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Lot 1253
Mexico City 4 Reales Recovered From the Santa Margarita (1622)
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
The Grade III coin numbered 4584 and weighing 6.31g; with a nearly full shield and clear numeral "4" on obverse; the reverse with a well-centered cross; Includes a 1982 Treasure Salvors, Inc. Certificate of Authenticity signed in print by Mel Fisher and others, a numbered photo of the coin, and a flip ticket.

From one of the more significant Spanish treasure galleons lost in the 17th century.

Substantial corrosion from over 350 years on the sea floor; still, the devices are fully visible.