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255 North Virginia
Reno, NV 89504
(800)648-5022
(775)785-3300
On September 4, 1622, the Spanish galleon Nuestra Senora de Atocha set sail from Portobello, Mexico for Spain, loaded with newly minted silver coins, 80-pound bars of silver and gold, and other treasures. Less than 24-hours after the Atocha and it's fleet of 28 ships left harbor, hurricane winds drove the heavily loaded ship onto a reef in the middle of the night. Only 5 people survived, rescued from the ships mast the next morning. Before the ship's treasure could be salvaged, another storm blew all traces of the wreck from the sea.
So the treasure of the Atocha remained hidden for almost 400 years, until July 20, 1985. On that day, Mel Fisher and his crew of treasure hunters discovered the $400 million "Mother Lode" of Atocha's sunken treasure. Fourteen years and several thousands of dollars after Mel's early finds in 1971, the richest treasure ever lost was found.
The "pieces of eight" silver coins recovered from the Atocha were struck by hand in the Potosi mint of Columbia from crude, uneven blanks, or planchets, of silver, which gave each coin a somewhat unique size, shape and weight. Each coin featured a Greek Cross on one side with the Great Shield of Hapsburg (Philip III) on the other. Although the coins appear to be worn, they are actually in mint condition.
Several gold jewelry designs of passengers returning to Spain from the New World have been found on various shipwrecks near Florida. Among the most stunning of these is an intricately designed 18 karat gold chain made in the pattern of an olive blossom and an ornate gentleman's grooming tool (a combination toothpick and earwax remover).
Maybe the luck of the Irish will rub off on you at Fitzgeralds!
Fitzgerald's is located on Virginia Street in downtown Reno, right next to the famous Reno arch.
Fitzgeralds is a 16-story complex with 351 rooms and suites. Restaurant's include: Limericks Pub & Grill with stone, cherry wood and hand painted murals with Irish scenes, Irish background music, snacks and meals. Molly's Garden Restaurant offers 24-hour dining, breakfast, lunch and dinner in a garden setting. Lord Fitzgeralds has an all-you-can-eat buffetin an Irish setting.
Services include valet laundry, valet parking and airport transportation for a fee from 6:00 a.m. to 11 p.m. Some rooms have radios and refrigerators. Free & pay movies, cable TV.
Fitzgerald's 26,300 square-foot casino has 865 slot machines on two levels, thirty-one gaming tables offering Red Dog, single deck "21", craps, roulette, Caribbean Stud, Let It Ride; keno and bingo. Average payback on $1.00 slots 97%, 25-cent machines 95.3% with paybacks to 100.2%. Multi-Race Keno allows you to play up to 1,000 quick games. The Nickel Zone has old slot games such as Wild Cherry and Double Diamonds.
