Shipwreck Coins "El Cazador and Sao Jose" in Baton Rouge, Louisiana For Sale

The El Cazador, "The Hunter" a Spanish ship of war, that sank in the Gulf of Mexico, off the Coast of Louisiana, in xxxx. The ship was loaded with Spanish silver coins from the City of Mexico Mint and was in route to Louisiana to support Spain in the war in Louisiana. It is believed that this shipwreck changed the course of history. Louisiana belonged to Spain at that time. After the ship sank with the treasure of silver during a storm, Spain was forced to sell the Louisiana Territory to Napoleon Bonaparte of France, Napoleon had to sell . Louisiana Territory to the America "Thomas Jefferson" in order to raise money for his war with Russia. The El Cazador was discovered by accident, by a fishermen in xxxx his boat was named "The Mistake" in the Gulf of Mexico.
The 8 reale, coin larger than the size of a Silver Dollar, which is called the Bust dollar, or Piece of Eight. the 8 reale coin is divided by individual parts of 1/8, bits. Two bits, four bits, six bits, a dollar. Eight, one reale coins equal an 8 real coin, or Piece of Eight. The United States dollar was based on this coin, and these Spanish reale coins were legal tender in the U. S. until xxxx. They were used around the world, and accepted as legal tender. Call (504) 416-xxxx
I have owned many El Cazador coins and I have never had a better set then the ones I have right now. Starting at $90 and going up to the (extra fine) best grade cions for $190. Buy more then one and get a better deal. Your chance to own a silver coin recovered from The Gulf of Mexico in xxxx. E-bay dont even have El Cazador coins in this condition. But dont take my word for it go look for your self. Each coin comes with a mini folder and a booklet about the shipwreck. I can show you the grading chart, and show you the book value for that year coin. The book value is $225 each and going up ever year. And shipwreck coins from that year are worth more. (shipwreck coins are not in the book) but coins from that year are worth $225 each. I have seen one El Cazador best grade coin sell for $490 on E-bay, and from the picture that I seen mine are in better shape.
I also have San Jose coins from the year xxxx.The New England-built 326-ton ship named Saint Joseph was constructed in xxxx, but shortly afterward was purchased by Joseph del Duque, who renamed her San José y Las Animas and put her into service in the Spanish plate fleet joining Rodrigo de Torres's flota at the Bay of Cádiz in August xxxx. Captained by Cristóbal Fernandez Franco, she was given the nicknames San José and El Duque. Carrying a cargo of porcelain, silver coins, and other goods, the ship sailed from Havana in the vanguard of the fleet near Capitana. When the hurricane drove the ships shoreward, San José cleared the reefs only to run aground off Cayo Tavanos (Tavernier Key) in the sand flats that stretch toward Hawk Channel. Her hull quickly flooded to the poopdeck, where crew, soldiers, and passengers sought refuge from the storm. All managed to reach the shore on rafts.
Because San José sank in 30 feet of water, little of her general cargo was recovered in the efforts of divers to save most of the silver coinage on board. Since no portion of the hull remained above the waterline after salvage, San José was not set afire like other wrecks. The wreckage of San José eventually became buried under the sand until xxxx when treasure hunters located some large magnetic anomalies with a magnetometer in 35 feet of water off Tavernier Key. At first, no evidence of the ship was visible on the bottom, but excavation through grass and sand turned up ballast and timbers. For several years they worked on the wreck, exposing a ballast pile 135 feet long, 40 feet wide, and six feet high in some places. At least 23 cannons lay strewn over the site. Two anchors were found on the eastern edge of the wreckage. Some 200 yards to the south, where San José must have originally struck the bottom, they discovered the ship's 25-foot long rudder. Modern salvage of the wreck produced many interesting artifacts, along with inevitable legal disputes. 4 reale $100 and 8 reale for $140. Thanks, Sean 504 416-xxxx