Shipwreck Silver! THE REAL PIRATE BOOTY
We all have heard about stories of great treasures and silver lost at sea due to shipwrecks.
From many collapsed ships, silver has been recovered.
The stories behind shipwrecks are interesting and the history surrounding the silver is fascinating.
One such ship is the Spanish ship El Cazador that was lost at sea in 1784.
It was discovered on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico in 1993 by a group of fishermen.
Presenting...
A genuine Spanish silver coin from the wreck of the ship El Cazador
NGC Shipwreck Certification
"Pieces of Eight" 1873 MO FF Mexico Reales
Type: Milled Coinage, year 1973
Composition: Silver
Obverse Description: Armored bust of Charles III, facing right
Reverse Description: Crowned shield flanked by pillars with banner, normal initials and mint mark
Obverse Legend: CAROLUS • III • DEI • GRATIA •
I hope you enjoyed this coin, as much as I did showing it to you. I will see you again soon!
@silversaver888
Very nice! A real treasure from the sea.
Indeed, this is a real treasure. I do have another shipwreck silver, and will show it next Sunday! How are you? I hope your Sunday has been great! Take care.
Great. Looking forward to it!
My Sunday has been a blast. Or rather, got blasted...haha. Had an intensive sparring session. Got the blood pumping!
Oh yes! I like it! I would probably bust it out of the slab so I can feel it 😁 What does milled coinage 1973 mean? Great post sweetie! See you next time, my SSFL👊💗
I love it when you are thorough, and thanks for catching that. It is a typo, and I just changed it to the correct date of 1873. Milled coinage is made using a large screw press worked by rotating a weighted lever that pressed an upper and lower die together with a blank planchet between them. In 1732, they stopped hammering the dies onto the planchet.
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that is true pirate Treasure! Very cool Thanks for sharing! We need some of this in our lives!
Indeed it is a true treasure, this shipwreck silver coin! Thanks for stopping by, take care.
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It is amazing that a silver coin that stayed on the bottom of the sea for more than 200 years is not mostly corroded. What a work of reconstruction!
Yeah... the sea water makes silver turn really black, unlike gold which remains and maintains its luster even for hundreds of years in seawater.
@silversaver888 I have always loved shipwrecks and the story of the El Cazador is one of my favorite tales. Just another example of how one event can shape oh so many more. Congrats again on your win my friend! Thanks for sharing!!
I so want so shipwreck silver or gold in my collection thank you so much for sharing
Shipwreck silver is very much wanted by stackers for their collection! ANd you should have one, @corndogg42!
A great historical coversation piece. I got to get one of these one day, just not yet.