1086710 | MEXICO. Philip V. 1713-MXo J AV 8 Escudos. NGC MS63. Mexico City. 26.75gm. PHILIPVS V DEI G. Legend and date around crowned arms
/ Legend around cross. KM 57.1; Fr.-6.
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Ex 1715 Fleet with NGC Shipwreck Certification insert.
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The 1715 Treasure Fleet was a Spanish fleet returning with some of the wealth from its colonies in the Americas to Spain. A hurricane sank most of the ships in the fleet (eleven of the twelve ships) in the early morning of 31 July 1715 near present-day Vero Beach, Florida. Because the fleet was carrying silver, it is also known as the 1715 Plate Fleet, since plata in Spanish means silver. The wrecks were salvaged by the Real Eight Company, founded by Kip Wagner, from whose collection this piece originates.
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