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Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1651-2)E, with 2 countermarks (very rare): crown alone on shield sid

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Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1651-2)E, with 2 countermarks (very rare): crown alone on shield sid
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Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1651-2)E, with 2 countermarks (very rare): crown alone on shield side and crown alone (rare) on cross side. S-P36, KM-19b. 25.9 grams. Good full shield and cross, both with clear crown countermarks but the one on the cross of a stylized design, also clear assayer, minor pitting only, edge-split. With generic certificate and pedigreed to the Mark Bir collection. Recovered from: Capitana (Jesús María de la Limpia Concepción), sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador