1666 Consolacion Shipwreck Pirate Era Spanish 1 Reale Piece of Eight Sterling Silver Pendant | Artifact #5268

The famed Pirate Era Piece of Eight in an Heirloom Pendant Pirates! Perhaps no other class of seafarers is quite so famous – or infamous!  Please Note: This is an authentic Consolacion Shipwreck Treasure Coin, and you will receive the exact pendant in the photographs and description. This Pendant is QUARTER sized… Pendant Size Including Bezel:  3/4" Across, 1 3/8" Tall - the Width of a U. S. Quarter But tying shipwreck coins to actual pirates is rare – most treasure galleons sank due to hurricanes, poor navigation or lack of upkeep.  But the Treasure of Isla de Muerto (The Treasure of Dead Man’s Island) is the exception… for her cache of glittering treasure went to the bottom because of – yes, you guessed it – PIRATES! This Piece of Eight, salvaged from the wreckage of the Spanish galleon Consolacion, is especially rare – very few 1 Reales were minted compared to the larger, silver-dollar-sized 8 Reale. Your Consolacion Shipwreck 1 Reale Pirate Piece of Eight Date: 1668 - rare triple