[ProtectOurFreedom]

A Blanchard news release says the coins were struck in Columbia, Mexico and Peru. They were dated between 1692 and 1715. Most are from a discovery made in 6 feet of water about 100 feet off the coast of Vero Beach, Florida.

Wow...just sitting there waiting to be discovered for 300 years in 6 feet of water only 100 feet offshore. Incredible.

Ships of the 1715 fleet were heading to Spain from Havana when they encountered the hurricane near what is now Vero Beach. Some 1,000 people died in the maritime disaster.

That's some serious loss of life!

Really crude coins. Look at the edges...

The coins vary in denomination, size and shape. “They were very crudely made. They were handmade,” said Albanese, who added that the coins’ worth at the time they were made was based on their weight.

I guess the coins were struck, then the edges nibbled off to get to the correct weight.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Is it too early to talk to, ‘The Big Guy’ about my Christmas Wish List?

“Santa, Baby...”

[Axenolith]

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[Little Ray]

No.
They are ‘cobs.’
A chunk of approximately the right weight was literally cut off bar gold (or silver) with chisel, then the chunk put in the die and struck. If enough of the markings appeared on the cob, it was legal tender and issued.
But, yes, if the cob was overweight, they’d clip off a piece.