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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (early 1640s), NGC VF details / saltwa

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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (early 1640s), NGC VF details / saltwa
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (early 1640s), NGC VF details / saltwater damage / Concepcion (Shipwreck Blue Label). KM-17a. 11.14 grams. Small, thick flan with good full shield and cross, light corrosion, darkly toned fields, no peripheral details (off the flan) but clearly Potosi by style (misattributed to Colombia in the Christensen auction). Pedigreed to the Henry Christensen auction of May 1982 (with original lot-tag 981136) and to the 45th Anniversary Collection, with original tag 252 and official (generic) Letter of Authenticity. Recovered from: Concepcion, sunk in 1641 off Hispaniola
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