Whydah, sunk in 1717 off Cape Cod, Massachusetts 452. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (171)4(J), very rare and desirable provenance. S-M22; KM-47; CT-743. 24.5 grams. Nearly full but
somewhat weak shield, full but doubled cross, clear mintmark and partial date, lightly toned, curious shape, first specimen from this wreck we have been able to offer in many years (first in our auctions), and the first ever that we have seen with official museum tag, highly desirable as the only true pirate-ship treasure ever salvaged. An interesting note: Evidence indicates that nearly all of the coins from the Whydah were originally lost on the 1715 Fleet and looted by Sam Bellamy or other pirates in the intervening period. With original museum tag #58300 from Maritime Explorations, Inc. / Whydah Project. Estimate: $400-$600.
Slot ter Hooge, sunk in 1724 off Porto Santo, Madeira Islands 453. Lot of 3 Zeeland, United Netherlands, 2 stuivers, 1724, important as the key to identifying the wreck. KM-59. 3.5 grams total. Toned, lightly corroded but well-detailed small coins (thin) that were the first items recovered from the wreck with the 1724 date and Zeeland mark, thereby identifying it as a 1724 from that province. With certificates from the salvager (Sténuit). Estimate: $250$375.
Sea Horse, sunk in 1728 in the River Plate off Uruguay
454. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1727Y, Louis I, rare. SP43b; KM-35; CT-26. 26.1 grams. Darkly toned but solid and corrosionfree, with bold central details, 2 dates, very small parts of king’s name and ordinal in legend, very rare provenance. Estimate: $600-$900.
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