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Dominican Republic, cast silver medal (39.9g) made from silver recovered from the Concepcion wreck

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Dominican Republic, cast silver medal (39.9g) made from silver recovered from the Concepcion wreck
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Dominican Republic, cast silver medal (39.9 grams) made from silver recovered from the Concepcion wreck (1641) in the shape of an oversized 1641 Mexican cob 8R, made for Seaquest International (Operation Phips II) but never used (ca. 1979). This interesting item should appeal to collectors of many different areas, as it falls under shipwrecks, coins and medals! When Burt Webber found and salvaged the Concepcion wreck in 1978-9, his company (Seaquest) commissioned this medal in imitation of one of the Mexican cobs they found, with the shield side of the coin on one side and a diagram of the location of the wreck off the Dominican Republic on the other side topped with HISTORIA INVELATA (whatever that means) over SEAQUEST INTERNATIONAL, "Operation Phips II" and CONCEPCION 1641 to the sides, and DOMINICAN REPUBLIC at the bottom. The reproduction of the cob is faithfully scaled, its shape and uneven thickness exactly like the genuine coin but enlarged by about 50%. Necessarily crude, this piece is clearly not worn but has started to tone. A unique prototype that was never issued and is of virtually unlimited value to the dedicated shipwreck history collector.