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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1 real, (1652E) Transitional, McLean Type I, rare.

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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1 real, (1652E) Transitional, McLean Type I, rare.
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1 real, (1652E) Transitional, McLean Type I, rare. S-P37; KM-A13.1; Cal-unl. 3.46 grams. Choice specimen for this wreck, with full pillars-and-waves showing F-I-IIII across top and E-I-E across bottom, with partial date in legend, full shield with clear dot-P-dot to left and dot-E-dot to right (proving that McLean's observation of denominations flanking shield was in error), steel-gray toning, minimal corrosion at part of edge only. With ROBCAR tag and photo-certificate #M20185. Recovered from: Consolacion, sunk in 1681 off Santa Clara Island, Ecuador