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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1652E transitional, McLean Type II, rare variety with rotated 4's.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1500s-1650s Start Price:480.00 USD Estimated At:600.00 - 900.00 USD
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1652E transitional, McLean Type II, rare variety with rotated 4's.
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1652E transitional, McLean Type II, rare variety with rotated 4's. Janson-19.1.4; S-P37; CT-unl. 11.4 grams. Bold full pillars (fat) with F-4-IIII across top and E-4-E across bottom, both 4's bold and clearly rotated clockwise 90 degrees (sometimes called "backwards," which would appear the same but is an impossibility for a die-punch); the cross-lions-castles is also full, with bold P to left and E to right, with weaker date below; light surface corrosion only, very solid and well struck for the type (nicely centered), with toning in crevices. Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador