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8 REALES SILVER COB - CONSOLACION SHIPWRECK SALVAGE - WITH COA

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1660s-1740s Start Price:10.00 CAD
8 REALES SILVER COB - CONSOLACION SHIPWRECK SALVAGE - WITH COA
SOLD
60.00CADto Natalie4+ buyer's premium (3.00)
This item SOLD at 2022 Feb 04 @ 17:15UTC-5 : EST/CDT
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**NEW LOTS MAY BE ADDED UP TO AUCTION DAY. IT'LL PAY TO CHECK BACK OFTEN**
NOTE: INCLUDES ORIGINAL PHOTO MATCHED SALVAGE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY

IN 1681 THE CONSOLACION WAS INTENTIONALLY GROUNDED ON A REEF BY IT'S CAPTAIN WHILE BEING PURSUED BY PIRATES. THE SHIP WAS SET ABLAZE TO PREVENT THE PIRATES FROM STEALING THE SILVER COINS ON BOARD. THIS COIN WAS RECOVERED AS PART OF SALVAGE OPERATIONS THAT BEGAN IN THE 1990'S.