My Favorite Coin; Moonlight Mint’s 1622 Atocha Silver 8 Reals Cob

@silverd510 issues a #silvergoldstackers community wide challenge to tell us, “What is your favorite piece in your collection/stack….?”
‘Piece’, as in any may it be a; coin, round, pour, token, etc… So what do I have up my sleeve since I can’t access the majority of my stack at the moment?

Black birds tend to like shiny things.” ~ The Bloody Raven

Imagine if history was different.

Perhaps a slight change in events in the fabric of time and history such that a significant event may have been simply a close call, or not have happened at all. Sort of a Butterfly Effect a small choice or series insignificant decisions may result in much greater ramifications for the rest of history.

The Silver Coin

1622 Atocha Silver Cob, Eight Real

Reverse;Galleon Nuestra Señora de Atocha, heading left, quadrilobe, beading,
Text; 1622, ATOCHA, motto PLVS VLTRA further beyond
0.999 Fine silver, Weight 27g.
Diameter 32.4mm x Thickness 2.9mm.

What if the Spanish treasure galleon San Jose had escaped her fate from the English Squadron in Wager’s Action on 1704? Or 1579 if the Concepción was never captured by Sir Francis Drake and the Golden Hind? Or that the Atocha left a few days earlier in 1622 and had avoided the looming hurricane?

1622 Atocha Silver Cob, Eight Real

Obverse; Spanish Merchant Flag, Crowned pillars, Sea Waves. Castile & Leon
Text; Motto PLVS VLTRA; Ag 999, CMM, 8
Minted by the Moonlight Mint, Mintage not published.

I love this fantasy coin the moment it came into my hands by a friend in California, she picked them up at the Long Beach coin show on my behalf.

In my hand is a blend of old Spanish tradition and modern technology borrowing the classic symbols, motto and marks from various types of cobs and coins popularized in the era of the Spanish Empire. The Spanish 8 Reals and Pillar dollar became the international reserve currency and remained in circulation for hundreds of years up into the early 20th century.

Baring dumb bad luck and incompetent decisons I’ve imagined what would happen to Spanish history if Spain have not lost most of their Treasure ships.

So I gaze into my fictional Crystal ball... an alternate history...

His excellency, Royal highness and el presidente, by the grace of God Juan Julian Carlos XXII lifts his gloved right hand in a slow solemn manner. The Luis Guzman stadium crowd of 120000 sports fans, celebrities, and VIPs spring to their feet as they turn their gaze up to watch Madrid's elite aerospace defense jets make their overhead pass trailing glittering red and gold smoke. Then the stadium resonated with the opening bars of the Spanish national anthem, broadcasting worldwide. Every soul placed their hand over their heart and sang aloud.

Carlos' speech was followed by a thunderous applause.
He directs everyone's attention to the massive screen across the stadium opposite of his dias. The faces of the eight crew members and an enormous space ship poised to launch their long journey to Mars, a synonymous feat unequalled in history since Columbus.
He saluted to the brave crew, “Capitan Antonio Suarez, de lanzarlo cuando esté listo! PLVS VLTRA!” (Captain Antonio Suarez, launch when ready!)
Suarez replies over the stadium speaker system,” ¡Entiendo y obedezco, mi presidente! ¡Nos veremos en tres años! PLVS VLTRA!” (I understand and obey, my president! We will see you all in three years!)

The base of the rocket lights up in a thunderous roar and gently launches the massive ship from it’s orbital platform in geosynchronus orbit above the Earth. The excited crew could be observed shaking as the powerful engines thrust the ship into greater speeds.

Mission Specialist Manuel could be seen grinning through his helmet visor at the camera and held up a piece of paper with writing scribbled on it saying, “¡Compra Dogecoin!” (Buy Dogecoin!)

And I'd be fluent in Spanish and stacking Libertads!

Recent Milestones Achieved


I finally reached the Reputation of 72 just last week! Yay!
Also...

...on July 25th, reaching the 16,000 Hive Power milestone!

Hive Power up this for August 1st

Which brings me to #hivepowerupday coming up in day…

As you can see that I have over 322 liquid Hive saved for those special occasions of Hive/HBD pumping and dumping to take some advantage of, but I will settle for a power up another 100 Hive leaving the balance of 222 liquid Hive.
Proof will be later in the comments.

Adding Silver and Hive power to my Stack for that big stormy day!

The #piratesunday tag is the scurvy scheme of Captain @stokjockey for #silvergoldstackers pirates to proudly showcase their shiny booty and plunder for all to see. Landlubbers arrrh… welcomed to participate and be a Pirate at heart so open yer treasure chests an’ show us what booty yea got!

And thank you @traciyork, @hivebuzz and the cast of generous contributors for this fun initiative of #hivepowerupday and #HivePUD. Though I have crossed beyond the threshold in terms of eligibility I can still enjoy a bit of fun and encourage my followers.

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Sources and Readings

Atocha.com; History.
Wiki; Atocha .
Cameo Raven Brooch from The Black Wardrobe.
Silver Raven, made by ‘Silver to Burn’ Burnie.
Map background; The GOLDEN AGE of PIRATES map poster by Creator Bella Stander, Bella Terra Publishing LLC, bellaterramaps.com .
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That is an absolutely killer coin. Thank you for participating Kerris.
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It's a balanced blend of old world tradition meets modern coining methods combined as art preserved in silver. I know these are made in small runs, I just can't find the information. The more recent coins sold for $80 and are often sold out fast. As expensive as they are, I'd still love to get a few more of these.

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I like it...

It's an underappreciated work of arrrt! ☠️

Thanks for commenting @pocketechange
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Those are such cool coins! Too bad the one's from the Mel Fisher site are all above $4K, but after the shit they went through they definitely can mark things up. Now the Long Beach coin show, I love it! I try to make it every year!

These coins are sort of a happy middle ground. Ever wonder what happened to the poorest quality recovered silver coins that were damaged beyond identification? They were originally melted down and diluted into Moonlight mint's production stock of 999 silver and put into these coins. So they could claim that some Atocha Silver is in these coins but can't gaurantee how much %. Fun Fact!
I'm certain they cannot promise the same in future runs.
Thanks for coming aboard @thebighigg
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That is a very cool fun fact! I'm sure it's a miniscule amount but at least you can say with pride I own part of the Atocha treasure!
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Exactly. The spirit of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha literally lives in each of these coins.
And that's why these coins are now commanding a huge collectables premium.

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Cool coins, sis! They are wonderful; they must have cost you a fortune!!!
Are they coins... fantasy coins.
xoxo🤗
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JM Engelhard got these for me back in 2018, remember her? she's still active on IG. Looking back I got these comparitvly cheap but not any more. I'm very happy to have these gems in my pirate coin collection.

Always, with love 🤗🌺❤️
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Beauty coins, especially around the edges. I've always liked that lion side view crest symbol too :)

Everything in this coin just goes together. The smooth uneven texture of the edges feel as if the coin has been handled for ages, the triangled denticles are a very modern style I haven't seen on any other coin. Leon, the crowned lion is a part of the original Spanish Arms/crest along side with Castile, the Castle symbol. A lot of historic behind the symbols.

Thanks for the comment @mraggaj
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Congratulations on the 72 & 16,000 🥳
& I dig the pirates booty!

I also don’t have easy access to my main lot currently so was holding off on doing this. I think I will grab something at the crib and do a post tomorrow 🪙

I'm having a bit of trouble getting into my lock box where I keep the bulk of my seminumismatics and important papers. It weights a 'ton' so there's no way I can get the whole thing out. I may have to call in a Specialist.

Thanks for dropping in @geneeverett
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Awesome Spanish eight Reals @kerrislravenhill!🤗
One small change in History can have such a huge impact!😳
Maybe we would all be stacking Spanish Reals !😇😊

Imagine that, everyone in the world stacking Libertads or Reals instead of ASEs and Maple Leafs. Crazier if Dogecoin and Bitcoin traded places, I'd be a crypto Billionare.
PLVS VLTRA
Buenos dias senor @silvertop
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Will have to see if Mr. musk starts pushing Dogecoin now that he is taking control of “ X “ 😇

The reserve currency on Mars, DogeX!

And also on our new “Twitter”……..X

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Those are awesome, I really like the way they look.
Great pieces to have in your stack.

Yes they are, I got them simply as a nice addition to my pirate coins collection. But I studied the concept around this coin on the second time around and I was blown away by the details, artistic design, and unspoken story behind it's creation.
Thanks for coming aboard @maddogmike
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So if you re-imagine Spain is a Superpower then this fantasy coin could represent her as the world reserve currency? I'd stack that, no problem. Libertads, and old Peso too. Wouldn't the mention of Doge indicate that not everything is going right in this alternate scenario?
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You got it reading between the lines.
Love those Libertads.
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those looks amazing they did a really good job making them look old

This version of the 2015 Atocha 1622 Cob is the antiqued version next to the BU one. Daniel Carr the designer, is way ahead of his time quietly making these literal pieces-of-eight fantasy replicas when most Silver pouring artists were starting out. Borrowing traditional elements from the original coins and cobs of the era, modernized them, and a well balance of old and new.
There is a game changer feature on this coin too, read my reply to thebighigg above that no other replica coin could boast.

Thanks for the comment @bitcoinman
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Those two relics are fukn amazeballs.

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I'm so glad to have this pair, Daniel Carr products got tough to find since.
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Dang that is a super cool coin! Thanks for sharing that one.
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It simply has all the elements that make this an awesome modernized pirate coin and a choice piece of silver art. There is so much more than simply stamping a skull and crossbones on a slug of silver.

Thanks for coming aboard @summertooth
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Wow ! These coins are pretty interesting, the format and the details sculpted there! I have never seen them before I totally understand why they have a value in your stack!

Daniel Carr is the Artist behind this coin's design. I think it's the perfect balance between the old world Spanish traditons and modern coining rolled up into an art form and preserved in silver money. It's as if this coin was telling a story of how Spain becomes a modern day Super power, if it didn't lose all that gold and silver.

You know what floats my boat!
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gosh I found one similar on ebay gosh it has also a very GOOD value $$$

I rest my case.
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Kerris you always do up your posts so well. I wish I was half as creative as you. That is a cool coin and story you but together for it. I always enjoy seeing your posts.

Thanks @coinjoe this blog had at least a running start. It struck me as an imaginary Commemorative coin of a Spanish super power, in an alternate time line. 10% inspiration, 90% persperation as they say. How did Spain become a super power? By not losing their gold and silver! The Dogecoin gag was a hint that no empire lasts forever.
Appreciating the comment.
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Congratulations on reaching the 72 reputations, it's a big achievement. and I like your strategy to keep hive in the liquid form for trading Purpose.

This kind of light Hive/HBD trading is just small potatos just keeps me accustomed to trading on a small scale. I can scale it up as I become more confident in the nuances in this market. Unfortunatley my trade horizon is cut short as Binance is being kicked out of Canada so I have wrap my positons up and put my portfolio in storage and move my remaining Hive here.
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You've made me stop and think, just how fragile history really is! Imagine, if there were time travel and someone went backward and maybe just innocently sneezed, how depending on the circumstances, that could change so many, many things! Now then, imagine if someone deliberately went back and did something huge! The impact could be negative or positive, depending!

So many possibilities! I like what you've shown sis; they are cool. Take care and enjoy your week ahead! !LADY

I'm glad I don't control Time & Space and making history a dog's breakfast.
We know whose really in charge of that department.
Thanks again for the support @elizabethbit
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