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Cartagena, Colombia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, RN to left, A to right (1622), very rare.

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Cartagena, Colombia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, RN to left, A to right (1622), very rare.
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Cartagena, Colombia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, RN to left, A to right (1622), very rare. S-C2. 12.4 grams. An "affordable" example of an important rarity, this coin is thin from corrosion but shows very clearly the mintmark RN to left and assayer A to right of a fully detailed shield, the cross not so full and a little doubled and more corroded, some legend, broad planchet, nicely toned. Recovered from: "Dry Tortugas wreck," sunk ca. 1622 in the Dry Tortugas, west of Key West, Florida. With Seahawk certificate #91-1A-1898.0010.