I bought this Atocha commemorative cob from Gold Stackers today, and would like to share this beauty with this community. It was designed and made by Dan Carr in 2015 and I believe this is the first time it is being sold by an Australian distributor. I have attached the links for those who want to learn about the history and the mintage. https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-c...hipwreck-metal-in-cob-commemoratives.all.html https://www.silverstackers.com/forums/index.php?media/atocha-front.1865/ https://www.silverstackers.com/forums/index.php?media/atocha-front.1865/
Ahhh .. yeah think we met Dan in Chicago in 2015 maybe.... Ordered a bunch on the spot. Forgot to get one when I cleaned out my desk. GP will remember for sure. Seemed a nice guy.
I think it was David Emslie. He's the guy that did the bar pour on the original season of Gold Rush Alaska. Got to hold one of the Gold Rush bars but he said there was a ridiculously high royalty on the logo. David refined the silver for the cobs from recovered low-grade shipwreck cobs that were of no numismatic value along with some silver from Mel Fisher, and added it to the silver used for making the blanks for these coins. Each cob contains some silver from the wreck.
I was confused about the person who made the coin and did a bit of googling. It turns out Dan Carr "designed, sculptured, engraved and is striking the commemorative pieces" and David Emslie is the assayer who made the blanks. Both their initials are indicated on the coins. Dan Carr created multiple designs that were struck on blanks made from the silver recovered from Nuestra Senora de Atocha sank in 1966 + the silver recovered from the 1715 Fleet + extra silver. I was wondering why there is a number 8 on the coin and realised it represents Spanish currency 'pieces of eight' which is the ancestor of modern currencies. http://www.cindyvallar.com/1715Fleet.html http://www.melfisher.com/default.html So much to learn from a coin!
