Sunken treasures from Spanish galleons bring $2M at auction

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of artifacts from two 400-year-old Spanish shipwrecks have been auctioned for about $2 million.

Among the highlights of Guernsey's sale Wednesday night was a two-handled gold chalice from the Santa Margarita. It fetched $413,000.

A "money chain" of large gold links from the Nuestra Senora de Atocha (noo-EHS'-truh seen-YOHR'-uh ah-TOH'-chuh) sold for $75,000.

The New York auctioneer offered 40 select items salvaged from the ships by treasure hunter Mel Fisher decades ago. He found 40 tons of silver and gold, fine Colombian emeralds and more than 1,000 silver bars.

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[Sunlei]

1. high end auction house. I just checked there and they're auctioning the old merry go round from

the east coast! check it out! http://www.guernseys.com/

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2. I am in this business On the boat right now

Check Booty Salvage on FBook. We found the missing piece of the picture frame last year.
Somehow they sold the frame without our piece for 60K. We do it for he adventure and history but looks like we will cover expenses this year!

[snooper2]

3. here is a cool picture, one guy looks like a ad for Pepsi

Other dude is like-

Fuck, this shit is heavy I'm drinking a fucking beer

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4. Silver bars in foreground Weigh 60-70lbs

The Atocha crew. Silver pile the size of a school bus. Just had 30th anniversary of find and 300th anniversary of sinking of 1715 fleet.