Wreck coins - HMS Association - Colonial Cob Coinage Bolivia...

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Wreck coins - HMS Association - Colonial Cob Coinage Bolivia - possibly Charles II (1665-1700), 8 Reales, Potosi Mint dated 1700, without certificate but copies of receipt and W.H.Lane & Son sale September 24th, 1974 catalogue pages are available upon request (was lot 1360 from W.H.Lane sale)

HMS Association, which served as the flagship to Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell in the Mediterranean during the War of Spanish Succession. Where she saw action at the Capture of Gibraltar and Battle of Toulon.

HMS Association was sadly wrecked during the Scilly Naval Disaster of 1707. Said to have gone down in three to four minutes losing all men onboard, roughly 800. Including Admiral Shovell.