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FRANCE: Louis XV, 1715-1774, AR ecu (22.13g), La Rochelle, 1725-H, VF-XF

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / World Coins - Europe Start Price:120.00 USD Estimated At:140.00 - 180.00 USD
FRANCE: Louis XV, 1715-1774, AR ecu (22.13g), La Rochelle, 1725-H, VF-XF
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FRANCE: Louis XV, 1715-1774, AR ecu (22.13g), La Rochelle, 1725-H, KM-472.9, recovered from the Le Chameau shipwreck in Nova Scotia, surfaces are lightly corrroded but all details visible, toned, key date for the two-year type, VF-XF, ex Le Chameau shipwreck (certificate #144, not included). The French ship Chameau or Le Chameau (Camel) was a wooden sailing ship of the French Navy, built in 1717. She was used to transport passengers and supplies to New France (in present day Canada), making several trips. Nearing the end of her last voyage, a storm blew her onto some rocks on August 27, 1725 just miles short of her intended destination of Louisbourg. She sank, with the loss of all aboard; estimates range as high as 316 dead. In 1965, Alex Storm and his associates located the wreckage near Chameau Rock, and recovered a treasure of gold and silver coins.