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Cartagena, Colombia, cob 8 reales, (1)621A, extremely rare first date of issue (4th specimen known),

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Cartagena, Colombia, cob 8 reales, (1)621A, extremely rare first date of issue (4th specimen known),
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Cartagena, Colombia, cob 8 reales, (1)621A, extremely rare first date of issue (4th specimen known), Grade 2. S-C2; KM-3.2. 21.6 grams. While the 1621 date was reported by the salvagers early on, numismatists were not convinced of its existence until 2005 when an article in Coin World by Samuel Zucker showed 3 specimens with clear dates, backed up by documentation showing that the Cartagena mint actually started minting in that year. Atocha specialist Bill Pearson astutely acquired all 3 specimens, but this specimen appears to be a new discovery, with clear bottom half of 21 of date above full but off-center cross, full shield below most of crown with RN to left and A to right, moderately corroded all over but still quite solid. From the Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida, with original Fisher certificate #237743.