El
Cazador Shipwreck
2 reale
dated 1783
Condition
"Fine"
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Pieces of eight (eight reales) are the largest of the Spanish
. silver coins. Other Denominations
are 4, 2, 1 & 1/2 Reales, all fractional sizes of the eight.
These dated shipwreck silver coinswere recovered from the brigantine
(warship) "El Cazador."
The coins were
newly minted in 1783 in Mexico City under
King Charles III and were dispatched in 1784 from Vera
Cruz, intended for New Orleans. History was altered by the
untimely wreck of this warship on its special mission to North
America.
The information
presented here will hopefully add to your understanding and appreciation
of the coin shown below. We know you will thoroughly enjoy this
ancient artifact from the past.
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OBVERSE: Bust of Charles III
INSCRIPTION: DEI-GRATIA-1783-CAROLUS-III
(By the Grace of Charles III & year minted, 1783)
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...........REVERSE: Spanish Crown
over Castles & Lions ....on Shield,
quartered by Cross, with Pillars of Hercules on either side. Banners
on Pillars read PLUS ULTRA (More Beyond).
.INSCRIPTION:
HISPAN-ET-IND-REX (King of Spain & the Indies); M with small
"o" over (Mint Mark for Mexico City); 8R, 4R, 2R, 1R
or H (Denomination); F-F (Assayer's Initials)
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