This stamped coin, issued by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, was minted in Seville at around the time of Columbus and found in Sark in 2005. The good quality of its silver made Spanish coinage ...
won him a great reputation, and every newly married couple was expected to have a half dozen made from Spanish mill dollars.” From the 1790s to the 1850s, foreign gold and silver coins were accepted ...
Among the latest finds over the summer: 200 silver coins, a flintlock, an unusual tan vase and a mysterious set of bronze keys, according to a news release from 1715 Fleet – Queens Jewels LLC.
this rare coin is one of the most expensive coins in the world. It was originally based on the Spanish Dollar, as evidenced by its size and weight. Currently, there are only about 150 to 200 of ...
The 37 gold coins were snatched from the 1715 Spanish Treasure Fleet and have a total value of $1 million, according to a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission press release.
The 200 silver coins, found scattered and in stacks ... which allowed the surviving Spanish to establish camps and salvage what they could for the royal treasury over the next two years ...
The coins belong to the wreckage of the 1715 Fleet, a group of 11 Spanish ships tasked with retrieving silver and gold from the Americas. The vessels, loaded with treasure, set sail for Spain on ...