Art Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 Mark Stilson's 1782 8 reale salvaged from the wreck of the Spanish Brigantine El Cazador. The ship set sail January 11, 1784 from Vera Cruz, Mexico going to New Orleans. It was carrying 450,000 silver reales. It sunk with out a trace. The money was meant to redeem Spanish paper money by King Carlos III in Spanish owned Louisiana. Spain was facing a financial crisis at the time the ship sank and King Carlos IV of Spain was forced to sell Louisiana to the French in 1800. Three years later Emperor Napoleon sold Louisiana to the United States (~1,000,000 square miles) for fifteen million dollars, about 3 cents per acre. The sinking of the ship and it contents changed the face of the U.S. On August 2, 1993 Captain Jerry Murphy of the fishing vessel "Mistake" found the wreck. elverno's 1799 1/2 Scudo, Piedmont Republic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted October 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 Both wonderful coins but I had to go with sunken treasure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted October 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 Round 5 contestant: elverno's 1799 1/2 Scudo, Piedmont Republic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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