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Shipwreck coins. Netherlands. Ducat. 1734. Overijssel. West Friesland. (Km-80). (Dav-1829). . Recovered from the “Vliegenthart” shipwreck, sunk in 1735 off Zeeland, Netherlands. Strong strike and very well-detailed reliefs. Almost no saltwater corrosion. Attractive toning and original luster. Slabbed by NGC as AU Details, Saltwater Damage. Special “Shipwreck Blue Label”.
The Vliegenthart, was a Dutch East India Company vessel lost in 1735 off Zeeland, shortly after departing for the East Indies. A northeast gale, combined with a spring tide and pilot error, drove the ship onto a sandbank behind her sister ship, the Anna Catharina. Both vessels were lost with all hands.
Contemporary salvage attempts failed, but a secret chart later enabled the wreck to be located in 1981. From 1983 onwards, divers recovered important monetary consignments intended for the East India trade, including chests of Mexican silver and Dutch gold coinage, as well as smaller boxes of large Dutch silver coins known as ducatoons, which had been exported illegally. Among the most significant finds were thousands of Mexican cobs, chiefly 8 reales, many bearing clear dates from the early 1730s and preserved in excellent condition. Est...700,00.
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