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Louis XVI gold "Coconut Wreck" 2 Louis d'Or 1789-K AU58 NGC, Bordeaux mint, KM592.8, Gad-363. Mintage: 23,000. A flashy and sharp representative of this sought-after type with a scarce pedigree. The "Coconut Wreck", sunk off Bermuda ca. 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. The example offered is number #11 from the 13 recovered, with original salvors tag.
Ex. Stack's Americana Sale (January 2008, Lot 7017)
https://coins.ha.com/itm/france/france-louis-xvi-gold-coconut-wreck-2-louis-d-or-1789-k-au58-ngc-/a/61259-99243.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61259-02272022
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Louis XVI gold "Coconut Wreck" 2 Louis d'Or 1789-K AU58 NGC, Bordeaux mint, KM592.8, Gad-363. Mintage: 23,000. A flashy and sharp representative of this sought-after type with a scarce pedigree. The "Coconut Wreck", sunk off Bermuda ca. 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. The example offered is number #11 from the 13 recovered, with original salvors tag.
Ex. Stack's Americana Sale (January 2008, Lot 7017)
https://coins.ha.com/itm/france/france-louis-xvi-gold-coconut-wreck-2-louis-d-or-1789-k-au58-ngc-/a/61259-99243.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61259-02272022
HID02906262019
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