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Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible, with strong canvas imprint.

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Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible, with strong canvas imprint.
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Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible, with strong canvas imprint. KM-45. 24.93 grams. Oval flan with full shield completely checkered with fabric imprint of the canvas bag that once contained this coin, also nice full cross with exaggerated fleurs indicative of early 1630s dies, silvery but only minimally corroded. With original tag 31167 from the salvors. Recovered from: Concepcion, sunk in 1641 off Hispaniola