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Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Late Series," assayer L to right, mintmark M to left

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1500s-1650s Start Price:160.00 USD Estimated At:175.00 - 250.00 USD
Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna,  Late Series,  assayer L to right, mintmark M to left
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Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Late Series," assayer L to right, mintmark M to left, fused with a US Lincoln penny (date in the 1900s but not fully discernible). Nesmith 86 for type; S-M9. 11.68 grams. Truly one of the strangest things we have seen from a shipwreck, the 4R and penny clearly sharing the same bright-orange oxidation and encrustation, with the shield side of the 4R fairly well detailed and solid. This piece begs the question: How? Recovered from: Spanish 1554 Fleet off Padre Island, Texas