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.

RS1DB0419 DS Wt. .435 gms. Mexico. 4 Reales, No Date-M-L (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. It is designated as “DS” as it is a double struck coin. The pillar and crown on the right as well as the shield on the reverse both display double struck dies, contributing to the uniqueness of each coin. Weight of .435 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: Luis Rodriguez. The care obviously taken in the minting of these coins is most impressive. Recovered by Deep Blue Marine, Inc. Certificate of Authenticity provided with purchase.

RS1DB0395 Wt. .340 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. Weight of .340 gms shows a slight deviance from minted weight. Shows some wear as it is a shipwreck coin but still of good quality.  Assayer: Juan Gutierrez. 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.

RS1DB0389 Wt. .325 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. Choice sharp strike, perfectly centered on round flan. Weight is slightly low due to the 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.

RS1DB0348 Wt. .210 gms. Mexico. 2 Reales, No Date-M-L (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 .210 gms. is significant as it shows little deviance from minted weight. Shows some wear on the face and NE quadrant on obverse side as it is a shipwreck coin but still of good quality.  Assayer: Luis Rodriguez.  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. 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.

RS1DB0328 Wt. .180 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 .180 gms. Shows a slight 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.