In the sea for 274 years and graded MS66

[dicker]

For anyone interested in Spanish coins or shipwreck treasure, this is a fascinating read, and the coin is (to my eyes at least) spectacular.  
 

From what I have read from other sources the coin was simply sitting on the sea floor waiting to be picked up.

For anyone interested in Spanish “Cobs” Daniel Sedwicks book “The Practical Book of Cobs” is an excellent read - entertaining, informative and an excellent guide for any quest to identify the origin of a Cob.

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Dicker
 

 

https://www.numismaticnews.net/.amp/world-coins/rare-royal-rocks-at-396000-in-sedwick-auction

[Booky586]

Spanish Caribbean treasure from 1715, during the golden age of pirates! The history and stories from this period just add to the pleasure of collecting coins.

[dicker]

Many excellent books on those who have searched and found treasure from the 1715 Fleet Wrecks and the 1622 wrecks.  Will post on here is anyone is interested.  
 

Makes me smile when I think of my 1958 Gillick Sov that only made MS63.

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Dicker

[Norskgeld]

And modern silver coins can't even leave the mint without milk spotting.

[campbellgs]

Love this stuff!! If anyone has any 8 reales or gold Escudos/ Guineas  they are willing to sell, please let me know!! I want to start collecting these types of coins

[dicker]

A good place to start is the Sedwick auditions / website.  Some spectacular coins and their catalogs are a superb reference guide.  
 

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Dicker

[AndrewSL76]

1 hour ago, dicker said:

A good place to start is the Sedwick auditions / website.  Some spectacular coins and their catalogs are a superb reference guide.  

Excellent - always looking for new information. Never heard of this website!! Had a quick look. So good!!! LOVE this Forum.

[dicker]

Daniel Sedwick is a gent.  I have emailed him a couple of times with silver 8 reale photos and he has very kindly replied with his views on their authenticity and likely mintage location.  
 

He is the sort of person who enjoys seeing examples and is happy to share his knowledge.  
 

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Dicker

[MrTT]

6 hours ago, campbellgs said:

Love this stuff!! If anyone has any 8 reales or gold Escudos/ Guineas  they are willing to sell, please let me know!! I want to start collecting these types of coins

There is a Spain 4 Escudos 1791 Carlos IV AU , for sell on MA shops for 1099 euro 🤠

[dicker]

Thanks for that!

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Dicker

[AndrewSL76]

Indeed there is:

(WARNING: Graphic Images contained. Don’t open if you are on the bus - moaning out loud and exclaiming ‘ye gods!’ is frowned upon)

https://www.ma-shops.com/cgb/item.php?id=175249
 

[MrTT]

58 minutes ago, AndrewSL76 said:

Indeed there is:

(WARNING: Graphic Images contained. Don’t open if you are on the bus - moaning out loud and exclaiming ‘ye gods!’ is frowned upon)

https://www.ma-shops.com/cgb/item.php?id=175249
 

This one more nice , https://www.ma-shops.com/fleischmann/item.php?id=1315

[AndrewSL76]

1791 and 1792. Anyone with £2k can start a date run. Such beautiful coins. 

[dicker]

Thanks for the links Andrew.  Beautiful. 
 

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Dicker

[Coolsmp]

19 hours ago, Norskgeld said:

And modern silver coins can't even leave the mint without milk spotting.

And this why I sold out of my majority silver stack to concentrate on gold. Gold simply endures!

[dicker]

You are spot on about that!  
 

Here is a video of so guys finding 1715 fleet coins just off the beach in Florida.  Worth a watch...

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Dicker
 

https://youtu.be/YbIBgU42TMk

 

 

 

 

[dicker]

With a proper link.

 

[AndrewSL76]

Underwater metal detectors are a whole new level for me. Never mind just snorkels. This is so interesting. I have to admit to feeling a bit sick when they were sticking hands between massive rocks.......imagine the panic if you got lodged and could not move............

[dicker]

If anyone is interested, this is a National Geo documentary about Mel Fisher finding the treasure of the Atocha (sunk 1622).

The treasure recovered was (I believe) worth about USD400 million in 1985.  Consisting of Gold, Silver and Emeralds.  Many numismatic firsts were discovered as part of the recovery of the Atocha, as well as a vast quantity of silver bars and pre-Columbian emeralds.

The documentary is contemporaneous to the the find of the Atocha and is a little dated but is a fascinating watch.

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Dicker

 

 

[Uwink]

Fascinating, many thanks Dicker!

[Hunter87]

8 hours ago, dicker said:

If anyone is interested, this is a National Geo documentary about Mel Fisher finding the treasure of the Atocha (sunk 1622).

The treasure recovered was (I believe) worth about USD400 million in 1985.  Consisting of Gold, Silver and Emeralds.  Many numismatic firsts were discovered as part of the recovery of the Atocha, as well as a vast quantity of silver bars and pre-Columbian emeralds.

The documentary is contemporaneous to the the find of the Atocha and is a little dated but is a fascinating watch.

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Dicker

 

 

Thanks for posting that will give me something decent to watch instead of the usual guff that’s on the telly. 

[MAShops]

On 04/01/2021 at 20:08, MrTT said:

This one more nice , https://www.ma-shops.com/fleischmann/item.php?id=1315

Very nice!