RSDB0461 Wt. .425 gms. Mexico. 4 Reales, No Date-M-L (Mexico City). Carlos & Joanna, 1516-1556. Late Coinage (1542-1555); small central design. Crowned arms of Castille and Leon. Reverse: Crowned pillars over waves, motto between; value below. Choice sharp strike, perfectly centered on round flan. Some trivial peripheral weakness and wear as it is a shipwreck coin.  Assayer: Luis Rodriguez. The care obviously taken in the minting of these coins is most impressive. Hammered sheets of silver were used from which the coin blanks were cut. The coins were then hand struck by placing the blanks between the dies and striking it with a hammer. This produced, round, fully struck examples. Recovered by Deep Blue Marine, Inc. Certificate of Authenticity provided with purchase.

RSDB10500 C-19 Wt. .435 gms. Mexico. 4 Reales, No Date-M-L (Mexico City). Carlos & Joanna, 1516-1556. Late Coinage (1542-1555); small central design. Crowned arms of Castille and Leon. Reverse: Crowned pillars over waves, motto between; value below. Choice sharp strike, perfectly centered on round flan. Some trivial peripheral weakness and wear as it is a shipwreck coin, but this coin is in very good condition. It was part of a larger conglomeration of coins which was designated as RS1DB10500, hence the same number as other coins, but designated as C-19. Assayer: Luis Rodriguez. The care obviously taken in the minting of these coins is most impressive. Hammered sheets of silver were used from which the coin blanks were cut. The coins were then hand struck by placing the blanks between the dies and striking it with a hammer. This produced, round, fully struck examples. Recovered by Deep Blue Marine, Inc. Certificate of Authenticity provided with purchase.

RS1DB0500 C-21 Wt. .208 gms. Mexico. 2 Reales, No Date-M-G (Mexico City). Carlos & Joanna, 1516-1556. Probably late coinage (1542-1555); small central design. Crowned arms of Castille and Leon. Reverse: Crowned pillars over waves, motto between; value below. Choice sharp strike, perfectly centered on round flan. Weight of .208 gms. Shows a slight deviance from minted weight. It was part of a larger conglomeration of coins which was designated as RS1DB10500, hence the same number as other coins, but designated as C-21. Shows some wear as it is a shipwreck coin but still of very good quality. Assayer: Juan Gutierrez. The “Carlos and Johanna” coinage of 1536-1555 is complicated and difficult to disentangle and difficult to disentangle as records are sparse and the coins are not dated. Recovered by Deep Blue Marine, Inc. Certificate of Authenticity provided with purchase.

RS1DB0057 Wt. .215 gms. Mexico. 2 Reales, No Date-M-G (Mexico City). Carlos & Joanna, 1516-1556. Probably late coinage (1542-1555); small central design. Crowned arms of Castille and Leon. Reverse: Crowned pillars over waves, motto between; value below. Choice sharp strike, perfectly centered on round flan. Weight of .215 gms. is significant as it shows little deviance from minted weight. Shows some wear as it is a shipwreck coin but still of very good quality. Assayer: Juan Gutierrez. The “Carlos and Johanna” coinage of 1536-1555 is complicated and difficult to disentangle and difficult to disentangle as records are sparse and the coins are not dated. Recovered by Deep Blue Marine, Inc. Certificate of Authenticity provided with purchase.

RS1DB0644 Wt. .420 gms. Mexico. 4 Reales, No Date-M-G (Mexico City). Carlos & Joanna, 1516-1556. Probably late coinage (1542-1555); small central design. Crowned arms of Castille and Leon. Reverse: Crowned pillars over waves, motto between; value below. Note the extra punch mark between the “S” in PLUS and the “Y” in ULTRA. Choice sharp strike, perfectly centered on round flan. Weight of .420 gms is significant as it shows little deviance from minted weight. Shows some wear as it is a shipwreck coin but still of good quality. Assayer: Juan Guitierrez. The care obviously taken in the minting of these coins is most impressive. Hammered sheets of silver were used from which the coin blanks were cut. The coins were then hand struck by placing the blanks between the dies and striking it with a hammer, producing round, fully struck examples. Recovered by Deep Blue Marine, Inc. Certificate of Authenticity provided with purchase.

RSDB0605 Wt. .415 gms. Mexico. 4 Reales, No Date-M-L (Mexico City). Carlos & Joanna, 1516-1556. Late Coinage (1542-1555); small central design. Crowned arms of Castille and Leon. Reverse: Crowned pillars over waves, motto between; value below. Choice sharp strike, perfectly centered on round flan. Some trivial peripheral weakness and wear as it is a shipwreck coin, but this coin is in very good condition. It appears that the mint mark “M” has been double struck. Assayer: Luis Rodriguez. The care obviously taken in the minting of these coins is most impressive. Hammered sheets of silver were used from which the coin blanks were cut. The coins were then hand struck by placing the blanks between the dies and striking it with a hammer. This produced, round, fully struck examples. Recovered by Deep Blue Marine, Inc. Certificate of Authenticity provided with purchase.