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Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip III, P-Q, choice, Plate Coin in Research Collection catalog.

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Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip III, P-Q, choice, Plate Coin in Research Collection catalog.
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Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip III, P-Q, choice, Plate Coin in Research Collection catalog. S-P17, KM-8, CT-353. 6.7 grams. Very well-preserved specimen of a fairly common type, with choice full shield and cross (the former slightly doubled and the latter off-center), king's name and ordinal (PH)ILIPVS III with backwards S in legend, full assayer Q that at first appears to be punched over another letter, but not over an R or a C (the only possibilities), very attractively toned. Pedigreed to the Research Collection, with special Fisher photo-certificate #85A-151018, Plate Coin #183. Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida