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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1652E transitional, UNLISTED Type with E in center above waves, uniqu

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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1652E transitional, UNLISTED Type with E in center above waves, uniqu
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1652E transitional, UNLISTED Type with E in center above waves, unique and choice. S-P37; KM-unl; CT-unl. 13.3 grams. Large oval flan with very well-detailed full inner details and most of legends, including: full pillars with F-4-IIII across top and E-E-E across bottom (a variety that is unlisted in all references, including Janson), full PERV and POTOSI and 165 of date in legend; full crown and shield with A-P-4 (rotated) to left and O-E-52 to right, king's ordinal IIII in legend; all deeply toned and corrosion-free, a premium specimen any way you look at it! Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador