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El Cazador – the Shipwreck That Changed the World

The Age of Exploration…Simply to utter the phrase is to summon images of majestic ships in full sail, laden with riches and captained by brave souls, ever-alert for signs of plundering pirates. These are the forces that shaped the New World during the Era of Discovery. But historians agree that perhaps the greatest infl uence of all did not come sailing over the waves. Instead, it was a ship lost to the briny deep that paved the way for the growth of our own fledgling nation. That ship was the El Cazador, “The Hunter,” a Spanish Brig of War loaded with a vast treasury of freshly-minted silver and bound for the New World. We may never know what mysterious force sank her. But it is certain that her lost treasure holds the key to the birth of the nation we know today. Every coin tells a story…but perhaps no coin in history tells a more riveting tale than the coins of El Cazador, “the shipwreck that changed the world.” Visit www.elcazador.com to learn more!

  1. 3XXKeturah
    April 7th, 2008 at 23:41 | #1

    A most interesting video. Many thanks for posting it. Have you any more like this?

  2. Numismatist100
    July 6th, 2008 at 22:55 | #2

    I bought one of these and it is pretty cool knowing the history!

  3. hooge117
    July 18th, 2009 at 04:36 | #3

    i also have one of these coins it’s really cool to look at.

  4. ted750
    November 1st, 2009 at 22:34 | #4

    Don’t buy these, they’re a complete rip off. I bought 2 cleaned 8 Reales and one 4 reales for 20 bucks each, and three four coin “clumps” for 15 bucks a coin. That’s what they’re worth. The only thing I didn’t get is their “deluxe display cabinet”.

  5. GoodwoodAlpha
    April 20th, 2010 at 07:04 | #5

    Ah, historical infomercials.

    Fail.

  6. msuziemahoney
    October 25th, 2010 at 19:17 | #6

    I just bought a Grade 1 coin down in key west, it’s absolutely beautiful…from a private collector not this franklin mint thing,

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