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Historical Background
Shipwreck coins. Charles II (1665-1700). 8 reales. 1679. Potosi. C. (Cal-714). . Double date, one of them partial, and double assayer. Saltwater damage. Recovered from the wreck of Nuestra Señora de la Consolación, sunk in 1681 off Santa Clara Island, Ecuador.
Slabbed by ANACS as VF 20.
The Consolación, a galleon assigned to the 1681 South Seas Fleet, was delayed departing Lima and ended up sailing alone until it reached the Gulf of Guayaquil, where it encountered English pirates under Bartholomew Sharpe.
To prevent capture, the crew deliberately grounded the ship on a reef off Santa Clara Island and set it ablaze, dying as they attempted to escape. Unable to reach the treasure, the pirates killed the surviving Spaniards and failed in their attempts to recover the cargo, which consisted mainly of Potosí silver cobs, along with gold and silver ingots.
The wreck remained untouched until the 1990s, when thousands of coins—many in low grade—were recovered and first auctioned as finds from the “Isla de Muerto.”
Subsequent research confirmed the ship’s true identity, and later discoveries were encapsulated by ANACS for the market. The site still holds promise, as the ship’s manifest listed 146,000 pesos in silver coinage, plus an even larger amount in contraband. Est...600,00.
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