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Lima, Peru, cob 4 reales, 1659(V), "Star of Lima," extremely rare.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Coins: Shipwreck Silver Start Price:2,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,500.00 - 3,750.00 USD
Lima, Peru, cob 4 reales, 1659(V),  Star of Lima,  extremely rare.
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Lima, Peru, cob 4 reales, 1659(V), "Star of Lima," extremely rare. S-L5; KM-17; CT-661. 12.8 grams. Rarest of the "Star of Lima" denominations, with full but off-center LIMA and date and waves, full king's ordinal IIII in legend, choice full cross, no corrosion but some flatness and uneven toning. From the "Jupiter wreck" (San Miguel el Arcangel), sunk in 1659 off the east coast of Florida, with Sedwick photo-certificate from 2003.