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WORLD COINS & MEDALS: SHIPWRECK COINS
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Description
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12328
El Cazador: 1783Mo FF Charles III 8 Reales, Mexico Mint. KM-106.2. Recovered from the wreck of the El Cazador which sank off the coast of Mexico in 1784. Seawater corrosion. Slabbed NGC Genuine. (P)
 SOLD at A$250
12329
John Barry. AH 1354 (1935) Saudi Arabia, Kingdom. Abd al-Aziz bin Sa'ud Silver Riyal (11.59g, .917 fine). Philadelphia mint. KM 18. gEF with sea found patina. Certified Genuine, with certificate included. From the S.S. John Barry shipwreck treasure, a 7,200-ton American Liberty ship sunk during World War II on 28 August 1944, approximately 115 miles off the coast of Oman, after being torpedoed by a German submarine. Lying at a depth estimated around 8,500 feet, the wreck later attracted salvage interest, and in 1994 deep-sea recovery operations recovered 1000s of coins. A historically important Saudi silver issue, linking early Saudi oil history, American minting, and one of the most famous World War II shipwreck coin recoveries.
 SOLD at A$130
12330
John Barry. AH 1354 (1935) Saudi Arabia, Kingdom. Abd al-Aziz bin Sa'ud Silver Riyal (11.59g, .917 fine). Philadelphia mint. KM 18. gEF with sea found patina. Certified Genuine, with certificate included. From the S.S. John Barry shipwreck treasure, a 7,200-ton American Liberty ship sunk during World War II on 28 August 1944, approximately 115 miles off the coast of Oman, after being torpedoed by a German submarine. Lying at a depth estimated around 8,500 feet, the wreck later attracted salvage interest, and in 1994 deep-sea recovery operations recovered 1000s of coins. A historically important Saudi silver issue, linking early Saudi oil history, American minting, and one of the most famous World War II shipwreck coin recoveries.
 SOLD at A$100
12331
Rill Cove c1610 Mexico Cob 8, 4, 2, 1 Real recovered from the wreck which founded at Rill Cove c1618. G-VG, seawater corr with certificate of authenticity. (4)
 AVAILABLE at A$500
12332
Rill Cove c1610 Seville Cob 2 Reales recovered from the wreck which founded at Rill Cove c1618. VG, seawater corr with certificate of authenticity.
 AVAILABLE at A$150
12333
Unknown Shipwreck: 1663 Philip IV Cob 8 Reales, from Bolivia. Seawater corrosion, F with good clear date. KM-21. (P)
 SOLD at A$375
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