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Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, P-B (1st period, "Lima Style")," choice, Plate Coin in Res

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Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, P-B (1st period,  Lima Style ),  choice, Plate Coin in Res
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Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, P-B (1st period, "Lima Style")," choice, Plate Coin in Research Collection catalog. S-P4, KM-5.1, CT-139 (under Lima). 26.7 grams. Huge flan (basically a "Great Module" but earlier) with choice full legends (loaded with commas, but also with the letters poorly spaced), full shield and cross and crown, bold P-B and denomination, no corrosion, elegantly toned. Pedigreed to the Research Collection, with special Fisher photo-certificate #85A-237784, Plate Coin #130. Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida