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MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (P), displaced double-strike.

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MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (P), displaced double-strike.
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MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (P), displaced double-strike. S-M19; KM-45; Cal-Type 319. 26.89 grams. Thick but uneven flan with nearly full cross showing horizontally displaced double-strike (atypical for this type), nearly full shield too but peripheries flat, minimal surface corrosion, toned all over. With original certificate from Captain Tracy Bowden through his contract with the Dominican Republic.contract with the Dominican Republic, and accompanied by the July 1996 issue of National Geographic signed by Captain Tracy Bowden on his article "Gleaning Treasure from the Silver Bank." Recovered from: Concepción, sunk in 1641 off Hispaniola