Description: Blackbeard: Silver Treasure Coin from the Golden Age of Piracy (album) (half real) EDOrder Code: BLACKBEARDALB-HALFWeight/Dimensions: 90 g | 11" L x 7.5" W x 0.1" HMetal: SilverSuggested Retail Price: $162.00DescriptionPiracy in the Caribbean arose because of a perfect storm of events—including a literal perfect storm. First, the War of Spanish Succession, a ”World War Zero“ that saw the major European powers enjoined in battle for a dozen years, ended in 1714, leaving thousands of seasoned seamen suddenly unemployed. Sailors who worked on merchant ships, meanwhile, were treated like slaves, and were happy to leave their employers for better work. Finally, the Spanish ”treasure fleet“ of 1715 was lost to a hurricane off the coast of Florida, with all that gold and silver lost to the vasty deep. A loose confederation of pirates launched a raid on Spanish divers trying to salvage the treasure, a group that included notorious figures like Henry Jennings, Black Sam Bellamy, Benjamin Hornigold, and Edward Teach, better known by his nickname: Blackbeard.–Blackbeard was a shrewd, calculating leader who spurned the use of violence, relying instead on his fearsome image and reputation to terrify those he plundered. He stole so much gold and silver that he ran his ship, the Queen Anne’s Revenge, aground, and briefly retired to Bath, North Carolina. This Spanish silver coin, a ”land find,“ was probably the buried treasure of Blackbeard or another Caribbean pirate. Thank you for visiting our Educational Coin/Numismatics Category. We have partnered with a leading dropship coin company to expand our inventory for our customers. 95% of my 6000+ listings are from my inventory, but this particular item is not. Your purchase will ship quickly and will be well packaged. Should you order more than one item there is a chance the purchases will come in more than one package. This will not increase your shipping cost, but I simply wanted to note the possibility. If this happens, each item will have its own tracking number. To shop my store more easily, please click on the Category tab to see all of the store's categories including, US and world coins, US and world currency, exonumia (medals and tokens), bullion, numismatic books, and educational numismatic items.
Price: 71 USD
Location: Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2024-11-13T18:05:00.000Z
Shipping Cost: 6 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Denomination: 1/2 Real
Composition: Silver
Country/Region of Manufacture: Indonesia
Certification: Uncertified
