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UTRECHT: Dutch Republic, AR lion daalder (26.51g), 1616. VF

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / World Coins - Europe Start Price:190.00 USD Estimated At:225.00 - 325.00 USD
UTRECHT: Dutch Republic, AR lion daalder (26.51g), 1616. VF
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UTRECHT: Dutch Republic, AR lion daalder (26.51g), 1616, KM-13, sea salvaged from the Hollandia, light even oxidation, a few field marks, but most details visible, VF. According to Dan Sedwick, the Hollandia was sunk in 1643 off the Scilly Isles, southwest of England. Blown off course on her way to the East Indies, the Hollandia struck Gunner Rock and sank in about 110 feet of water about 1½ miles east of it on July 13, 1743. There were no survivors. The first sign of the wreck came in 1971, when divers under Rex Cowan located the wrecksite and within a couple years salvaged over 35,000 silver coins among the nearly 130,000 guilders (dollar-sized units) recorded to be on board the Hollandia. A great majority of the coins were Mexican "pillar dollars," but there were also some silver cobs, including the scarce Mexican transitional "klippes" of 1733-1734 and a few Guatemala cobs, in mixed condition. Apparently, there were not many lion daalders onboard, as the only other one on CoinArchives was in a Sedwick Auction in 2015 (1617 Utrecht).