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4 reales, oMo to left, oPo to right, nice shield side with full inner details and crown, most of legend, pillars side all there too but with some pits from corrosion, a little silvery from cleaning but starting to tone.

4 reales, M to left, A to right, scarce assayer, choice broad planchet (typically round and well detailed), with nearly full legends, full inner details (the assayer just a little weak), darkly toned but some nice contrast, no corrosion.

4 reales, assayers G and L, CHOICE QUALITY, all with excellent details, little or no corrosion, mostly big planchets with full details (the BEST of the LAST coins from this salvage), some toned, some with king's name as CHAROLVS, 30 available. For the past 15 years or so these coins have been on the market more or less continuously, but now the supply is at an end and we will see these pieces escalate in value while the supply drops to zero!

4 reales, assayers G, L and A (the A's a bit corroded), NICE QUALITY, all with nice details, most with full or nearly full legends, just some corrosion here and there, some cleaned but many still dark or at least nicely toned, one with king's name as CHAROLVS, 10 available.

2 reales, assayer G, CHOICE QUALITY, the very last of the best specimens from this wreck (and no other supply on the market), just one coin, with M to left and G to right, very broad planchet with full details all over, no corrosion, nice natural color, just a few minor flat spots here and there.

2 reales, assayers G and L, NICE QUALITY, great details, full flans, little or no corrosion, neither too silvery nor dark, 4 available.

Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Late Series," M to left, L to right, typically rusty and dark (could be cleaned), with full inner details and some bold legend, well centered, no doubling, no pitting.

4 reales, assayer R (Rincón) between pillars, PLVS in oval panel, well centered on a typically round planchet, with nearly all details at least somewhat readable despite moderate corrosion all over, very matte and porous.

4 reales, assayer P between pillars, PLVS in oval panel, very weak assayer P, but otherwise nice details (not porous) yet still corroded, this one darkly toned.

4 reales, oMo to left, oPo to right, bold legends, nice shield, pillars side moderately corroded, medium toning.

4 reales, M to left, R to right, scarce assayer (very bold and clear), nearly full legends, nice inner details despite light to moderate corrosion.

4 reales, R to left, M to right, scarce assayer, broad planchet with full legends, choice pillars, minor doubling on shield, light to moderate corrosion.

4 reales, assayers G and L, GOOD QUALITY, solid coins with only light corrosion, fairly evenly toned (not bright), most details clear (including legends), all typically round and of even thickness,10 available

4 reales, assayers G and L, AVERAGE QUALITY, as above but with moderate corrosion in places, still mostly well detailed, 12 available

4 reales, assayers G and L, FAIR QUALITY, moderately to heavily corroded but with most details recognizable, very inexpensive for the type, 4 available

2 reales, L to left, M to right, nice full details all over (not much corrosion), distractingly patchy toning, scarce denomination from this wreck so far.

Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip II or III, (8)-F to left, oM(oD) to right, rare double-assayer issue but with only the F to left and oM to right visible, full shield and cross, moderate corrosion, three small edge-splits, some toning.

Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer A, clear A (scarce) next to full shield, most of cross, but thin and heavily corroded (which is typical for this scarce wreck).

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Philip III, (P)-Q, nice and thick and nearly round flan (minimal corrosion) with full shield and cross (assayer weak but certain).

Philip III, P-M, big broad flan with good full shield, full but doubled cross with light corrosion, weak but certain assayer.

(16)21(T), lions and castles transposed in cross and in shield, the entire upper half of which is transposed from left to right as well (rare triple transposition), choice full shield and cross and crown, clear bottom half of 21 of date, very small edge-split, some flat spots but no corrosion.

Philip III, (P)-R (curved leg), broad flan with nearly full cross and shield, very weak assayer, some flat spots and corrosion, starting to tone here and there.

Philip III, P-Q, certificate and insert-card missing (Grade estimated), nice full shield and cross with part of edge corroded away but inner details unaffected, clear mintmark and assayer.

Philip III, (P)-M, good full cross and shield (the latter very slightly doubled), light corrosion all over.

Philip III, P+T, partially dated 1619?, full shield and cross and P+T but all lightly corroded, very weak date, flat spots.

(1)6(1)9T, certificate and insert-card missing (Grade estimated), nice full shield with P+T to left, full but corroded cross with clear bottom of 6 and 9 of date.

Philip II, P-B (2nd period, "Great Module"), top of shield and full crown and part of cross uncorroded but the rest with moderate to heavy corrosion (hence the Grade), much legend (because the planchet is so broad).

Philip III, assayer not visible, quadrants of cross transposed, nice broad planchet with full shield and cross despite some flat areas but no corrosion so at least Grade-2 quality.

Philip III, assayer not visible, full cross and shield but corroded all over (hence the Grade is accurate).

Philip III or IV, P•T, good specimen with full cross, most of shield, clear P•T, no corrosion but some flatness, good for jewelry.

Philip III or IV, assayer not visible, quadrants of cross transposed, nearly full shield and cross (the latter slightly off-center), light corrosion only, with new hologram certificate.

Philip III or IV, assayer not visible, nice full cross and nearly full shield, corroded around the edge but clearly Grade-2 quality, a bargain for putting into jewelry.

Mexico, Philip II or III, oM(?), nice full shield and cross, thin and with some corrosion on cross (hence more like Grade 2), scarcer mint from this wreck.

Potosí, Bolivia, Philip II, (P-B, 5th period), scarce variety with borders of x's, with numbered tag but original certificate missing (replaceable), full cross and shield, lots of bold legend, minor corrosion, typically heavily polished, good for jewelry.

Potosí, Bolivia, Philip III, P-RL (curved-leg R), nice specimen with bold full cross and shield, bold assayer (often mistaken for a B), practically no corrosion, just as nice as they come without going into the scarce, early specimens that sell in the thousands of dollars each.

8 reales, Philip III or IV, assayer not visible, corroded (Grade 5, basically considered a fragment) but somewhat recognizable, thick and chunky, with new hologram-type certificate.

8 reales, (1)61(7), P-M, Grade 1, broad planchet with full cross and shield, bold 61 of date, lots of flat areas but no corrosion, colorful toning here and there.

8 reales, Philip III or IV, P-T, Grade 1, nice full cross and shield and P-T, nearly full crown, lightly toned (spot of white on cross), minimal corrosion.

8 reales, (161)9(T), rare variety with king's name on reverse, Grade 2, the king's name on reverse very bold and clearly showing a reversed P, also with king's ordinal visible on the obverse, nearly full shield and cross, part of edge corroded away, some blue-white sediment and gold toning.

8 reales, 1621T, backwards mintmark, Grade 3, clear full date outside of nearly full cross, most of shield with "q" mintmark (backwards P) to left, part of edge corroded away and with pitting around that part (hence the Grade) but valuable for the clear date.

8 reales, Philip III or IV, assayer not visible, Grade 2, good full shield and cross (the latter slightly doubled), nicely toned, light corrosion only.

4 reales, Philip III or IV, assayer T, backwards mintmark, Grade 2, choice full cross, full but off-center shield with bold mintmark "q" (backwards P), nicely toned, only a hint of corrosion (Grade-1 quality for sure), excellent for jewelry.

1 real, Philip II, (P)-RL, very rare denomination from this wreck, scarce assayer (very bold and clear), nice shield but much corrosion, with original Fisher photo-certificate, Grade 3.

Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III or IV, assayer not visible, with original Seahawk certificate, good full cross and shield, corroded of course but not nearly as badly as most from this wreck, in fact rather decent, probably one of the best specimens.

Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip III or IV, assayer not visible (1620s), rare error struck with 4R shield-side die, a very solid and thick coin with full cross and shield, clear mintmark oM and denomination 4, lightly toned, tiny pits here and there on obverse only.

Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1)640, oMP, rare, with canvas imprint on cross side, with most of 4 and bottom half of 0 of date, no corrosion but much flatness (only partial shield and cross), the entire reverse crosshatched with a canvas imprint that inexplicably seems to occur more often with this wreck than with any other.

Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, oMP, with full piece of canvas on cross. This fascinating artifact does not just show the impression of the canvas—it has the actual canvas still attached, covering up most of the cross side, the other side dark but showing most of the shield, oMP and denomination 8, actually just an average (corroded) coin but nearly unique as having the original cloth container still intact.

Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, oMP, large, odd-shaped planchet with full cross, nearly full shield, no corrosion but lots of flatness, lightly yellow-toned all over (no contrast). 

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Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, (o)MP, good full cross and shield, bold assayer P, odd shape, typically polished but no corrosion to speak of, with Blanchard wallet certificate.

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Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible, quadrants of cross transposed, choice full cross, nearly full shield, minimal corrosion and nicely toned (not polished), with Blanchard wallet cert

Cartagena, Colombia, cob 4 reales, C+E to right (1630s), rare and choice specimen with exquisite full cross and shield, nicely toned, no corrosion, very thick and solid, lacking only a date to propel it into the thousands of dollars.

4 reales, (1650)O, with crowned-L countermark on cross, edges cut down to hexagonal shape before wreck, a very strange item indeed but with good details (full cross and shield and countermark, bold assayer O), just a little worn and corroded, nicely toned.

8 reales, 1652(E), Type I (rare), corroded with large piece of edge missing but with at least half the details quite clear (52 date, king's ordinal IIII, denomination 8, one good pillar and castle), a chance to get an acknowledged rarity for a low price.

8 reales, 1652E, Type IV, big flan with small piece of edge missing and corroded all over but with clear details (full shield and pillars), some legend (king's ordinal IIII), lightly toned.

8 reales, 1652E, post-transitional (Transitional Type VIII/B), very choice specimen with full inner details and much legend, NO corrosion, beautifully toned, all three dates and mintmarks visible, bold king's ordinal III, just about the best you could possibly get.

1 real, 1652E, post-transitional (Transitional Type VIII/B), variant with motto as (PL)-VSV-LTR, choice specimen with full pillars and cross, great contrasting toning, minimal corrosion, 2 dates and mintmarks and assayers.

Mexico, cob 8 reales, (16)53, oM(P), heavily corroded but with clear date and oM, most of shield and cross, and with original Marex certificate.

Mexico, cob 8 reales, 165(?), oMP, big flan with bold full oMP but otherwise corroded all over, bottom half of 165 (only) of date visible.

8 reales, 1668E, nice specimen with 3 dates, 2 mintmarks, full pillars, nearly full cross, no corrosion but usual flatness, attractively toned.

4 reales, 1665E, full date in legend, but darkly toned all over and much flatness, minor corrosion, off-center strike.

2 reales, 1659E, big flan with nice crown, about half of cross and pillars (the rest flat), toned, minimal corrosion, minor edge-split.

8 reales, 1658E, nearly full cross and pillars but very worn (thin) and corroded, clear date and assayer and mintmark.

8 reales, 1677(E), big flan but very worn and corroded and even a bit scratched, weak details, accordingly inexpensive.

8 reales, 1679C, nice specimen on a big flan with 2˝ dates and assayers, bold full waves, full but slightly doubled pillars and cross, light corrosion, good toning, edge-split.

8 reales, 1679V, broad flan with much flatness and corrosion but nearly full cross and pillars, some legend, 2 dates.

8 reales, 1679V, full pillars-and-waves, nearly full cross, typically worn and corroded, with photo-certificate.

8 reales, 1680V, thick planchet with nice full cross and waves, full pillars, 2 dates, some corrosion, edge-split.

Very heavily corroded and slightly encrusted (uncleaned) 8 reales, dark and pitted but obviously cobs, 1 left.

Clump of one 8R and one 4R, worn and corroded (no encrustation and brightly cleaned) but recognizable and desirable as a natural conglomerate.

4 reales, 1679C, worn thin but with clear assayer and denomination, one bold pillar, off-center strike, darkly toned, edge-split.

2 reales, 1677?(E), corroded (thin) and brightly cleaned but with nearly full cross and pillars, edge-split.

1 real, 1657E, choice specimen with full cross, one full pillar, interesting urn shape, no corrosion but typical flatness, 2 mintmarks, nicely toned.

1 real, 1660E, nice full cross and pillars (well centered), 2 dates, 3 assayers and mintmarks, some corrosion but good toning.

1 real, 1673E, triangular planchet with nearly full cross, one full pillar, no corrosion but some peripheral flatness, oddly green-toned.

1 real, 1679C, 2 dates and assayers, good full cross and pillars, some flatness but no corrosion, nicely toned.

Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, oMP, big flan, good specimen for this wreck with full shield and cross, clear oMP and denomination 8, light corrosion only but usual peripheral flatness.

Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV or Charles II, (o)MG, odd shape, solid (no corrosion) but usual flatness, nearly full cross, off-center shield, clear assayer.

Mexico, cob 8 reales, (168)0, oML, rectangular flan (typical) with full cross and shield, bold 0 of date (scarce), full oML, light corrosion only, nice for this wreck.

Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1681 (full date, rare), oML, very elongated shape with full date and oML, good cross and shield, but heavily corroded and brightly cleaned.

Madrid, Spain, 2 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible, rare type for this wreck (first I have seen), choice specimen with full cross and shield, broad and somewhat oval planchet, great details with pretty toning, light corrosion only.

Cluster of four British silver coins—one crown, one halfcrown and two shillings—in an offset stack, about 57 grams total, uncleaned and with lots of orange encrustation all over, the coins dark and obscured but possibly fairly well-detailed.

Flanders, Spanish Netherlands, portrait ducatoon, 1651, choice specimen pedigreed to the Sebring collection (ANR, January 2004, with auction-lot tag), where it was cataloged as being from "an unidentified wreck off the Bahamas, circa 1651," but in truth I have NEVER heard of this type of coin coming from the western hemisphere, and in fact it looks just like other examples that come from the Dutch East India Co. wrecks Merestein (1702), DeLiefde (1711), and Vliegenthart (1735). The Sebring catalog went on to note that Tom Sebring had bought the coin from my father, Frank Sedwick, and that it was recovered by a diver in the Bahamas in 1981. I don't doubt that my father was faithfully passing along information he had received, but since not a single other specimen has come along in the 27 years since then, I think we should seriously consider the possibility of error. Big full planchet with good details all over (bust and arms and even legends), lightly toned and impressive.

Lima, Peru, cob 1 real, 1689V, 2 dates and assayers, nearly full cross and pillars, typically corroded and slightly encrusted but with clear details.

Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1673E, full cross, one full pillar, only lightly corroded but with little contrast.

Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1681VR, bold date, nearly full cross, corroded and crude (typical) but clear details.

8 reales, (1)714, oMJ, full but wispy 14 of date, bold oM, most of cross, off-center shield (some crown), minimal corrosion but lots of flatness, solid, big flan with two small edge-splits.

8 reales, (17)14, oM(J), bold 4 of date and mintmark oM, nearly full cross, some shield, light corrosion but much flatness, small piece of edge upturned, some toning.

8 reales, (17)14, (o)MJ, with original Real Eight Co. certificate signed by Kip Wagner, weak date and other details due to corrosion (still recognizable), interesting shape.

8 reales, Philip V, BUDGET QUALITY, assayers not visible, mostly thin and corroded but recognizable, lightly toned, stated to have come from the Regla site, 6 available.

8 reales, 1696VR, scarce from this wreck, with good cross, bold date above full waves, nicely toned and very solid but some surface corrosion.

2 reales, 1698F, scarce, with good full cross and pillars, 2 dates, some corrosion and encrustation (a bit crude, might clean up nicely).

˝ real, Charles II, date and assayer not visible, nearly full monogram and cross, lightly corroded but nicely toned, oblong shape.

Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1733?(F), corroded (uncleaned) but with parts of date clear as well as mintmark oM, some cross and shield, very thick planchet.

Mexico, cob 1 real, 173(?), oMF, accompanied by a quaint old note about how it was found by Bob "Frogfoot" Weller on the site of the Infante off Key Largo, the coin itself small and unimpressive (bold mintmark and 173 of date, most of cross, but dark and eaten away around the edge) but the typewritten/ handwritten note a piece of modern history in its own right. 

Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1732/1(F), scarce, big bubble hole, choice specimen that is a perfect parallelogram in shape with oval hole in center (as made, a gas bubble having formed in the ingot before the planchet was sliced off), bold date with clear overdate, most of cross and shield and crown, no corrosion, elegantly toned.

8 reales, 1727, oMD, very rare with clear bottom half of date (only the third I have ever heard of), bold full oMD, good cross, but all else flat, no corrosion, interesting elongated "harp" shape, with spots of toning.

8 reales, oMD (1724-1728), interesting shape, solid and uncorroded, most of shield and cross, some flatness, toned.

8 reales, 1729, oMR, nice specimen with full cross, nearly full shield, most of cross and date and oMR (all slightly doubled), no corrosion, very solid and well centered, patchy toning.

8 reales, 1730, oMR, good specimen with bold oMR, clear date, nearly full cross and shield, minimal corrosion.

8 reales, 1732, oMF, full date and oMF, nice full cross, very thick and solid (no corrosion), attractively toned.

8 reales, Philip V or Louis I, assayer not visible, full cross and shield, solid planchet (no corrosion but some flatness), patchy toning.

4 reales, 1730, oMR, full date, nice full cross (a little off-center), rectangular planchet (thick and solid), no corrosion but some flatness.

8 reales, Philip V, various dates, assayer MF, DECENT QUALITY, solid coins with full details but some corrosion, some with encrustation, and several harshly cleaned, 4 available, these dates: 1735 (2), 1737, 1738.

Mexico, cob 2 reales, 1731/0 (full), oM(F), bold date and oM and full cross, light corrosion only, scarce overdate.

Cob denomination set of 8-4-2-1-˝ reales (supposed to be all Lima mint) in custom plastic holder, a promotional item from the Texas dealer who bought all the coins from the divers, this set with average coins dated as follows:  8R—172?M; 4R—1722M; 2R—173?M; 1R—1727?M; and ˝R—1737? The ˝R is actually Potosí (even the experts can't tell the difference sometimes!), but all the coins are otherwise a nice match in terms of quality, each with some corrosion but at least most of the cross visible.

Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1710Y, rare date, full cross and pillars (well centered), thick and solid and uncorroded except for small arc missing off the edge.

Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1716Y, 3 assayers, clear date, typically crude but not much corrosion (solid and thick).

Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1726Y, scarce (Louis I), 2 dates, full cross and pillars but moderately corroded all over.

Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1695VR, good full cross, most of waves and pillars, oval shape, corroded only on pillars side.

Lima, Peru, cob 4 reales, 1751(R), rare, typically dark and uncleaned but with clear date, most of cross (too large for flan), typically crude, light corrosion.

Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1751q, edge cut before wreck, 2 dates, good full cross and pillars-and-waves, very thick and chunky (no corrosion), orange sediment in crevices, the tangential cut (23.9 grams) very curiously executed before the coin went on the ship.

Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1742P, solid (uncorroded) and chunky planchet with good full cross and pillars, patchy toning.

Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1753q, 2 bold dates, solid and thick (chunky), no corrosion but dark as uncleaned, full cross and waves, , curious shape.

Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1754(C or q), thick and chunky as usual, no corrosion but darkly toned (uncleaned), nearly full cross, some flatness.

Clump of eight bust 8R, a deeply leaning stack with the coins cleaned just enough to show details (bust and legend), still darkly toned and with bits of green and brown, very solid coins and quite an attractive display.

Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1783FF, with nice reverse but corroded obverse, encapsulated in a generic slab and with original "Grumpy" certificate.

Clump of five bust 1R, a leaning stack that shows some detail on the coins despite lots of dark toning and green and brown encrustation (very pretty) as completely uncleaned.

2 reales, 1656E, PH at top, choice broad flan with full cross and pillars and crown, full PHILIP in legend, 2 assayers and mintmarks, no corrosion but some flatness, nicely toned.

2 reales, 1664E, broad flan, 1˝ dates, full pillars-and-waves and cross despite some flatness, minor corrosion, dark all over.

2 reales, 1667E, Charles II (ordinal visible in legend), choice specimen with 3 full dates, nearly full pillars-and-waves and cross on a broad, round planchet, darkly toned, no corrosion but some flatness, significant as a posthumous issue.

2 reales, 1669E, very bold date, nice full cross and one full pillar, well centered (peripheral flatness), no corrosion, dark contrasting toning with orange sediment in crevices, small edge-split.

Madrid, Spain, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1798MF, rare type (most bust 8R come from New World mints), nicely defined details (dark toning on fields), especially on the reverse, no corrosion but a little wear and of course cleaned.

Seville, Spain, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1802CN, rare type (most bust 8R come from New World mints), high grade (at least XF) and nicely detailed despite uneven toning and just a hint of corrosion, very attractive.

English East India Co., copper X cash, 1808, good specimens with little or no corrosion, some minor encrustation, not overly cleaned (if at all), popular inexpensive shipwreck items, 7 available

Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1801IJ, moderately corroded (especially the bust side) but with all important details clear.

Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1808JP, only lightly corroded but dark all over, clear details, could clean up nicely.

Paris, France, 5 francs, Louis Philippe I, 1833, anchor privy mark, solid coin with minimal corrosion, a few old marks, toned in crevices.

Madrid, Spain, 20 reales, Isabel II (large bust), 1838CL, very light corrosion only and a few trivial marks, especially nice reverse.

Seville, Spain, 20 reales, Isabel II (small bust), 1852, 7-pointed star mintmark, choice details all over, slight hint of corrosion only.

Set of New Zealand half crown (1900), florin (1900) and shilling (1882) housed in a custom Lucite holder with wreck and coin information printed inside (one of only 500 sets made), the coins lightly corroded (the two bigger ones uncleaned but the shilling a bit silvery) with all details readable, pedigreed to the Bruce Prior collection (lot #316 in Sedwick Treasure Auction #1), recently repurchased from the winning bidder.

British India, copper 1/12 anna, Edward VII, 1910, small copper coin (about the diameter of a U.S. dime), all details clear and full, no corrosion but spots of black encrustation, with certificate from a well-known British salvager.