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Cartagena, Colombia, cob 8 reales, (1655)(S), extremely rare, ex-Ullian.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1500s-1650s Start Price:2,400.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 4,500.00 USD
Cartagena, Colombia, cob 8 reales, (1655)(S), extremely rare, ex-Ullian.
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Cartagena, Colombia, cob 8 reales, (1655)(S), extremely rare, ex-Ullian. S-C4; KM-7.2 ;CT-258. 27.30 grams. Very choice, 100% corrosion-free specimen (AU details) that should qualify as finest known (as practically all known specimens are corroded) except that the strike is weak in about half the peripheries, so the date and assayer are not visible (the mintmark barely so), yet the denomination VIII (vertically) to left and P-LV-(S) / VL-TR-A on the pillars side are very bold, all nicely toned to boot. With Marex certificate and letter signed by Lou Ullian, also pedigreed to our Auction #2, with original lot-tag #86. Recovered from: Maravillas, sunk in 1656 off Grand Bahama Island