{"product_id":"el-cazador-shipwreck-1739-rare-pillar-dollar-1-2-reale-piece-of-8-14k-gold-pendant-artifact-4611","title":"El Cazador Shipwreck 1739 RARE Pillar Dollar 1\/2 Reale Piece of 8 14K Gold Pendant | Artifact #4611","description":"\u003ch1\u003eRare Pillar Dollar \"Piece of Eight\" Heirloom Pendant from the Shipwreck \u003cem\u003eEl Cazador\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlease Note: \u003cstrong\u003eThis is an authentic \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEl Cazador\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Shipwreck Treasure Coin\u003c\/strong\u003e, and you will receive the exact pendant in the photographs and description.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003eFrom the personal collection of our old friend,\u003cem\u003e El Cazador\u003c\/em\u003e's Salvage Master, Craig Boyd - A Cannon Beach Treasure Exclusive. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTake a trip back in time... for over 300 years the Spanish ruled most of the Americas. Wars raged across Western Europe, in part due to the struggle to own and keep the New World.  Enter \u003cem\u003eEl Cazador\u003c\/em\u003e, a Spanish Brig of War loaded with a silver treasure destined to relieve the failing economy of Spanish held New Orleans. The silver \"Pieces of 8\" she carried are often called America's first silver dollars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eYour \u003cem\u003eEl Cazador\u003c\/em\u003e Shipwreck Treasure Coin\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDate: 1739\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDenomination: 1\/2 Reale Rare Pillar Dollar style\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMint: Mexico City, Nueva Espana (New Spain, present day Mexico)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRuler: Philip V of Spain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoin Metal: Silver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBezel Metal: 14K Gold\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eObverse (Front): The Pillars of Hercules, Old and New Worlds, Spanish Crown, \"PLUS ULTRA\" \"More Beyond\" on the ribbon around the pillars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReverse: (Back): The shield of Leon and Castile, Spain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003erticulating Nautical Shackle Bail Interior Diameter: Will accommodate chain or leather necklace up to 6.2 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePendant Size including bezel: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e 3\/4\" Across, 1 1\/4\" Tall - pendant is the width of a  U.S. nickel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote from Robert:  \u003c\/strong\u003eThis is a stunning, rare Pillar Dollar 1\/2 reale. The details are exquisite, including the date, pillars, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan color=\"#660000\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#990000\" style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003eand \"PLVS VLTRA\" (MORE BEYOND the Pillars of Hercules) on Pillars red circles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003eOnly a small portion of coins recovered from El Cazador were the Pillar Dollar type. \u003cspan color=\"#660000\"\u003eLess than 10% of the coins minted at this time were 1\/2 reales. The majority were the large 8 reales. It was removed from the inside of a \"clump\" of coins, the remains of a treasure chest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003eI have carefully conserved our El Cazador coins to highlight the visible details, and they are not polished like most El Cazador coins are.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#660000\"\u003eSpanish Pillar Dollars are considered by numismatists (including us here at Cannon Beach Treasure Co) one of the most stunning coins ever minted. A transitional currency between the rough \"Cob\" style Pieces of Eight, and the later Portrait Dollars\" this regal design bears the Pillars of Hercules, with the Old and New World between them. \u003cstrong\u003eThe Spanish Crown rests above, under the Latin legend VTRA QUE VNUM \"Two Become One.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eEl Cazador\u003c\/em\u003e set sail on January 11, 1784, and was never heard from again. Historians speculate that had \u003cem\u003eEl Cazador\u003c\/em\u003e reached her destination, Spain may never have transferred ownership of New Orleans and the surrounding territory back to France in 1801 - a transfer that paved the way for the United States acquisition of the Louisiana territory in 1803. 200 years after \u003cem\u003eEl Cazador\u003c\/em\u003e’s sinking, a butterfish trawler, \u003cem\u003eMistake\u003c\/em\u003e, snagged her nets 50 miles south of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico. The crew held their breath as they raised what were sure to be damaged nets. Mysterious black clumps were all they found. While some crew members kicked them into the water, the cry of \"COINS! COINS!\" rang out. \u003cem\u003eEl Cazador\u003c\/em\u003e, and her treasure, was found at last. Our old treasure salvor friend, Craig Boyd conducted the \"delicate and dangerous\" (as he describes it) process of bringing \u003cem\u003eEl Cazador\u003c\/em\u003e's cargo to the surface in 2002. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cannonbeachtreasure.com\/pages\/el-cazador-1784\" title=\"Learn all about the Shipwreck that Changed history, El Cazador, here\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLearn all about the Shipwreck That Changed History, \u003cem\u003eEl Cazador,\u003c\/em\u003e here\u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cannonbeachtreasure.com\/collections\/spanish-coins\" title=\"Spanish Treasure Coin Jewelry\"\u003eTo see our complete collection of Spanish \"Piece of Eight\" treasure coins, click here\u0026gt;\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eYour \u003cem\u003eEl Cazador\u003c\/em\u003e Shipwreck Piece of Eight Necklace Comes Complete with:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOur 100% Authentic Lifetime Guarantee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Detailed, Multi-Page Certificate of Authenticity Researched and Written by Robert Lewis Knecht and signed by Craig Boyd. Our Exclusive Certificate includes the history of why France lost New Orleans to Spain, and how France got it back, only for Napoleon to sell it to the United States.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eThe original coin insert personally signed by Craig Boyd.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Pieces of Eight\" Historic Brief\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Coins of the Lost Galleons Book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTreasure Hunters Gazette Booklet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMini Museum Display for when you are not wearing your treasure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Treasure Jewelry Care Card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Cannon Beach Treasure Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50931664224503,"sku":null,"price":2270.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/4193\/files\/4611-El-Cazador-Shipwreck-Spanish-Treasure-Coin-One-Half-Reale-Pillar-Dollar-Piece-of-Eight-14K-Gold-Pendant-01.jpg?v=1783788126","url":"https:\/\/cannonbeachtreasure.com\/products\/el-cazador-shipwreck-1739-rare-pillar-dollar-1-2-reale-piece-of-8-14k-gold-pendant-artifact-4611","provider":"Cannon Beach Treasure Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}