Tougher early date 1779 8 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. Exceptional details compared to usually seen from this wreck with a crusty patina. Coins of this type circulated in the American colonies. This coin would have been U.S. legal tender until 1857. Exceptional condition with attractive gunmetal surfaces and a strong strike.
Tougher early date 1779 8 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. Exceptional details compared to usually seen from this wreck with a crusty patina. Coins of this type circulated in the American colonies. This coin would have been U.S. legal tender until 1857. Exceptional condition with attractive gunmetal surfaces and a strong strike.
