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Shipwreck coins. Philip V (1700-1746). 1 real. 1718. Cuenca. JJ. (Cal-350). . Traces of luster and nice tone with light golden hues.
Recovered from the wreck of the “Hollandia”, a Dutch East India Company ship that sank on its maiden voyage on 13 July 1743 at Gunner Rock, west of Annet, in the Isles of Scilly.
Cuenca reales are very rarely encountered among the coins recovered from this wreck. Since the official monetary cargo recorded by the VOC for the Hollandia consisted of silver from the major American mints, the presence of a peninsular Cuenca issue is exceptional.
The numismatic evidence strongly suggests that this is an extremely rare example of “passenger money”: a legal-tender coin privately carried aboard by an officer, merchant, or crew member for personal use.
Slabbed by NGC as AU Details, Cleaned. Special “Shipwreck Blue Label”. Includes certificate HOL/TH/435 issued by the salvors Terry Hiron & Jim Heslin.
The Hollandia, a Dutch East Indiaman, sank on July 13, 1743 after being blown off course and striking Gunner Rock, descending to about 110 feet of depth near the Scilly Isles with no survivors. The wreck was located in 1971 by a team led by Rex Cowan, who in the following years recovered more than 35,000 silver coins, part of the roughly 130,000 guilders recorded as its monetary cargo. Most of the coins were Mexican pillar dollars, accompanied by a number of silver cobs -including the rare transitional klippes of 1733-1734- and a few Guatemalan cobs, found in mixed condition. Est...800,00.
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