Scarce 1773 2 Reales from the El Cazador shipwreck. The El Cazador sank in the Gulf of Mexico in 1784 carrying silver coins from Mexico to New Orleans in hopes to bolster the economy of Spanish Louisiana. Very uncommon date for this wreck with nice details. Coins of this type circulated in the American colonies. This coin would have been U.S. legal tender until 1857.
Scarce 1773 2 Reales from the El Cazador shipwreck. The El Cazador sank in the Gulf of Mexico in 1784 carrying silver coins from Mexico to New Orleans in hopes to bolster the economy of Spanish Louisiana. Very uncommon date for this wreck with nice details. Coins of this type circulated in the American colonies. This coin would have been U.S. legal tender until 1857.
Date: 1773
Denomination: 2 Reales
Country: Mexico / Spanish Colonial
Certification: NGC
Grade: Genuine El Cazador
Comments: None
