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L'Auguste Shipwreck, sunk in 1761
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
MEXICO - TO 1823 |
| Item Description: |
8R 1748/7MO MF |
| Full Grade: |
PCGS Genuine |
| Owner: |
jim hawkins |
Owner Comments:
L'Auguste, sunk in 1761 off Nova Scotia, Canada..
After the end of the Seven Years’ War between England and France in 1759, French officers and aristocrats in Canada were sent from Quebec back to France in ships such as the Auguste. In stormy conditions and damaged by fire, the Auguste struck a sand bar on November 15 and subsequently sank in Aspy Bay off Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Only seven of the 121 on board survived