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El Cazador Coin
Jewelry The El Cazador, a Spanish brigantine of war, was lost
without a trace in the winter of 1784 while on route from Vera Cruz Mexico
to the port of New Orleans. The wreck site was accidentally
discovered on August 2, 1993 by a fishing vessel working the area.
The treasure of the El Cazador, consisting of over 400,000 Spanish 8
reales and an equal amount of smaller denomination Spanish colonial coins
from the Mexico City mint, was intended to stabilize the Spanish monetary
system in colonial North America. Her loss contributed to Spain's
eventual conveyance of Louisiana to France's Napoleon in 1800. The
rest is history, as three years later in 1803, Napoleon of France sold
Louisiana to the United States, instantly doubling the size of the
country. Certificates
of Authenticity accompany all shipwreck treasure coins. View an
El Cazador certificate
of authenticity issued with coins recovered by the initial salvage group.
View an El Cazador certificate
of authenticity issued with coins recovered in the 2002 salvage
operation..
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El Cazador Shipwreck
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Item#: 8090
Denomination: 2 reales
Mint: Mexico
Assayer: FF
Date: 1783Measurements with 14k gold bezel
Weight: 9.3 grams
Diameter: 1.3 inches
Price: $595.00 BUY
ITEM
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bust type 2 reales, dated 1783, Charles
III,
assayer FF, graded grade
Fine on
the certificate (the top grade, one step above a grade 1), as
good as you will find from this wreck. A beautiful
specimen with some areas virtually as struck. Supplied
with the original "2002 salvage" style certificate of
authenticity. View an example of a
2002 salvage style
certificate. Mounted in a
14k
gold bezel with fixed bale, and with bezel, is slightly larger
than a half dollar in size. |
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El Cazador Shipwreck
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Item#: 7181
Denomination: 1 real
Mint: Mexico
Assayer: FF
Date: 1783Measurements with 14k gold bezel
Weight: 5.6 grams
Diameter: .95 inches
Price: $495.00 BUY
ITEM
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bust type 1 real, dated 1783, Charles
III,
assayer FF, graded grade
Fine on
the certificate (the top grade, one step above a grade 1), as
good as you will find from this wreck. Supplied with the
original "2002 salvage" style certificate of authenticity.
View an example of a
2002 salvage style
certificate. Mounted in a
14k
gold bezel with fixed bale, and with bezel, is slightly smaller
than a quarter in size. |
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El Cazador Shipwreck
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Item#: 8110
Denomination: 1/2 real
Mint: Mexico
Assayer: FF
Date: 1783Measurements with 14k gold bezel
Weight: 4.5 grams
Diameter: .85 inches
Price: $495.00 BUY
ITEM
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bust type 1/2 real, dated 1783, Charles
III,
assayer FF, graded grade
Fine on
the certificate (the top grade, one step above a grade 1), as
good as you will find from this wreck. Supplied with the
original "2002 salvage" style certificate of authenticity.
View an example of a
2002 salvage style
certificate. Mounted in a
14k
gold bezel with fixed bale, and with bezel, is about the size of
a nickel. |
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