1783 Spanish Silver Half Reale Treasure from the El Cazador Shipwreck

1783 El Cazador Shipwreck Silver Half Reale Coin – Genuine Treasure Salvage W/ COA

Recovered from the wreck of the El Cazador, a Spanish brig-of-war that sank in 1784 in the Gulf of Mexico while carrying 450,000 pieces of silver to trade the worthless paper money in Spain’s Louisiana and shore up the sagging economy.

The ship encountered a violent storm just 50 miles from its destination and sank. Spain never recovered its losses and had to eventually give the territory to France in 1800. Three years later, the French sold it to the United States. That was the Iouisiana Purchase!

These historic coins lay at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico for over 200 years until 1993, when a fisherman snagged his nets on something solid... perhaps some rocks. When he brought up his nets it was not rocks that fell from his nets onto the deck... it was dozens of silver coins... coins from the El Cazador... the wreck that changed the World.

⚓ Historical Significance

• The sinking of El Cazador contributed to Spain losing its grip on Louisiana, paving the way for the Louisiana Purchase.

• Often called “the shipwreck that changed history”, coins from this wreck are some of the most famous and collectible Spanish colonial issued.

17.50mm in size / Comes with COA in sleeve

Own a piece of history today!