According to Marex Global Deep Sea Recovery's website, the quantity of 8 reales denomination coins they brought up from the El Cazador was in...
Is that in fact how NGC assigns its grade to these?
Well, this wasn't a "parking lot" purchase, as I said at the beginning of the thread, the dealer I acquired it from is well known in this region &...
Well, it appears that this thread may be a nonstarter insofar as eliciting any new information, but in the meantime, I'll post some additional...
The heavy wear to some portions of the reverse may be what dragged it down to its assigned grade. That said, if it had been certified as VF20...
Still waiting for someone who has knowledge of the El Cazador salvage operation to share some insights.... Meanwhile, I have a couple additional...
I've read Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea (about the Cental America) and just started on Lost Gold of the Republic. Unfortunately, no such book...
Here's a piece I picked up a few weeks back (from a reputable dealer). It was presented as being likely a shipwreck salvage coin, and it certainly...
La fotografia del reverso. Taken through an airtite now, as you can see. Wear is comparable to, and maybe even a bit less than on the obverse,...
A pretty high condition example, struck at the Mexico mint. The photo doesn't show it well, but the dark toning has a pleasing green and purple...
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