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BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, cross and bottom part of shield transposed

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BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, cross and bottom part of shield transposed
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BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, quadrants of cross and bottom part of shield transposed, rare, Grade 1, ex-Morse. S-P21; KM-10; Cal-Type 165. 25.57 grams. Choice full cross and shield, the latter with dramatic transposition error in bottom elements of Old Burgundy and Brabant (much rarer than transposition of the upper half of the shield), also with bold P+T to left, nicely toned, minimal surface corrosion, edge split. With original Fisher tag and certificate 85A-190640, pedigreed to the J.M. Morse III Collection. Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida