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El Cazador Shipwreck 1783

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Coin Details

Origin/Country: MEXICO - TO 1823 Mexico City 1783
Design Description: Charles III 8 Reales
Item Description: Silver 8R 1783MO FF MO EL CAZADOR
Full Grade: NGC GENUINE
Owner: Von Werner

Set Details

Custom Sets: Shipwreck Coins!
Competitive Sets: El Cazador Shipwreck Silver   Score: 366
Research: NGC Coin Price Guide

Owner Comments:

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.

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