CANADA FRENCH COLONY: 1724/5 Silver Ecu Le Chameau | Live and Online Auctions on HiBid.com

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Fort Myers, FL 33906

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7/24/2024 - 9/28/2024

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Lot #	114y
Estimate	500.00 - 600.00 USD
Group - Category	Coins & Currency - Coins - International
Lead	CANADA FRENCH COLONY: 1724/5 Silver Ecu Le Chameau
Description	Recovered from the Le Chameau shipwreck is this silver Ecu coin, considered to be the only silver coins made for the French colonies of Canada. One of the most important shipwrecks ever found in Canadian waters was the wreck of Le Chameau. On the night of August 27, 1725, the ship was smashed to pieces on the Rocks off Cape Lorembec, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. The 600-ton, 48-gun pride of the French fleet, Le Chameau, was lost with all of her 316 passengers and what amounted to several years’ worth of funds. Not only was this disaster devastating in the terms of souls and monetary lost, but Le Chameau’s passenger manifest was a virtual “who’s who” of the French colonial aristocracy – people who had and were to have been the elite of their nation’s colonies in North America.. After resting on the ocean floor for close to 250 years, Le Chameau was rediscovered by a local diver who began recovering contents of the ship that had eluded the French salvors of 1726. They discovered mounds of cannonballs, iron-encrusted artifacts and a group of silver and gold coins. Coin is in sea salvaged condition.

Auction Information

Name	September World Coin, Currency & Stamp Auction
Auctioneer	Coastal Edge Auction Emporium
Type	Online-Only Auction
Date(s)	7/24/2024 - 9/28/2024
Auction Date/Time Info	Saturday, September 28th at 1:00 PM. Internet Only.
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Location	PO Box 62056 Fort Myers, FL 33906
Buyer Premium	15% BP, 12% for Cash/Check/Wire
Description	This auction consists of over 750 World COin, Currency, Exonumia, and Stamps. World coins, including ancients and medieval, start at Lot #105. World currency starts at Lot #140. Tokens and Medals start at Lot #161, World and United States stamps start at Lot #170, and Postal History items start at Lot #195.

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