1783 El Cazador Shipwreck

At least this was certified by NGC. Nice to have a shipwreck coin.

 

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That is way cool

 

man that is super cool !!! I know some old ship wreck coin where called pieces of 8 what exactly is this one called?

 

I wanted to ask him about the size. The label states that the coin is a Real. And that would make it silver dollar sized and would also be known as a piece of eight. One fourth of a piece of eight is also known as two bits. These days commonly called a quarter..... The Real was the foundation of our nations coin system.

 

good info thanks !

 

Very cool and historic shipwreck.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Cazador_(ship)

 

Since this is a Real (dollar) it would be eight pieces of eight.

 

I believe you got this wrong. It doesn’t have the size or weight of a silver dollar. A 2 reales coin is about the size of a US quarter. An 8 reales coin was called “piece of eight” and was the equivalent to a silver dollar.

See http://piratesoflore.com/pieces-of-eight.html

 

Ahh!!!! You are absolutely correct. My apologies for getting a bit crossed up on that one.

 

1 doubloon (Doblón) = 2 pieces of eight
8 Reales (Royals) = 1 piece of eight
1 Real (Royal) = 0.125 piece of eight

Escudos and Doubloons were made of gold, Reales were made of 90% silver.

 

Welcome to the club.
2 REAL;

8 REAL;

 

These are cool coins~ I collect them as well.

 

what can u buy one for ?

 

It's a Mexican Real.

 

It's about the size of a nickel. It's only 1 real, not eight.

 

Amazon is asking an absurd amount of money IMO.
Apmex is out of stock.


Here is one for $89. https://www.blackmountaincoins.com/...3-folder-and-certificate-of-authenticity.html

Don't know anything about this company though.

 

Yes it is. The more I read about it the most I wanted a piece of that silver. I finally did it!

 

Very nice piece.

 

That depends on how many reals it is, condition, slabbed and where you buy it.

 

Real is 1/8 of a Ocho Reales. 12-1/2 cents - one bit.