1715 Fleet Shipwreck Shipwreck - 2 Escudos - Lima Mint - Dated 1710 - NGC Graded MS 62.

        "1715 Fleet Gold 2 Escudo"
"This is an amazing Mint state coin from the 1715 Fleet.  It is NGC certified as MS 62.
It is hard to get any better than that.  It was minted under Assayer "H", who was the
first Assayer for the gold coins found on the Sunken Fleet.  This is a must have for any serious collector."

Denomination: 2 Escudos                                                               

Mint:  Lima, Peru

Assayer: “H” – First assayer for 1715 Fleet gold coins                            

Weight: 6.69 g

Date: 1710                                                                                           

Reign:  Philip V

Grade: NGC 4770529-001 – MS 62

Description: This is to certify that the coin here described was recovered from the Spanish Wreck site of the Spanish Flotilla that was lost in a hurricane of the coast of Florida on July 31st, 1715.

History: The 1715 Treasure Fleet was a Spanish Treasure Fleet returning from the New World to Spain. At 2 O’clock in the morning on Wednesday, July 31, 1715, seven days after departing from Havana Cuba under the command of Juan Esteban de Ubilla; eleven of the twelve ships of this fleet were lost in a hurricane near present-day Vero Beach, Florida.

Because the fleet was carrying silver, it is also known as the 1715 Plate Fleet (Plata being the Spanish word for silver) Some artifacts and even coins still wash up on Florida beaches from time to time. Around 1,500 (confirmed by Cuban records) sailors perished while a small number survived on lifeboats. Many ships, including pirates, took part in the initial salvage. Initially a privateer, Henry Jennings was first accused of piracy for attacking such salvage ships and claiming their salvages.

GC-4770529-001

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