Shipwrecks and Their Coins, Vol. 5 — The 1641 New Spain Fleet 'Almiranta'

• Authors: Ernie "SeaScribe" Richards
• Edition: En Rada Publications [confirm]
• Subjects: Wreck, Cobs, History
• Level: Collector, Specialist

What it is

Volume 5 of Richards's series, on the almiranta of the 1641 New Spain fleet — Nuestra Senora de la Pura y Limpia Concepcion — lost on the Abrojos (Silver Shoals) north of Hispaniola, and the Mexico City cob silver recovered from her.

Why it matters

Concepcion material sits at the early end of the datable Mexico City cob record and has a long, tangled salvage history from the 1680s to the 1970s. This volume is the coin-side account of what came off her and when.

Who it's for

Collectors of early Mexico City cobs and researchers tracing 17th-century salvage claims.