MO FF El Cazador Shipwreck Silver 8 Reale Coin + US NGC
The El Cazador, a Spanish brigantine of war, was lost without a trace in the winter of while on route from Vera Cruz Mexico to the port of New Orleans. The wreck site was accidentally discovered on 2nd August by a fishing vessel working the area. The treasure of the El Cazador consisting of over Spanish 8 Reale and an equal amount of smaller denomination Spanish colonial coins from the Mexico City mint, was intended to stabilise the Spanish monetary system in colonial North America. Her loss contributed to Spain's eventual conveyance of Louisiana to France's Napoleon in . The rest is history as three years later in , Napoleon of France sold Louisiana to the United States instantly doubling the size of the country. The coin has been certified by the NGC as genuine, so bid and buy with confidence knowing this is a real shipwreck recovered coin. You can enter the serial number into the NGC database for verification. I have 2 of these coins listed. Payment Options: BACS, PayPal GIFT or **standard (**buyer must pay any fees), **IBAN, cash on collection, postal order, bankers draft, building society issued cheque and *personal cheque (* will have to clear first).