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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)22P, quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 2 (estimated), certific

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1500s-1650s Start Price:160.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)22P, quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 2 (estimated), certific
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)22P, quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 2 (estimated), certificate and tag missing. S-P21a; KM-19; CT-456. 24.9 grams. Thick, somewhat oval flan with nice full cross, good full shield and crown, darkly toned, with corrosion only on part of obverse, clear bottom half of 22 of date, which is scarce and popular as the date of the sinking. Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida