Hi everybody,
Up for sale I have a 2 Reales, NGC Certified Shipwreck coin. Although 8 Reales coins (pieces of
are higher priced, there were actually less smaller denomination coins recovered from the wreck. As you do your due-diligence, DO NOT consider this eBay listing:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nice-1783-Two-2-Reales-El-Cazador-Shipwreck-Silver-Coin-NGC-COA-Collector-Gift-/261142786544?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item3ccd52b1f0That is a stock photo that they are using. I ordered a coin from that exact listing and it was GARBAGE. You could not make out any digits of the date, the text was almost impossible to read and the pillars and crown/coat of arms on the back of the coin were virtually non-existent. Thank god they had a return policy. I initiated the return the same day I received the coin, very disappointed.
But, I won a listing for another 2 Reales coin (one that was NOT a stock photo) and have been quite happy with it. The digits of the date are readable, and the obverse side of the coin is in immaculate condition-that was the selling point for me. I'll let you decide what you think from these pictures. Also, below is the story of "El Cazador-The Ship That Changed the World". I am asking
which includes shipping anywhere in the US, and is less than I paid for the coin. If you are international and interested in the coin, PM me and we can work something out.
Thanks!
The El Cazador (meaning The Hunter in English) was a Spanish brig that sank in the Gulf of Mexico in 1784. On October 20, 1783 it was sent by Charles III of Spain on a mission to bring much-needed hard currency to the Spanish colony of Louisiana. The ship sailed to Veracruz, Mexico, where it was loaded with approximately 450,000 Spanish reales.[1] King Carlos III enlisted his most trusted captain, Gabriel de Campos y Pineda, to captain the ship.[2] On January 11, 1784, it sailed for New Orleans, and was never heard from again.[3][4] Spain’s attempts to locate the ship were unsuccessful and in June 1784, El Cazador was officially listed as missing at sea.[2]
Then, on August 2, 1993, the trawler Mistake, while fishing in the Gulf of Mexico fifty miles south of New Orleans, hung its net on a snag. The trawler was captained by Jerry Murphy and its home port was Pascagoula, Mississippi. When the crew hoisted the net and dumped the contents on the deck, they found the net was filled with silver coins. The coins bore markings from the Spanish mint in Mexico, along with the date 1783.[5][6]
