02-20-2020 11:14 PM
I am trying to settle my mothers estate. We found this pendant that belonged to my dad. It is approximately 1.25 inches x 1.25 inches and weighs 28 grams and bought approximately 30 years ago. I do know that Dad referred to it as his Atocha pendant, and I vaguely remember him saying it was made from Silver that was on the Atocha. My younger brother thinks it is a real Atocha Coin. Knowing my parents finances I highly doubt they could afford the thousands a true coin would cost. Still looking for paper work, but was just looking to verify that this is not a real coin (I did some searching and never found anything with the both sides matching, one or the other, but not both. I appreciate any help.
Thank You
02-21-2020 04:01 AM
I don't think that the Atocha was carrying any coins that were specific to that ship, so without paperwork/proof you having nothing to prove that it came from the Atocha.
02-21-2020 06:45 PM
The Atocha sank in 1622. That pillar design didn't appear until 100 years later.
So no, it is not an Atocha coin.