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1708-1715 J Treasure Fleet Silver Mexico 8 Reales Recovered Cob From 1715 Fleet

1708-1715 J Treasure Fleet Silver Mexico 8 Reales Recovered Cob From 1715 Fleet
1708-1715 J Treasure Fleet Silver Mexico 8 Reales Recovered Cob From 1715 Fleet
1708-1715 J Treasure Fleet Silver Mexico 8 Reales Recovered Cob From 1715 Fleet
1708-1715 J Treasure Fleet Silver Mexico 8 Reales Recovered Cob From 1715 Fleet

1708-1715 J Treasure Fleet Silver Mexico 8 Reales Recovered Cob From 1715 Fleet
1708- 1715 J SILVER MEXICO 8 REALES PHILIP V SALVAGED COB. TREASURE COB RECOVERED FROM THE CANNON WRECK OF THE 1715 SPANISH TREASURE FLEET ON VERO BEACH FLORIDA. CONTAINS 25 GRAMS OF SILVER KM# 47 MEXICO CITY MINT ASSAYER: (J) JOSE DE LEON.

OBV: CROWNED SHIELD OF ARMS OF BOURBON SPAIN WITHIN CIRCLE WITH SURROUNDING LATIN LEGEND TYPE DESIGN; COIN IS UNIQUELY AND IRREGULARLY SHAPED, SMOOTHED AROUND EDGED WITH EVIDENCING OF SALT WATER EROSION. REV: CROSS CENTER QUARTERING THE LION AND CASTLE ARMS OF LEON & CASTILLE WITHIN QUADRILOBE TYPE DESIGN; EVIDENCING OF SALT WATER CORROSION. THIS 8 REALES, AND OTHERS LIKE IT, WERE SIZED BY WEIGHT ACCORDING TO DENOMINATION AND CHOPPED FROM FLAT REFINED BULLION BARS, WHICH WERE THEN HAMMERED BETWEEN THE DIES. THE 1715 TREASURE FLEET, ALSO CALLED THE 1715 PLATE FLEET, SET SAIL FROM THE NEW WORLD TO SPAIN WITH 11 SHIPS LADEN WITH SILVER AND GOLD.

SEVEN DAYS OUT FROM HAVANA, ON JULY 31, 1715, THE ILL-FATED FLEET WAS STRUCK BY A POWERFUL HURRICANE WHICH SWEPT THROUGH THE BAHAMA CHANNEL, AND ALL ELEVEN SHIPS WERE LOST OFF THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA. FEW OF THE CREW SURVIVED AND OVER 700 SOULS WERE SENT TO THE BOTTOM OF DAVY JONES' LOCKER.

DURING THE INITIAL SALVAGE, MANY SHIPS TOOK PART, INCLUDING THOSE BELONGING TO KNOWN PIRATES AND PRIVATEERS, SOME ENDING UP PREYING UPON EACH OTHER FOR THEIR CARGO OF SALVAGED COINS. ACCOMPANIED BY A COPY OF MEL FISHER'S 1715 FLEET CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY. PLEASE BE PATIENT AS THIS IS A HARD TIME FOR EVERYONE AND PACKAGES ARE GETTING DELIVERED, JUST NOT IN THE NORMAL TIMEFRAME. We cannot declare any package as a "gift", sampleetc.

The item "1708-1715 J TREASURE FLEET SILVER MEXICO 8 REALES RECOVERED COB FROM 1715 FLEET" is in sale since Wednesday, June 24, 2020. This item is in the category "Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\North & Central America\Mexico\Colonial (up to 1821)". The seller is "rarecoincollector" and is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

This item can be shipped worldwide.

  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Year: 1715
  • Composition: Silver
  • Circulated/Uncirculated: Circulated


1708-1715 J Treasure Fleet Silver Mexico 8 Reales Recovered Cob From 1715 Fleet