| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61563 | Auction date: 11 November 2025 |
| Lot number: 24174 Price realized: 340 USD (Approx. 294 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 8 Reales 1679 Mo-L XF (Shipwreck Effect), Mexico City mint, KM46, Cal-640. 18.00gm. Accompanied by COA. Salvaged from the "Joanna" (sunk in 1682 off South Africa). 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. From the Salvager Collection www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice https://coins.ha.com/itm/mexico/charles-ii-joanna-cob-8-reales-1679-mo-l-xf-shipwreck-effect-/p/61563-29009.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61563-11112025 HID02906262019 © 2025 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
