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Louis XVI gold "Coconut Wreck" Louis d'Or 1788-A VF Details (Obverse Graffiti) NGC, Paris mint, KM591.1. A circulated survivor, with ample remnant detail to the peripheries, from this very exclusive provenance. The "Coconut Wreck", sunk off Bermuda c. 1810, has been acknowledged as the deepest treasure wreck ever found, at a depth of 16,300 feet! Located in 1999 when explorers searched for the lost 1961 "Liberty Bell" space capsule, this shipwreck was eventually salvaged with the help of submarines in 2001. Nicknamed "Piña Colada wreck" and "Atlantic Target Expedition wreck," the wood vessel was loaded with coconuts, hence the name given by Stack's in the original 2008 sale. 1300 silver coins were retrieved from a chest, along with an ornate gold box that contained 13 gold coins wrapped in a newspaper dated August 6, 1809.
Ex. Stack's Americana Sale (January 2008, Lot 7016)
https://coins.ha.com/itm/france/france-louis-xvi-gold-coconut-wreck-louis-d-or-1788-a-vf-details-obverse-graffiti-ngc-/a/61259-99242.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61259-02272022
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Louis XVI gold "Coconut Wreck" Louis d'Or 1788-A VF Details (Obverse Graffiti) NGC, Paris mint, KM591.1. A circulated survivor, with ample remnant detail to the peripheries, from this very exclusive provenance. The "Coconut Wreck", sunk off Bermuda c. 1810, has been acknowledged as the deepest treasure wreck ever found, at a depth of 16,300 feet! Located in 1999 when explorers searched for the lost 1961 "Liberty Bell" space capsule, this shipwreck was eventually salvaged with the help of submarines in 2001. Nicknamed "Piña Colada wreck" and "Atlantic Target Expedition wreck," the wood vessel was loaded with coconuts, hence the name given by Stack's in the original 2008 sale. 1300 silver coins were retrieved from a chest, along with an ornate gold box that contained 13 gold coins wrapped in a newspaper dated August 6, 1809.
Ex. Stack's Americana Sale (January 2008, Lot 7016)
https://coins.ha.com/itm/france/france-louis-xvi-gold-coconut-wreck-louis-d-or-1788-a-vf-details-obverse-graffiti-ngc-/a/61259-99242.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61259-02272022
HID02906262019
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