2 reales. Spanish Monarchy. Shipwreck coins. Charles III (1759-1788). 1771. Mexico. F. Surface marine corrosion. Recovered from El Cazador, sunk in 1784 in the Gulf of Mexico. Slabbed by ANACS as Select, etiqueta especial del naufragio. The Cazador was a Spanish brig of war that departed Veracruz in 1784 bound for New Orleans, carrying a shipment of roughly 450,000 pesos in freshly minted silver coinage intended to stabilize the fragile economy of Spanish Louisiana. The vessel never reached its destination, and the exact cause of the sinking remains unknown. The wreck remained undiscovered until 1993, when a fishing vessel accidentally snagged its nets on the site and hundreds of silver coins spilled onto the deck. The fishermen subsequently secured salvage rights and began recovering the treasure, consisting almost entirely of Spanish colonial coinage. El Cazador

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Shipwreck coins. Charles III (1759-1788). 2 reales. 1771. Mexico. F. (Cal-656). Ag. Surface marine corrosion. Recovered from "El Cazador", sunk in 1784 in the Gulf of Mexico.

Slabbed by ANACS as Select, etiqueta especial del naufragio.

The Cazador was a Spanish brig of war that departed Veracruz in 1784 bound for New Orleans, carrying a shipment of roughly 450,000 pesos in freshly minted silver coinage intended to stabilize the fragile economy of Spanish Louisiana.

The vessel never reached its destination, and the exact cause of the sinking remains unknown. The wreck remained undiscovered until 1993, when a fishing vessel accidentally snagged its nets on the site and hundreds of silver coins spilled onto the deck.

The fishermen subsequently secured salvage rights and began recovering the treasure, consisting almost entirely of Spanish colonial coinage. Est...300,00.

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100 €

Current bid

190 €

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Lot 146 | Spanish Monarchy

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