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Spink, Christie's - London: The Douro Cargo

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Spink, Christie's - London: The Douro Cargo
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Spink, Christie's - London. THE DOURO CARGO. November 20-21, 1996. 1-1713 Lots. 4to. This auction sale catalog includes numismatic material from England and Brazil from the wreck of the 'RMS Douro'. Included in the sale are 1711 lots of gold coins (sovereigns, pecas and reis), one ceramic dish, and one copper toilet from the 'RMS Douro', which sank in 1882 after a collision with a Spanish ship in the Bay of Biscay. The catalog includes the story of the ship’s demise, and the salvage in 1995. London, original pictorial card covers, Fine, 131 pages, b&w plated throughout. Lot weight: 1 lbs 2oz. Subject(s): English, Brazilian coinage.