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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1)620T, date at 7 o'clock, quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 1.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1500s-1650s Start Price:600.00 USD Estimated At:750.00 - 1,100.00 USD
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1)620T, date at 7 o'clock, quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 1.
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1)620T, date at 7 o'clock, quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 1. S-P21; KM-10; CT-137. 26.8 grams. Full but crude cross and shield, the latter much smaller than usual (4R size?), with king's name and ordinal PHYLYPVS III, full 6Z0 (with unusual space between last two digits) in rotated position, no corrosion, pedigreed to the cartographer who pinpointed the "mother lode" in 1985. With Fisher certificate #160986, and pedigreed to the Edward J. Little collection. Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida