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Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, *-ii to left, P-oD to right, Grade 1

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Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, *-ii to left, P-oD to right, Grade 1
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Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, *-ii to left, P-oD to right, Grade 1, ex-Research Collection. S-L4; KM-9; CT-487. 6.41 grams. Totally uncorroded, with choice full shield and cross, also most of crown and king's name, bold P-oD, clearly a choice specimen deserving of its pedigree. Pedigreed to the Charles Eidel collection, with special Fisher photo-certificate #236650 and coin #99 in the Atocha Research Collection (Christie's, 1988). Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida