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Lot of 5 coins from popular shipwrecks: Mexico cob 8R from the Concepcion (1641); Potosi cob 8R 1678

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Coins: Shipwreck Silver Start Price:160.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
Lot of 5 coins from popular shipwrecks: Mexico cob 8R from the Concepcion (1641); Potosi cob 8R 1678
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Lot of 5 coins from popular shipwrecks: Mexico cob 8R from the Concepcion (1641); Potosi cob 8R 1678 from the Consolacion (1681); Mexico cob 8R from the Joanna (1682); and English East India Co. copper X and XX cash 1808 from the Admiral Gardner (1809). 72.03 grams total. The Concepcion coin is solid and uncorroded (a bit worn and toned), and the two Admiral Gardner coins are choice and lustrous (original color), but the other two coins are corroded, still with clear details. With certificates, the one from the Consolacion hand-signed by Bob "Frogfoot" Weller, who called the wreck "El Salvadore y San Jose." Recovered from: Miscellaneous Wrecks