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A rare gold coin from the 'world's most valuable shipwreck,' the ill-fated Nuestra Senora de Atocha, has been found off the Florida Keys.
Zach Moore, an engineer at Mel Fisher's Treasures, a salvage company, discovered the gold coin in 30 feet of water on July 16, the 121st coin found from the wreck and the first since 2001.
'Today's value is estimated to be at least $98,000, even more, if it's from a rare mint,' Mel Fisher's Treasures wrote in a blog post.
'This new gold coin discovery comes just a few days before the 36th anniversary of the 1985 Atocha Motherload discovery,' the salvage company added in the post.
When the Nuestra de Atocha wrecked in 1622, she was carrying an enormous amount of gold, silver, gems and other valuables bound for the new found. It's estimate her cargo was worth approximately $400
