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The Eclectic Collector · 17 September 2016
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Spain . Charles III eight reales, from the shipwreck El Cazador.
A salvaged coin from the wreck of the ‘El Cazador’, milled 8 reales ‘bust dollar’, dated 1783, Charles III, assayer FF,
slabbed by PNG and with accompanying certificate in presentation box.
El Cazador, a Spanish brigantine of war, was lost in 1784 while on route from Vera Cruz to New Orleans. The
wreck site was in 1993 by a fishing vessel. The treasure of the El Cazador, was intended to stabilize the Spanish
monetary system in colonial North America.
Estimate €100-€150 £90-£130
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 663664
Spain. Alfonso XII gold twenty-five pesetas, 1890.
Extremely fine.
Estimate €220-€240 £190-£210
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 664