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“1810 wreck” off Ft. Pierce, Florida

649. Lot of 2 Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales: Charles IV, 1804TH; and Ferdinand VII transitional (“armored bust”),
1808TH. 46.88 grams total. Solid coins with only light surface corrosion (some wear), minimal contrast. With Salvors, Inc. (Mel Fisher) photo-
certificates #21868 and 22177. Estimate: $100-$150.

S.S. New York, sunk in 1846 off Louisiana

650. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 1 real, Charles III, 1786FM,
encapsulated NGC Shipwreck Effect. KM-78.2a; CT-1569. Worn
and very lightly corroded but with all details clear, brightly cleaned,
very scarce provenance (stated inside slab). Estimate: $125-$200.

651. France (Paris mint), 5 francs, l’an 7 (1798-9), mintmark
A, encapsulated NGC shipwreck effect. KM-639.1. Silvery from
cleaning and with light surface corrosion all over, small patches of
toning, very scarce as from this wreck and desirable as struck during
the French revolution of 1789-99. With shipwreck provenance stated
inside the slab. Estimate: $350-$500.

Unidentified mid-1800s wreck in the English Channel

652. Ancient Greek tetradrachm of Alexander the Great (323-336 BC),
with hole at top and small piece of chain as used as a medallion by someone
on the wreck. Price-3426; SNG Saroglos-592. 17.90 grams. Very rare and unusual find as
a piece of historical jewelry from the 1800s, the coin very solid and well preserved
(no corrosion, VF details, nicely toned), attributed as follows: Ptolemaic Kings of
Egypt, Ptolemy I Soter as Satrap, 323-305 BC, in the name and types of Alexander
III of Macedon, Arados mint, struck ca. 320/19-315 BC, with head of Herakles right,
wearing lion skin / ALEXANDROI, Zeus Aetophorous seated left, legs crossed; AP
monogram in left field. Estimate: $350-$500.

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