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Vliegenthart Shipwreck Coins

The Vliegenthart (Flying Hart), a Dutch East Indiaman, was lost on February 3rd, 1735 after striking a sand bank off the coast of Zealand.  Every one of the 461 sailors, soldiers and merchants aboard perished.  The vessel, sailing out of the Netherlands port of Rammekens, carried three chests of gold and silver (mainly Dutch gold ducats and Spanish colonial pieces of eight from the Mexico mint), for trade in the East Indies.  Search operations conducted by Rex Cowen and John Rose in collaboration with the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, resulted in the wrecks discovery in late 1981.  The work is financed by the sale of recovered material offered only after it is examined and cataloged by the National Museum, The Coin Cabinet in Leyden Holland.

Certificates of Authenticity accompany all Vliegenthart Shipwreck treasure coins.  Original Vliegenthart certificates of authenticity come in two types.  Type 1 certificates are in pamphlet form and are assigned a specific identification number; they include a two page description of the ships loss, discovery, and salvage.  Type 2 certificates are printed on a single page and are not assigned an identification number; they do however include most of the description found on type 1 certificates.

 


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Vliegenthart - 8 Reales
Item#:  7447
Denomination:  8 reales
Mint:  Mexico
Assayer:  R
Weight:  25.4 grams
Diameter: 1.3-1.4 inches

Price:  $345.00  BUY ITEM

 

Shield type cob, Mexico mint, Philip V, circa 1729-1730.  Features include an 80% full cross with all lions and castles at least partially visible.  The shield side displays a 75% full shield with the oM and R mint and assayer marks at left.  An excellent coin with nice surfaces and great toning.  Supplied with the original type 2 certificate of authenticity as described above.


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Vliegenthart - 8 Reales
Item#:  9038
Denomination:  8 reales
Mint:  Mexico
Assayer:  F
Weight:  26.5 grams
Diameter: 1.1-1.4 inches

Price:  $445.00 
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Shield type cob, Mexico mint, assayer F, Philip V, dated 1732.  Cross side features include a nearly full cross with all lions and castles visible.  The shield side features include full and bold mint and assayer marks oM and F in addition to the full date 1732.  An excellent example of one of the last cobs struck at the Mexico mint as their production ceased in 1733.  Supplied with the original type 2 certificate of authenticity as described above.


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Vliegenthart - 8 Reales
Item#:  5072
Denomination:  8 reales
Mint:  Mexico
Assayer:  R
Weight:  24.2 grams
Diameter: 1.2-1.5 inches

Price:  $325.00  BUY ITEM

 

Shield type cob, Mexico mint, Philip V, assayer R (two year assayer) circa 1729-1730.  Cross side features include a full cross with all lions and castles visible.  Shield side features include a 60% full shield with full and mint and assayer marks oM and R, and the first two digits of the date 17xx.  An excellent coin with nearly all of the major and important attributes fully visible.  Supplied with the original type 1 certificate of authenticity as described above.


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Vliegenthart - 1 Ducat
Item#:  9039
Denomination:  1 Ducat
Mint:  Holland
Weight:  NGC encapsulated
Diameter: .9 inches


Price:  $1195.00  BUY ITEM

 

Gold ducat, Netherlands Holland mint, dated 1729, NGC graded mint state MS62 for condition.  Reserve:  knight facing right standing in armor with a sword in right hand and a bundle of arrows in the left.  Obverse:  Ornamental square tablet with Latin legend that translates "Coin of government of the provincial federation of Belgium conforming with the law of the Imperial."  An near perfect but yet affordable gold world trade treasure coin of great historical valve (nicer than the images suggest due to the difficulty in taking coin images through the plastic holder).  Supplied with the original type 2 certificate of authenticity as described above.

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