Shipwreck Coins!
Sao Jose Shipwreck
1622
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
Mexico Portuguese ship 1622 |
| Design Description: |
8 Reales Cob |
| Item Description: |
Silver REALES SPAIN 8 (1556-1622) M06.003/05/2074.011 |
| Full Grade: |
NGC SHIPWRECK EFFECT |
| Owner: |
Von Werner |
Owner Comments:
Portugal and Spain were United under one king in 1622. A small combined fleet were sailing to India laden with chests of silver Reales when the Sao Jose was ambushed by a combined fleet of British and Dutch. The ship attempted a get away but slammed into a reef off Mozambique and sank. The British and Dutch were able to salvage 66,000 Reales at the time.
She was rediscovered by a Portuguese marine archeology group in May 2005 and 24,000 silver Reales were brought to the surface.