Mexico Silver 2 Reales El Cazador Shipwreck Genuine NGC

Product Details

This Mexican 2 Reales coin has been certified by NGC as being recovered from the El Cazador wreckage. One of the most famous shipwreck coin hoards ever discovered, the Spanish brig El Cazador sunk in 1784 and remained lost until 1993.
Coin Highlights:

• Contains .1965 oz of Silver.
• NGC encapsulation protects the coin and guarantees its provenance.
• Genuine shipwreck recovery coin, and will show wear or damage consistent with this provenance.
• Obverse: Crowned globes between pillars of Hercules.
• Reverse: Crowned arms of Spain with the Bourbon coat of arms centered.

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The El Cazador shipwreck contained mostly 400,000 Pesos of Silver in 8 Reales coinage with a smaller number of 4 Reales and 2 Reales coins also being contained within the ship's manifest. Most coinage from this wreck was dated from 1783 with several pieces being back dated several years. The captain and crew would also have carried a variety of older types of Spanish milled coinage including the Pillar Dollar variety and other circulating coins of the period.