SPANISH COLONIAL EL CAZADOR 8R SHIPWRECK CERTIFICATION - NGC GENUINE
The El Cazador was a spanish ship that sunk in 1784 on route from Vera Cruz to New Orleans. The wrecked site was discovered many years later in 1993. The treasure of the El Cazador, which contained over 400,000 Spanish 8 reales and an equal amount of smaller denomination Spanish colonial coins from the Mexico City mint. El Cazador's loss contributed to Spain's eventual conveyance of Louisiana to France's Napoleon in 1800. A few years later Napoleon sold Louisiana to the United States, doubling the size of the country.
Grade: Genuine
Certification: (NGC) Numismatic Guaranty Corporation
Certification Number: Various Cert. Numbers
Denominations: 1/2 Real, 1 Real, 2 Reales, 8 Reales
Composition: Silver
Fineness: .9030
ASW: Varies by denomination
Ruler: Charles III
Some of these coins are nicer then others. Some have more detail some have less, these will be picked at random to be sent out.
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