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Mexico 1796 Silver 8 Reales Ex Rapid shipwreck KM# 108 good Fine

Obverse: Laureate bust of Charles III to right, legend around, date below.

Reverse: Coronate shield within two pillars, legend around.

Weight: 26.6602 grams

Commonwealth Government Artefact ID: 53072


This is incredible value for such a scarce ex-wreck coin.

The Rapid was an early 19th-century American vessel that wrecked on Ningaloo Reef (NW WA coast) in 1811. It was bound for Canton (Guangzhou) in China, and had a cargo of 280,000 Spanish silver dollars when it sank.

Not only was this an incredible sum of money in those days (the weight of this silver was just shy of 8 tonnes), the survival story of the men on the Rapid is one of hardship and endurance.

In addition to that, the discovery of the wreck in 1978 has been described as being one of the most incredible finds in Australian maritime history.

Click here to read our full research article covering the Rapid shipwreck, as well as the coins that were recovered from it.

 

 

SKU: 209175

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Coin Name Reverse Obverse Price Status
Bolivia 1800 Silver 8 Reales ex Rapid shipwreck KM# 73 Very Fine Bolivia 1800 Silver 8 Reales ex Rapid shipwreck KM# 73 Very Fine Bolivia 1800 Silver 8 Reales ex Rapid shipwreck KM# 73 Very Fine $850.00
Last sold for this price on 17/2/2023
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Mexico 1773 Silver 8 Reales ex Rapid shipwreck KM# 106.1 good VF Mexico 1773 Silver 8 Reales ex Rapid shipwreck KM# 106.1 good VF Mexico 1773 Silver 8 Reales ex Rapid shipwreck KM# 106.1 good VF $1,100.00
Last sold for this price on 15/9/2021
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Mexico 1778 Silver 8 Reales ex Rapid shipwreck KM# 106.2 Very Fine Mexico 1778 Silver 8 Reales ex Rapid shipwreck KM# 106.2 Very Fine Mexico 1778 Silver 8 Reales ex Rapid shipwreck KM# 106.2 Very Fine $950.00
Last sold for this price on 29/3/2021
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Mexico 1789 Silver 8 Reales ex Rapid shipwreck KM# 107 good VF Mexico 1789 Silver 8 Reales ex Rapid shipwreck KM# 107 good VF Mexico 1789 Silver 8 Reales ex Rapid shipwreck KM# 107 good VF $1,241.00
Last sold for this price on 26/2/2021
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Mexico 1790 Silver 8 Reales ex Rapid shipwreck KM# 107 Very Fine Mexico 1790 Silver 8 Reales ex Rapid shipwreck KM# 107 Very Fine Mexico 1790 Silver 8 Reales ex Rapid shipwreck KM# 107 Very Fine $800.00
Last sold for this price on 13/1/2021
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Mexico 1790 Silver 8 Reales Ex Rapid shipwreck KM# 108 good Fine Mexico 1790 Silver 8 Reales Ex Rapid shipwreck KM# 108 good Fine Mexico 1790 Silver 8 Reales Ex Rapid shipwreck KM# 108 good Fine $600.00
Last sold for this price on 17/2/2023
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Mexico 1793 Silver 8 Reales ex Rapid shipwreck KM# 109 about VF Mexico 1793 Silver 8 Reales ex Rapid shipwreck KM# 109 about VF Mexico 1793 Silver 8 Reales ex Rapid shipwreck KM# 109 about VF $850.00
Last sold for this price on 15/9/2021
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Mexico 1796 Silver 8 Reales Ex Rapid shipwreck KM# 108 good Fine Mexico 1796 Silver 8 Reales Ex Rapid shipwreck KM# 108 good Fine Mexico 1796 Silver 8 Reales Ex Rapid shipwreck KM# 108 good Fine $650.00
Last sold for this price on 28/6/2021
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Mexico 1800 Silver 8 Reales ex Rapid Shipwreck KM#109 good Fine Mexico 1800 Silver 8 Reales ex Rapid Shipwreck KM#109 good Fine Mexico 1800 Silver 8 Reales ex Rapid Shipwreck KM#109 good Fine $950.00
Last sold for this price on 18/5/2020
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Mexico 1804 Silver 8 Reales ex Rapid shipwreck KM# 109 about VF Mexico 1804 Silver 8 Reales ex Rapid shipwreck KM# 109 about VF Mexico 1804 Silver 8 Reales ex Rapid shipwreck KM# 109 about VF $850.00
Last sold for this price on 26/2/2021
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Peru 1780 Silver 8 Reales Ex Rapid shipwreck KM# 78 good Fine Peru 1780 Silver 8 Reales Ex Rapid shipwreck KM# 78 good Fine Peru 1780 Silver 8 Reales Ex Rapid shipwreck KM# 78 good Fine $700.00
Last sold for this price on 2/7/2021
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Spain 1798 Silver 8 Reales KM#432.1 ex Rapid Shipwreck about VF Spain 1798 Silver 8 Reales KM#432.1 ex Rapid Shipwreck about VF Spain 1798 Silver 8 Reales KM#432.1 ex Rapid Shipwreck about VF $1,500.00
Last sold for this price on 2/11/2019
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