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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)5(1-2)E, with rare variety of crown-alone countermark on cross.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1500s-1650s Start Price:240.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 450.00 USD
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)5(1-2)E, with rare variety of crown-alone countermark on cross.
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)5(1-2)E, with rare variety of crown-alone countermark on cross. S-P36; KM-19b. 27.3 grams. Solid and uncorroded flan but with much flatness and 2 edge-splits (also slightly bent), with full shield and cross nonetheless, bold 5 of date and most of countermark and king's name and ordinal, toned in crevices. Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador