver bars, jewelry, artifacts, and one cannon. The items were salvaged by Mel Fisher's company, Treasure Salvors. The salvage is described, and a good overview of Spanish coins and ingots are included. Las Vegas, original pictorial card covers, 32 pages, 2 color plates, b&w plated throughout, very good, some water damage to front cover, a very scarce sale catalog, not listed in Gengerke. Lot weight: 0 lbs 6oz. Subject(s): Latin American coinage, artifacts.