1772-1783 Mexico El Cazador Shipwreck Silver Coin 1/2 Real NGC Certified Genuine

The coin pictured is the exact coin being offered for sale. The then king of Spain, Carlos III, had intended the immense cargo of silver coins on board El Cazador to be used to bolster the then nearly worthless Spanish paper currency in circulation in the then Spanish-owned province of Louisiana. El Cazador and her crew never made it to the destination, it sank into the winter seas, disappearing without a trace. In 1800, a reluctant King Carlos IV conveyed Louisiana to France's Napoleon.

The demise of the El Cazador changed the course of U. This coin is NGC Certified but not graded. Here is your chance to own a piece of history.

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