| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61563 | Auction date: 11 November 2025 |
| Lot number: 24290 Price realized: 180 USD (Approx. 156 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Spanish Netherlands Brabant. Provisional "Merestein" Ducaton 1673 XF (Shipwreck Effect), Antwerp mint, KM79.2, Dav-4475. 20.75gm. Salvaged from the "Merestein" (sunk in 1702 off Jutten Island, South Africa). The Dutch East Indiaman Merestein was loaded with several chests of silver coins for trade in the East Indies when a reef off Jutten Island torn the ship into pieces. Contemporary salvaging wasn't fruitful, the wreck later re-discovered and salvaged in the 1970's when thousands of Dutch silver coins were retrieved, with much of the treasure yet to be found. From the Salvager Collection www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice https://coins.ha.com/itm/spanish-netherlands/brabant/brabant-provisional-merestein-ducaton-1673-xf-shipwreck-effect-/p/61563-29052.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61563-11112025 HID02906262019 © 2025 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61546 | Auction date: 2 September 2025 |
| Lot number: 23245 Price realized: 390 USD (Approx. 333 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Netherlands Gelderland. Provincial "Merestein" Ducaton (Silver Rider) ND (1670-1679) Genuine NGC, KM41.1 (Dog), Dav-4923. Salvaged from the "Merestein" (sunk in 1702 off Jutten Island, South Africa). The Dutch East Indiaman Merestein was loaded with several chests of silver coins for trade in the East Indies when a reef off Jutten Island torn the ship into pieces. Contemporary salvaging wasn't fruitful, the wreck later re-discovered and salvaged in the 1970's when thousands of Dutch silver coins were retrieved, with much of the treasure yet to be found. www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice https://coins.ha.com/itm/netherlands/netherlands-gelderland-provincial-merestein-ducaton-silver-rider-nd-1670-1679-genuine-ngc-/a/61546-23245.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61546-09022025 HID02906262019 © 2025 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Certification number: Details NGC 6688673030 |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61546 | Auction date: 2 September 2025 |
| Lot number: 23165 Price realized: 240 USD (Approx. 205 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Mexico Philip IV "Concepción" Cob 8 Reales ND (1621-1641)-Mo XF (Shipwreck Effect), Mexico City mint, Cal-Type 319. 22.70gm. Salvaged from the "Concepción" (sunk in 1641 off Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic). The Nuestra Señora de La Pura y Limpia Concepción, part of a Spanish treasure fleet, sank in 1641 after two attempts of transporting immense treasure back to Spain. The ship was already in poor condition when it departed from Havana, Cuba, after a failed attempt the week before where it encountered storms that left the ship badly damaged. Loaded with both New World silver and treasures from the Orient, such as indigo, silks, spices, porcelain, and jade that had been sent on Manila galleons to Acapulco on the Pacific side of New Spain (present day Mexico), the Concepcion set sail once again bound to Spain. After encountering a powerful hurricane, the ship drifted for weeks, until running on the reefs of Hispañola, the present day Dominican Republic. Rumors of a vast Spanish treasure lost on a remote reef circulated throughout the Caribbean and made its way to the English colonies in the Americas. In 1687, Captain William Phipps, who would later become the governor of Massachusetts, discovered and salvaged part of Concepcion's treasure. The shipwreck was re-discovered in 1978, with thousands of coins recovered and incredible artifacts that made their way to the Dominican Republic National Museums Casas Reales and Faro Colon in Santo Domingo. www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice https://coins.ha.com/itm/mexico/mexico-philip-iv-concepcion-cob-8-reales-nd-1621-1641-mo-xf-shipwreck-effect-/a/61546-23165.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61546-09022025 HID02906262019 © 2025 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61563 | Auction date: 11 November 2025 |
| Lot number: 24237 Price realized: 170 USD (Approx. 147 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Mexico Charles IV "Cabalva" 8 Reales 1804 Mo-TH XF (Shipwreck Effect), Mexico City mint, KM109, Cal-980. 26.20gm. Salvaged from the "Cabalva" (sunk in 1818 off Mauritius, Indian Ocean). The Cabalva, a merchant ship for the British East India Company, was on its fourth journey when it ran aground on a reef near Mauritius. Most of the crew survived, but the last longboat to leave the wreckage capsized and fifteen men were lost, including the captain. The surviving men took shelter on a deserted island nearby and sent a boat to Mauritius to request aid. While waiting for aid to arrive, the men opened a cask of brandy and managed to catch, cook, and eat a shark and some fish. Two ships arrived, one to rescue the men and one to salvage what they could from the wreckage. In 1985, the wreck site was discovered and some 8 reales were found. From the Salvager Collection www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice https://coins.ha.com/itm/mexico/mexico-charles-iv-cabalva-8-reales-1804-mo-th-xf-shipwreck-effect-/a/61563-24237.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61563-11112025 HID02906262019 © 2025 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61546 | Auction date: 2 September 2025 |
| Lot number: 23247 Price realized: 750 USD (Approx. 640 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Netherlands Overyssel. "Hollandia" Provincial Ducaton (Silver Rider) 1742-Crane UNC Details (Saltwater Damage) NGC, KM80, Dav-1830. Salvaged from the "Hollandia" (sunk in 1743 off the isles of Scilly, England). Belonging to the Dutch East India Company, the Hollandia met her demise during its inaugural voyage in July of 1743. Leaving the port of Texel with a convoy bound for Batavia in the Dutch East Indies, the Hollandia became lost in dense fog around the Scilly Islands. It struck rocks a few kilometers outside the island of Annet, but after firing cannons and unsuccessfully alerting locals, the entirety of the 276-member crew and its treasure perished. The cargo it carried contained several barrels filled with silver coins worth approximately 129,000 florins. Many were Spanish issues of four and eight Reales that were minted in Mexico and Bolivia, hardly having time to circulate before the tragedy. Some of the rarer issues included Mexican "Klippes" (1733-1734), Cobs from Guatemala, and Ducatons from the Netherlands. These coins, and many more artifacts, were found and recovered over 200 years later in 1971 by London explorer Rex Cowan. Cowan, and a team of divers, archeologists, and specialists, began an archeological excavation that covered 180 meters by 100 meters. In two years, over 35,000 silver coins and bronze artifacts were recovered, with most coins being Mexican eight Reales "columnarios" (silver coins that feature the column motif, minted in Spain from 1732-1773). www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice https://coins.ha.com/itm/netherlands/overyssel/netherlands-overyssel-hollandia-provincial-ducaton-silver-rider-1742-crane-unc-details-saltwater-damage-ngc-/a/61546-23247.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61546-09022025 HID02906262019 © 2025 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Certification number: Details NGC 5786284001 |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61546 | Auction date: 2 September 2025 |
| Lot number: 23042 Price realized: 460 USD (Approx. 393 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Bolivia Philip IV "Concepción" Cob 4 Reales ND (1622-1629) P-P VF Details (Environmental Damage) NGC, Potosi mint, KM9, Cal-Type 279. 12.13gm. Salvaged from the "Concepción" (sunk in 1641 off Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic). With Tag. The Nuestra Señora de La Pura y Limpia Concepción, part of a Spanish treasure fleet, sank in 1641 after two attempts of transporting immense treasure back to Spain. The ship was already in poor condition when it departed from Havana, Cuba, after a failed attempt the week before where it encountered storms that left the ship badly damaged. Loaded with both New World silver and treasures from the Orient, such as indigo, silks, spices, porcelain, and jade that had been sent on Manila galleons to Acapulco on the Pacific side of New Spain (present day Mexico), the Concepcion set sail once again bound to Spain. After encountering a powerful hurricane, the ship drifted for weeks, until running on the reefs of Hispañola, the present day Dominican Republic. Rumors of a vast Spanish treasure lost on a remote reef circulated throughout the Caribbean and made its way to the English colonies in the Americas. In 1687, Captain William Phipps, who would later become the governor of Massachusetts, discovered and salvaged part of Concepcion's treasure. The shipwreck was re-discovered in 1978, with thousands of coins recovered and incredible artifacts that made their way to the Dominican Republic National Museums Casas Reales and Faro Colon in Santo Domingo. www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice https://coins.ha.com/itm/bolivia/bolivia-philip-iv-concepcion-cob-4-reales-nd-1622-1629-p-p-vf-details-environmental-damage-ngc-/a/61546-23042.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61546-09022025 HID02906262019 © 2025 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Certification number: Details NGC 6979006011 |  |
