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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd period), Grade 3, with Edward J. Little sig

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1500s-1650s Start Price:280.00 USD Estimated At:350.00 - 500.00 USD
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd period), Grade 3, with Edward J. Little sig
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd period), Grade 3, with Edward J. Little signature on certificate. S-P10; KM-4.2. 12.4 grams. Broad flan with well-detailed full shield and cross, bold mintmark but assayer (which certificate erroneously calls assayer A) among a few spots of corrosion, pedigreed to the cartographer who pinpointed the "mother lode" in 1985. With Fisher photo-certificate #87M-137258, and pedigreed to the Edward J. Little collection. Recovered from: Santa Margarita, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida