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    Lot 143 | Spanish Monarchy

    Lot description

    Shipwreck coins. Philip V (1700-1746). 8 reales. 1742. Mexico. MF. (Cal-1461). Ag. 26,71 g. Minimal adjustment lines on obverse. Irregular patina with underlaying luster. Attractive specimen with a very bold strike. Slight marine corrosion on the peripheries.

    Recovered from the Reijgersdaal, sunk in 1747 off the coast of South Africa.

    Slabbed by NGC as AU Details, Saltwater Damage. "Shipwreck Blue Label" Special label.

    The Reijgersdaal, a Dutch East India Company vessel, sank in 1747 between Robben and Dassen Islands while carrying eight chests containing nearly 30,000 silver coins, mostly Mexican pillar dollars in near-mint condition.

    A storm snapped the anchor line and drove the ship onto the rocks, killing most of the crew and allowing only a single incomplete chest to be recovered.

    The site was deemed too dangerous for further salvage, and it was not until 1979 that modern recovery began, yielding thousands of coins, including a small but significant group of Guatemalan and Upper Peru cobs—extremely rare in shipwreck contexts    . Est...1500,00.

    Starting bid
    600 €
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    Current bid
    850 €
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