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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1617M, choice full date, rotated castles in cross, Grade 1.

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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1617M, choice full date, rotated castles in cross, Grade 1.
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1617M, choice full date, rotated castles in cross, Grade 1. S-P19; KM-10; CT-129. 26.5 grams. Choice specimen with very full and bold ANO1617, assayer M, shield and cross, lightly toned, no corrosion, one of the best possible for this popular first dated issue, and also a rare error. With Fisher certificate #85A-262284, and pedigreed to the Mark Bir collection. Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.