| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61465 | Auction date: 20 January 2025 |
| Lot number: 21036 Price realized: 200 USD (Approx. 194 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Bolivia Charles II "Association" Cob 8 Reales 1687 P-VR XF (Shipwreck Effect), Potosi mint, KM26, Cal-729. 16.58gm. Salvaged from the "Association" (sunk in 1707 off the isles of Scilly, England). The H.M.S. Association was a British warship that met its demise in the Scilly naval disaster of October 1707. Upon returning from the Mediterranean after its participation in the Toulon campaign, amidst the war of the Spanish Succession, severe weather sunk 4 out of the 21-ship Royal Navy fleet off the Isles of Scilly. This claimed the lives of approximately 1,400-2,000 sailors, making this incident one of the worst maritime disasters in British naval history. Salvaging began in the 1960's, recovering a plethora of artifacts and over 2,000 gold and silver coins. The quantity of salvaged historical artifacts led to the passing of government legislation, specifically the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973, to preserve British historical wrecks as a part of maritime heritage. www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice https://coins.ha.com/itm/bolivia/charles-ii-association-cob-8-reales-1687-p-vr-xf-shipwreck-effect-/p/61465-35002.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61465-01202025 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61465 | Auction date: 20 January 2025 |
| Lot number: 21034 Price realized: 180 USD (Approx. 175 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Bolivia Charles II "Consolación" Cob 8 Reales 1679 P-V Fair (Shipwreck Effect), Potosi mint, KM26, Cal-716. 12.61gm. Salvaged from the "Consolación" (sunk in 1681 off Santa Clara, Ecuador). Accompanied by COA. The Consolación, also known as the Isla de Muerto shipwreck, was intended to be a part of the Spanish "South Seas Fleet" that left Lima's port of Callao in April of 1681. However, the Consolación was delayed and was forced to travel without the support of a fleet. At the Gulf of Guayaquil, English pirates would cause the vessel to collide with reefs and sink off Santa Clara Island. This island is nicknamed "Isla de los Muertos", or Dead Man Island, as the topography resembles a corpse. The Spanish would then burn the ship as to not give its resources to the pursuing pirates as the crew escaped to a nearby island. The attempts to recover the treasure would prove unsuccessful until vast amounts of silver coins were uncovered in the 1990s. Salvaging continued between locals and the government of Ecuador, eventually bringing 8,000 Potosí silver cobs to an auction titled "Treasures from the 'Isla de Muerto'" by Spink New York in December of 2001. It is believed that many more coins and artifacts are waiting to be discovered as the official manifest of the Consolación recorded 146,000 pesos in silver coins with gold and silver ingots - not to mention the value in undocumented contraband. www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice https://coins.ha.com/itm/bolivia/charles-ii-consolacion-cob-8-reales-1679-p-v-fair-shipwreck-effect-/p/61465-13011.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61465-01202025 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61465 | Auction date: 20 January 2025 |
| Lot number: 21031 Price realized: 380 USD (Approx. 369 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Bolivia Charles II "Piedmont" Cob 8 Reales 1671 P-E XF (Shipwreck Effect), Potosi mint, KM26. 25.22gm. Salvaged from the "Piedmont" (sunk in 1795 in the Lyme Bay, south of England). Ex. Sedwick Treasure Auction 35 (May 2024, Lot 690) As apart of an incredibly large fleet of 300 ships, the Piedmont was bound for the West Indies to suppress a French uprising. The ship was forced into Lyme Bay on November 18th, 1795, due to a hurricane that would scatter and sink all ships located along the Dorset Coast. The Piedmont, along with five other ships (The Aeolus, Catherine, Golden Grove, Thomas, and Venus) would break along Chesil Beach to collectively become known as the 'Lyme Bay Wrecks'. In the 1980's, the slew of wrecks were salvaged by divers Selwyn Williams and Les and Julia C. Kent. They discovered numerous silver cobs attributed to the late 1600s; assumed to be coins that were captured from 17th century wrecks, stored in the Bank of England, and then lost again. www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice https://coins.ha.com/itm/bolivia/charles-ii-piedmont-cob-8-reales-1671-p-e-xf-shipwreck-effect-/p/61465-30006.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61465-01202025 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61465 | Auction date: 20 January 2025 |
| Lot number: 21033 Price realized: 340 USD (Approx. 330 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Bolivia Charles II "Piedmont" Cob 8 Reales 1678 P-E XF (Shipwreck Effect), Potosi mint, KM26. 25.58gm. Salvaged from the "Piedmont" (sunk in 1795 in the Lyme Bay, south of England). As apart of an incredibly large fleet of 300 ships, the Piedmont was bound for the West Indies to suppress a French uprising. The ship was forced into Lyme Bay on November 18th, 1795, due to a hurricane that would scatter and sink all ships located along the Dorset Coast. The Piedmont, along with five other ships (The Aeolus, Catherine, Golden Grove, Thomas, and Venus) would break along Chesil Beach to collectively become known as the 'Lyme Bay Wrecks'. In the 1980's, the slew of wrecks were salvaged by divers Selwyn Williams and Les and Julia C. Kent. They discovered numerous silver cobs attributed to the late 1600s; assumed to be coins that were captured from 17th century wrecks, stored in the Bank of England, and then lost again. www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice https://coins.ha.com/itm/bolivia/charles-ii-piedmont-cob-8-reales-1678-p-e-xf-shipwreck-effect-/p/61465-30005.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61465-01202025 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61465 | Auction date: 20 January 2025 |
| Lot number: 21094 Price realized: 800 USD (Approx. 777 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Mexico Philip IV Cob 8 Reales 1655 Mo-P Genuine NGC, Mexico City mint, KM45, Cal-1359. 23.42gm. Salvaged from the Association (sunk in 1707 off the isles of Scilly, England). Showing a full date. The H.M.S. Association was a British warship that met its demise in the Scilly naval disaster of October 1707. Upon returning from the Mediterranean after its participation in the Toulon campaign, amidst the war of the Spanish Succession, severe weather sunk 4 out of the 21-ship Royal Navy fleet off the Isles of Scilly. This claimed the lives of approximately 1,400-2,000 sailors, making this incident one of the worst maritime disasters in British naval history. Salvaging began in the 1960's, recovering a plethora of artifacts and over 2,000 gold and silver coins. The quantity of salvaged historical artifacts led to the passing of government legislation, specifically the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973, to preserve British historical wrecks as a part of maritime heritage. www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice https://coins.ha.com/itm/mexico/philip-iv-cob-8-reales-1655-mo-p-genuine-ngc-/p/61465-1011.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61465-01202025 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Certification number: Details NGC 5711859009 |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61505 | Auction date: 12 May 2025 |
| Lot number: 24128 Price realized: 650 USD (Approx. 577 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Bolivia Charles II "Consolacion" Cob 8 Reales 1678 P-E XF (Shipwreck Effect), Potosi mint, KM26, Cal-711. 20.04gm. Accompanied by photo-copy of COA and Mendel Peterson Collection Tag. Salvaged from the "Consolación" (sunk in 1681 off Santa Clara, Ecuador). An interesting wreck piece with bits of other coins still attached to it. Ex. Mendel Peterson Collection The Consolación, also known as the Isla de Muerto shipwreck, was intended to be a part of the Spanish "South Seas Fleet" that left Lima's port of Callao in April of 1681. However, the Consolación was delayed and was forced to travel without the support of a fleet. At the Gulf of Guayaquil, English pirates would cause the vessel to collide with reefs and sink off Santa Clara Island. This island is nicknamed "Isla de los Muertos", or Dead Man Island, as the topography resembles a corpse. The Spanish would then burn the ship as to not give its resources to the pursuing pirates as the crew escaped to a nearby island. The attempts to recover the treasure would prove unsuccessful until vast amounts of silver coins were uncovered in the 1990s. Salvaging continued between locals and the government of Ecuador, eventually bringing 8,000 Potosí silver cobs to an auction titled "Treasures from the 'Isla de Muerto'" by Spink New York in December of 2001. It is believed that many more coins and artifacts are waiting to be discovered as the official manifest of the Consolación recorded 146,000 pesos in silver coins with gold and silver ingots - not to mention the value in undocumented contraband. www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice https://coins.ha.com/itm/bolivia/bolivia-charles-ii-consolacion-cob-8-reales-1678-p-e-xf-shipwreck-effect-/a/61505-24128.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61505-05122025 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
