1783 MO FF Mexico 8 Reales El Cazador Shipwreck Silver Coin - NGC Genuine Grade
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1783 MO FF Mexico 8 Reales El Cazador Shipwreck Silver Coin - NGC Genuine Grade:
$115.00
EL CAZADOR SHIPWRECK 8 REALES COIN
The El Cazador (meaning The Hunter in English) was a Spanish brig that sank in the Gulf of Mexico in 1784. On 20 October 1783, Charles III of Spain sent her on a mission to bring much-needed hard currency to the Spanish colony of Louisana. The ship sailed to Veracruz, Mexico, where she was loaded with approximately 450,000 Spanish reales. King Carlos III enlisted his most trusted captain, Gabriel de Campos y Pineda, to command the ship. On 11 January 1784, she sailed for New Orleans, and was never heard from again. Spain’s attempts to locate the ship were unsuccessful and in June 1784, El Cazador was officially listed as missing at sea.
Then on 2 August 1993, the trawlerMistake, Captain Jerry Murphy, was fishing in the Gulf of Mexico fifty miles south of New Orleans. As it fished,Mistake\'s net hung on a snag. 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.
NGC Shipwreck Certification \"Genuine\" - plastic case has some scratches
10050825-1 dp
1783 MO FF Mexico 8 Reales El Cazador Shipwreck Silver Coin - NGC Genuine Grade:
$115.00