The El Cazador sunk in early 1784 not too far from its destination of New Orleans, and wasn't found until 1993 buy a fisherman trolling the area. His nets snagged and they randomly pulled up a bunch of old Spanish reales. Louisiana was under Spanish control back then and Carlos III sent this ship full of Spanish minted silver reales, much of which was 8R, from Mexico in order to support and stabilize the economy to strengthen Spain's position.
1783 8R of the Mexico mint are among the most common pieces off the wreck, so a 1783 Mo shipwreck 8R is most likely from here.
NGC has encapsulated a lot of these too, with a special label certifying the piece of the El Cazadore wreck.
My collection focuses on 1782 dated coins, and I have a few pieces from the wreck from the Mo and Lima mints. I think it's fascinating history and are among my favorite pieces.
My hoard of '82s is up to 204! 218 BC x 1, 118 BC x 3, 18 BC x 1, 82 x 1, 182 x 1, 282 x 2, 382 x 1, 582 x 2, 682 x 1, 782 x 2, 882 x 1, 982 x 4, 1082 x 1 1182 x 8, 1282 x 2, 1382 x 1, 1482 x 5, 1582 x 13, 1682 x 15, 1782 x 57, 1882 x 49, 1982 x 33
Edited by Collects82
11/28/2020 1:45 pm