Very solid for this wreck, with only light surface corrosion, most of shield and cross, toned throughout. Silver 4-reale cob, Mexico City mint, struck under Charles II. Each comes with certificate of authenticity from the salvors.įrom the wreck of Joanna, sunk in 1682 off South Africa. Attacked by a combined fleet of Dutch and British East India Company ships she sank to the bottom with most of her treasure, and an estimated 300-400 passengers perished. The Sao Jose was the flagship of a fleet that departed Lisbon in 1622, transporting the royal treasure of Philip III, king of Spain and Portugal, Francisco da Gama and the Portuguese Empire on its way to India. Depicts a shield with coat-of-arms and cross. Treasure from the wreck of the Sao Jose, sunk in 1622 off Mozambique, east of Africa. Common, simple balls of uniform sizes with dark gray surfaces. #CS2173: $450 SOLDġ715 Fleet! A small group of lead musketballs from the wrecks of the 1715 Fleet fleet off the coast of Florida. With original certificate from the salvagers.
Shield with coat-of-arms / Cross with castles & lions. Excellent 2-reale silver "cob" struck under Philip IV (1621-1665 AD), Potosi mint, Bolivia. The largest treasure loss ever experienced by the Spanish fleet. Enjoy the journey below-decks here!įrom the wreck of the Capitana ( Jesus Maria de la Limpia Concepcion), Captain's ship for the South Seas fleet, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador.
Each coin comes with a certificate of authenticity with history of the wreck. The vessel was evacuated and intentionally set on fire by the crew to prevent the plunder of treasure Consolacion coins are thus true pirate treasure coins. When the lone ship met pirates, the captain decided to ground the Consolacion on Santa Clara island, nicknamed Isla de Muerto (Island of the Dead), but struck a reef in the process. A delay in receiving silver coins from the mint in Potosi prevented the Santa Maria de la Consolacion from sailing with the rest of the armada from Callao, Chile. The Consolacion, a Spanish Armada del Sur (South Sea Armada) galleon, was lost in 1681 after striking a reef near Guayaquil Ecuador. When I began this page it focused on one shipwreck: The wreck of the Consolacion in 1681 with pirate history: Artifacts and coins recovered from the submerged ruins of Port Royal are beyond rare, but I indeed have a small collection and may part with a few pieces at some point in time. Port Royal, Jamaica, was the pirate hub of the 16th-17th century, before being destroyed in the earthquake and subsequent tsunamis in 1692. Anyone looking to sell a certified Whydah coin please don't hesitate to write me directly. I have had them from time to time and am always on the lookout, but they arerare. Excavators and investors for the excavation were paid in coins found at the Whydah site but not many at all ever entered the collector market.
I am frequently asked: How do I buy a real pirate coin? The only known pirate shipwreck to ever have been found and excavated was Black Sam Ballamy''s doomed pirate ship, the Whydah, but unfortunately I do not have any of those to offer, as those coins are difficult to come by.
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