Treasures From Sunken Spanish Galleon Set For Auction

NEW YORK (AP) — A solid gold chain and an intricate gold-and-enamel spoon are among items pulled from the wreckage of a 400-year-old Spanish galleon that will be auctioned off next month. Nuestra Senora de Atocha (NWAY'-struh sehn-YOHR'-uh day ah-TOH'-chah) went down in a violent hurricane in 1622 near the Florida Keys laden with New World gold while en route to Spain. Treasure hunter Mel Fisher searched 16 years for it before discovering the Atocha mother lode in 1985.Read more on NewsOK.com

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