Shipwreck Treasure~ Spanish 8 Reales

The Jupiter Shipwreck
Dateline: Late in 1659 or early 1660
350 Years Ago -

Back in 1660, a Spanish aviso vessel (a kind of dispatch or advice boat, for delivering at top speed dispatches or advice, usually to the king or his government; aviso = “advice”) met its end along Jupiter, Florida’s east coast.



The sunken vessel was discovered by a couple surfers and a lifeguard back in 1987.
Here are some photos of the salvaged items.


There was even a 78 lb.silver ingot recovered.

Here's a link to the full story.
https://www.pirategoldcoins.com/jupiter-shipwreck.html

Here is my recently added piece of Sunken Treasure.
1655 Piece of 8 complete with the "Shipwreck Effect"

 

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Awesome! Thanks for sharing this interesting story of treasure and always a pleasure.

 

Thanks Sal, the 8 Reales I posted is from that Jupiter wreck. Cool piece of History.

 

Eric, awesome Piece of 8 and story to go with it. I really like the pic of the insitu treasure. Makes the story even more personal for your part of the find.

Kudos on a great coin with sweet provenance.

 

That’s a great story! Thanks for posting.

 

That's an interesting story @Eric the Red and a great coin. What I love about these coins is that they all have stories which didn't end when they were originally lost. Collecting "treasure" appeals to everyone and I have to confess that a couple of years ago the thought of studying Spanish history and coins would have been inconceivable to me. Thanks for sharing.

 

That's really neat! I have always wanted a cob, but haven't lucked into a good deal. A denarius-sized cob, allegedly from a freshwater wreck, is the only shipwreck cob I have.

A lion daalder is about the closest thing to a proper cob that I have.

 

Thank you and well said. I guess the old saying of "every ending is just a new beginning" rings true even for coins.

I think you're onto something with your recent surprise interest in Spanish history and coins. I too have been recently smitten. I picked this piece up just a month or so ago.
Spain - 1619-T P - Philip III Cob 4 Reales mounted in a jewelry bezel.