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Guatemala, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer J, ex-Jones (Plate Coin).

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1660s-1740s Start Price:120.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 225.00 USD
Guatemala, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer J, ex-Jones (Plate Coin).
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Guatemala, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer J, ex-Jones (Plate Coin). S-G1; KM-6. 26.23 grams. Sharply cut flan (like a Mexican klippe) with choice full shield and full crown over globes, bold 17 of date (1730s), minimal surface corrosion, nicely toned, scarce from this wreck. Pedigreed to the Dr. Peter Jones collection, plated on page 202 of his book The First Coins of the Americas (2020), and to our Auction 12, with original lot-tag #742 and certificate from the salvors in addition to Sedwick photo-certificate. Recovered from: Hollandia, sunk in 1743 off the Isles of Scilly, southwest of England