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Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1654P, full date, choice.

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Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1654P, full date, choice.
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Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1654P, full date, choice. S-M19; KM-45; CT-360. 25.9 grams. Very bold and full date and mintmark, most of shield and crown, nice full cross, deeply toned, no corrosion but some flatness, one of the most impressive shipwreck 8R cobs available. Pedigreed to the Sebring collection (ANR auction of January 5-6, 2004), with lot tag #1606. Recovered from: Vergulde Draeck ("Gilt Dragon"), sunk in 1656 off Western Australia