RP1833818354 - Reales (c.1800)
Rapid
Coin Heritage
Coin TypeReales
Country of OriginUnited States of America
Date c.1800
Coin Details
Weight 267.00g
Composition Silver
Condition VP
Museum Reference
Registration Number 1833818354
Coin TypeReales
Country of OriginUnited States of America
Date c.1800
Weight 267.00g
Composition Silver
Condition VP
Registration Number 1833818354
An American China trader wrecked at Ningaloo reef in 1811. The first example of an outwardbound American China trader to be examined from the archaeological perspective. Reported in the Columbian Sentinel dated 3 August 1811 to have had
$280 000 in specie on its outward journey from Boston.
Rapid departed Boston for Canton on 28 September 1810. After rounding the
Cape of...