El Cazador 8 Reales, 1783 Mo-FF — with COA

• Catalogue number: DTR-00038
• Denomination: 8 Reales
• Mint: Mexico City (Mo-FF)
• Assayer: FF
• Monarch: Charles III
• Date: Dated 1783
• Certification: Raw
• Wreck: El Cazador (1784), Gulf of Mexico
• Papers: COA (photograph and log to record before listing)

A full piece of eight from El Cazador, the payroll ship whose 1784 loss helped push Spain out of Louisiana and set the stage for the Purchase. Milled pillar coinage, dated 1783, one year before the sinking. NGC certification candidate — the wreck premium in this market follows the slab.

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A full piece of eight from El Cazador, the payroll ship whose 1784 loss helped push Spain out of Louisiana and set the stage for the Purchase. Milled pillar coinage, dated 1783, one year before the sinking. NGC certification candidate — the wreck premium in this market follows the slab.