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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1617 M, denomination as o-III-V, Grade 1.

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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1617 M, denomination as o-III-V, Grade 1.
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1617 M, denomination as o-III-V, Grade 1. S-P18; KM-10; Cal-919. 26.57 grams. Very broad flan with choice full shield and cross, also full crown and P-dot-M as well as denomination (scarce variety), bold bottom half of all four digits of date, no corrosion (virtually full weight). With Fisher tag and certificate 85A-184412 (date not mentioned), pedigreed to the RWB Reference Collection of Atocha dated cobs. Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.


> - Note: Most of the following lots come from the RWB Reference Collection of Atocha dated cobs, an unpublished private collection assembled over several years by a knowledgeable numismatist.