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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 2765949, member: 10461&quot;]While this is reasonable advice from a <i>mainstream</i> numismatic perspective (sea salvage = corrosion, corrosion = bad news), it does not take into account the cachet that particular &quot;shipwreck&quot; or &quot;relic&quot; pieces with known provenance (like this) can have. </p><p><br /></p><p>Shipwreck coins are in a different niche of their own, and within that niche, the rules like &quot;corrosion is bad&quot; are relaxed somewhat.&nbsp; Obviously one wants to pick a coin with the most eye appeal possible, but shipwreck artifact collectors understand that there will be <i>some</i> corrosion except on some gold items.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin pictured in the OP link is actually well above average for an <i>El Cazador</i> specimen. Browse them on eBay and you&#039;ll see.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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