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Cartagena, Colombia, cob 8 reales, (162)2A, assayer A to right, mintmark RN to left, pomegranate in

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1500s-1650s Start Price:3,500.00 USD Estimated At:3,500.00 - 5,000.00 USD
Cartagena, Colombia, cob 8 reales, (162)2A, assayer A to right, mintmark RN to left, pomegranate in
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Cartagena, Colombia, cob 8 reales, (162)2A, assayer A to right, mintmark RN to left, pomegranate in shield, Grade 1, very rare. Restrepo-M42.1; S-C2; KM-3.2. 25.83 grams. Superb full crown and shield (flat at bottom), 100% full and well-detailed (but double-struck) cross-and-tressure, bold mintmark RN and most of king's ordinal IIII, clear bottom of last digit of date, wonderfully toned and AU grade, amazingly uncorroded, with just a few minor edge-flaws (as made). With Fisher certificate #109159, and pedigreed to our Auction 12, with original lot-tag #1184. Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida