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Ahand-hammered silver cob 8 Reales with sharp details struck at theMexico City mint under Philip IV, recovered from the Spice IslandsShipwreck (circa 1630) and certified by NGC with full shipwreckprovenance. NGC Certificate #6213351-078.
Grade:NGC Genuine
Denomination:8 Reales
Mint:Mexico City (\"Mo\")
Ruler:Philip IV
Provenance:NGC Shipwreck Certification, Spice Islands Shipwreck (c. 1630)
Holder:Nice Condition. GC tamper-evident holder with official shipwreck label
Thiscoin carries documented shipwreck history — recovered from a vessellost in the Spice Islands (present-day Indonesia/Maluku region)around 1630, a wreck tied to the era\'s Manila Galleon andAsia-Pacific silver trade routes that carried New World silver acrossthe Pacific. The coin displays a golden shipwreck patina consistentwith centuries of underwater environmental exposure, along with aclearly visible crowned shield and cross-and-castle-and-lion design with great eye appeal on the obverse.
Unlikeland-recovered coins, shipwreck-certified pieces like this one comewith an authenticated, documented recovery story — a tangible pieceof the transoceanic silver trade that connected the Americas to Asiaduring the Spanish colonial era.
Coinwill ship in its original NGC holder, securely packaged and insuredwith signature confirmation via USPS.
