Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend, and for those of us who placed bets on the Super Bowl I hope that you walked away with some winnings! I did get lucky on one myself that @geneeverett put together, thanks again Gene!
Today I won't be talking about sports, but I do have some interesting items to share. You've already seen the first image of the silver token with the iconic ship that resides in front of Treasure Island Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. That is where I'm getting started today! This token I picked up as part of a lot on eBay several years ago, and what really caught my eye was the ship. I've always liked coins or silver/gold with ships on them, they're just plain cool. If you've been to Vegas I'm sure you saw the ships along the Strip, they used to do a really cool show there in days past!
First up, have a look at this nice commemorative Silver Strike token that was won out of a Silver Strike slot machine at Treasure Island back in 2003. I didn't win it unfortunately, that would have been a really cool story if I had!
About the token:
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Like I mentioned previously, I picked this up as part of a lot on eBay some years back, and it was the ship that really caught my eye. It really is a nice token and contains 0.6 Troy ounces of silver, which is important to all silver stackers. These tokens really are fun to collect, although they are becoming more expensive as silver prices continue to climb and so few tokens are now produced.
Treasure Island Hotel and Casino
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The hotel opened in 1993 with a pirate theme that included a pirate act that took place in the marina featuring two ships and pyrotechnics. Thus the ship seen on the silver token. The Battle of Buccaneer Bay show lasted ten years being replaced with Sirens of TI show in 2003. It featured showgirls and bare chested pirates, trying to attract more of an adult audience. In 2013 it too came to an end. I do recall seeing the latter act at some point while I was staying at the hotel, and it was impressive! The boats remain on display and are lit up at night, but no more shows are performed as management felt it didn't attract enough foot traffic into the casino.
Pirate Galleon - Hollywood Style
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In 1986 Roman Polanski directed the movie "Pirates" starring legendary funnyman Walter Matthau. They constructed the Neptune, which is a fictionalized galleon for the movie. The movie did rather poorly at the box office and lost a lot of money, but at least they made an awesome looking pirate ship. The Neptune is docked in Genoa, Italy and is available for tours for those interested. I would love to see it, so next time I'm in Genoa I'm taking the tour!
A True Galleon Replica - The Andalucía
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Built in 2009 as a true replica of what you would have seen in the 1600's, it's built of oak, pine, and African teak. Although a replica in most senses, it does have modern navigational technology. It boasts five decks and can deploy seven sails. This ship has sailed to docks around the world offering tours to the public. I would love to see this in person, maybe one of these day in will stop in Los Angeles or San Diego!
This was built as an exact replica of the Manila Galleon which were a famed ships of the Spanish fleet. This is the type of ship that was hauling looted treasure from the Americas to Spain, carrying silver from Acapulco to Manila to trade for silk and spices, and other commerce around the world. These were formidable ships at the time, and are really pretty big. They were tempting targets for pirates, but due to their armaments only four were ever captured by pirates.
The lost Spanish treasure fleets of 1715 and 1733 would have been of similar construction. Both fleets encountered hurricanes that doomed nearly all the sips, treasure, passengers, and crew to a horrible end. Those who did survive had no food or fresh water and perished more slowly. There is still a lot of silver and gold coins buried in the sand along Florida's treasure coast where the 1715 fleet smashed into reefs. I have tried my luck with my metal detector several times along those beaches, but walked away with no silver or gold.
The 1733 fleet was lost to reefs in the Florida Keys, and there is still a lot of unrecovered treasure waiting to be discovered buried in the sands off of the Keys. The Nuestra Señora de Atocha was another galleon lost in a hurricane in 1622, and is the famed wreck that treasure hunting legend Mel Fisher discovered in the early 1970's. The treasures from that wreck are worth a fortune today. This silver coin from the wreck is for sale on eBay for $2,650!
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There's still a lot of treasure to be found, and I wish you better luck than I've had over the years. It would be amazing find some silver or gold just sitting on the beach. Along the Florida treasure coast it's not an uncommon event! So if you're feeling lucky, go find your treasure!
That will wrap things up for today. I hope you enjoyed seeing the silver token from Treasure Island Hotel and Casino, it's a proud part of my collection. I also hope you enjoyed seeing the ships constructed to reminisce the era of pirates and Spanish treasure galleons sailing the seven seas. Please feel free to leave any questions or comments below, and thank you everyone for all of your support. I really do greatly appreciate it! Have a great week everyone!
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neptune_%28galleon%29
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gale%C3%B3n_Andaluc%C3%ADa
https://lost-in-history.com/the-lost-spanish-treasure-fleets/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuestra_Se%C3%B1ora_de_Atocha
https://www.worldhistory.org/Manila_Galleon/
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I love the treasure island one but I think the one from the shipwreck below is much cooler lol. Weird to know that there's so much to be discovered still, right? How cool would that be to find something like that!
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I would love to find something like that! I would be awesome!
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Boats everywhere. And I still got nothing.
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I have the Treasure Island game token with the Parrot version from an Ebay auction some years ago, I never got around to getting the Pirate ship version having been out bid a few times before giving the ghost. Maybe I may try again. Or go to VAgas and try my luck at the casino.
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They are getting really expensive lately, now that they seem to be disappearing. I got mine in a lot of Treasure Island tokens some years ago, at the time it was less than spot so it was a literal steal! Treasure Island doesn't have Silver Strike anymore, so eBay or pawn shops are the only option 😓
Cool token and that coin would be awesome
I wish I could afford an authentic Atocha coin, but the token is good enough for now!
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if only we can drain up all the water in that bay, we might be able to rich getting all the treasures. such a blunt and stupid idea. hahah
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I need to hit the beaches in the Caribbean more often, I haven't been for a few years now. In the Cayman Islands one person found a Spanish era gold chain sticking out of the sand some years ago. There is lost treasure everywhere around the world, including Bali! And the other island as well. I bet there is some gold in some of the other older non active volcanic mountains there too!
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The Tresurer Island show with the pirate ship was pretty cool. I was there last there in 2003. It's weird you bring it up as I will be back there in about two weeks. It would be cool to win that token in a slot machine. The last time I went I lost my shorts. Literally I left/forget them in the drawer, haha.
That should be a fun trip! Unfortunately Silver Strike slot machines are a thing of the past, only two or three small casinos have them in Vegas now. Sucks leaving your clothes there, but the trip in two weeks should be fun. Vegas is a whole different city than when you went last, there is so much new stuff! Every few years it's a new experience!
Yes, I've been there a few times and your right different everytime. It would be so awesome to win one of those coins. We are going to stay downtown not on the strip.This time going to meet up with family not so much a gambling time. Hoover damn and a Grand Canyon visit planned along with going to a show and enjoying some food cuisine. I go soon so it will be nice escaping the cold and leaving my busy schedule.
You should buy that silver coin from ebay. After all, you did win the superbowl pool... !PIMP
Too bad I didn't win three grand! lol I would love to, those Atocha coins are awesome!
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You might have to put a couple dollars with your winnings.. but still..
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Cool token and very nice history lesson to go with it on the hotel an casino. I also appreciated the tidbit on the galleons as well. They were classy looking ships.
Thanks! It's always more fun to add some history in I find. They built some tough ships way back then, it's no wonder only four were ever captured by pirates!
There are many collectibles that come to mind, such as casino tokens or miniature pirate ship replicas. It is unusual to come across a very good combination.
It takes a lot of searching to find the diamonds in the rough. And some luck never hurt either! Thanks!
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Very nice coin and detailed ship design.
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Thanks, makes me want to head to Vegas! It's a fun city!
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You know, for as many times as I have been there, I have never seen the full show outside the casino. I've seen parts of it I think, but I have never stopped to watch the whole thing. This is a sweet piece. I also think that isn't a horrible price for the shipwreck item. I wonder if you can trust the provenance of it.
It's PCGS, directly received from Mel Fisher. I would say it doesn't get much better. I would of course do my due diligence and check with PCGS to make sure the item is in their system. Plus the seller has a lot of of reviews and all positive, probably safe as long as they have no questions asked return policy! lol
The show is no more, so you missed out! Apparently it cost the casino $5 million a year to run it and management didn't find it brought enough foot traffic into the casino...
Oh, that is interesting. Also cool that it is right from mel fisher.
I love my Treasure Island token!!!
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Isn't it a pretty boat with the hotel in the background? It's one of the better ones out there!
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Thanks! Now I just need to find a piece of 8 along the beaches like the one near the bottom of my post! lol
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