El Cazador Shipwreck Silver
1783MO FF

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The El Cazador was a Spanish Brig loaded with 37,500 pounds of silver, mostly 8 Reales, en route from Veracruz Mexico to the Spanish colony of Louisiana in 1784, when she disappeared. Then, in 1993, a fishing trawler out of Mississippi fishing in the gulf snagged something. When the nets were hoisted, they were loaded with silver coins. The wreck of the El Cazador was discovered accidentally by fishermen. The reasons behind the wreck are still unknown. This is a nice example of a 1783 8 Reale minted in Mexico City.