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Bogota, Colombia, cob 8 reales, 1665, assayer PoRS, very rare.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1750s-1900s Start Price:3,500.00 USD Estimated At:3,500.00 - 5,000.00 USD
Bogota, Colombia, cob 8 reales, 1665, assayer PoRS, very rare.
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Bogota, Colombia, cob 8 reales, 1665, assayer PoRS, very rare. Restrepo-M46.40; S-B7; KM-7.1. 24.17 grams. This unforgettable coin has one of the most beautiful pillars sides of any Colombian cob, shipwreck or otherwise, with crisp and even strike, lovely toning and no corrosion. The shield side, however, is rather sea-worn (really looks like a different coin), yet with all details clear and well centered, also toned. Fortunately, the pillars side is the "business" side, and any Colombian cob specialist should be able to overlook the corrosion on the other side and appreciate its single-sided beauty. Recovered from: Piedmont, sunk in 1795 off Cornwall, England