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Post Atocha/ 1715 Fleet
Post Atocha/ 1715 Fleet
Post Atocha/ 1715 Fleet
Post Atocha/ 1715 Fleet
Post Atocha/ 1715 Fleet
Post Atocha/ 1715 Fleet

Post Atocha/ 1715 Fleet " Burla Negra" 1828 Pirate Shipwreck Coin COA RARE

$ 155.76

Availability: 100 in stock
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    Description

    Up for your consideration:
    Own an authentic and RARE piece of Pirate Treasure!  This is a  King Charles IV 8 Reales shipwreck coin recovered from the pirate ship "The Black Joke." In 1828 Benito de Soto Aboal was a Galician pirate, and captain of the Burla Negra ( Black Joke ).
    Benito was the most notorious of the last generation of pirates to plunder shipping in the Atlantic, one of those arising from the ending of the Napoleonic Wars. His ship, "The Black Joke" sank amidst the treacherous rocks near Cadiz, Spain while trying to out run the Spanish authorities. De Soto survived the sinking of his ship only to  captured by authorities and later was hanged in a public square.
    There are numerous documented period accounts of the ships attacked by Benito .
    The most infamous episode in
    de Soto's
    career came on 19 February 1828, when the Burla Negra happened upon the
    Morning Star
    en route from Ceylon to England. After killing some of the passengers and crew with cannon fire,
    de Soto
    murdered the captain and took possession of the ship.
    De Soto's sunken ship was scavenged from 1828 to 1830. It was only rediscovered in 1991 when a mere 766 pieces of treasure were recovered.
    This coin is one of those and completely authentic and recovered off the sunk pirate ship and NOT a replica.
    The coin cones with it's original individually numbered certificate of authenticity which details the coin's history.
    ( The last three images are for historical reference only and not part of the auction but depict Benito De Soto and his crew attacking the ship "Morning Star" ).
    All authentic pirate related artifacts and coins are considered extremely rare so don't miss this seldom offered coin from a verified pirate shipwreck.
    There are only a few documented pirate ship discoveries of which this is one of them!
    Please be sure to check out my other items listed on eBay now including shipwreck related items from the 1715 Fleet, Mel Fisher's Atocha and the Titanic.