| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61364 | Auction date: 17 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 21290 Price realized: 220 USD (Approx. 202 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Mexico Charles II "Joanna" Cob 4 Reales ND (1678-1682)-Mo XF (Saltwater Effect, Mounted), Mexico City mint, KM39, Cal-Type 91. Total weight: 12.46gm. Accompanied by COA. Salvaged from the "Joanna" (sunk in 1682 off South Africa). A solid piece, ready to be proudly hung as an everyday shipwreck treasure. The East Indiaman ship "Joanna" was on its way to Surat, India, when got separated from the convoy and sunk off South Africa in 1682. It carried 70 chests of silver, of which only the equivalent of about 28,000 Guilders could be contemporaneously recovered. Rediscovered in the 1980's, the wreck has produced thousands of Mexican Cobs, usually with surface corrosion but some with rare dates from the reign of Charles II. https://coins.ha.com/itm/mexico/mexico-charles-ii-joanna-cob-4-reales-nd-1678-1682-mo-xf-saltwater-effect-mounted-/a/61364-21290.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61364-03172024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
