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Silver Coins from El Cazador Ship Wreck 4 Reales

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 150.00 USD
Silver Coins from El Cazador Ship Wreck 4 Reales
SOLD
140.00USDto 8*************e+ buyer's premium (35.00)
This item SOLD at 2018 Aug 24 @ 11:19UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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El Cazador set out from Veracruz, Mexico, loaded down with 19 tons (17 metric tons) of newly issued silver reales, or Spanish currency. King Carlos II of Spain ordered the money to be transported from the mint in Mexico to New Orleans, the capital of Spain's Louisiana colony. The king needed to pay his soldiers and government officials in charge of the city, but the paper money circul­ating in New Orleans had lost much of its value. Coins are very worn. Please inspect. Date: 1774 City: State: Mexico HWAC# 76917