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Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer C (rare), Grade-2 quality but Grade 1 on the cert

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Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer C (rare), Grade-2 quality but Grade 1 on the cert
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Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer C (rare), Grade-2 quality but Grade 1 on the certificate. S-P16; KM-10. 21.3 grams. Clear but somewhat weak P-C on an extra large planchet with notch due to corrosion, nearly full shield and cross, most of king's name and ordinal, lightly corroded all over. From the Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida, with original Fisher certificate #192849.