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Lot of 2 Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayers M and T, Grades 3 and 4, the former wit

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1500s-1650s Start Price:280.00 USD Estimated At:350.00 - 500.00 USD
Lot of 2 Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayers M and T, Grades 3 and 4, the former wit
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Lot of 2 Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayers M and T, Grades 3 and 4, the former with Edward J. Little signature on the certificate. 20.0 grams total. The Grade 3 has a choice full shield with P+T to left and denomination to right but off-center and corroded cross, while the Grade 4 has corrosion all over but clear assayer and shield and cross, both pedigreed to the cartographer who pinpointed the "mother lode" in 1985. With Fisher certificates #109024 and 188881, and pedigreed to the Edward J. Little collection. Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida