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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1620T, very odd shape, Grade 1, with early, hand-signed certificate.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1500s-1650s Start Price:450.00 USD Estimated At:600.00 - 900.00 USD
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1620T, very odd shape, Grade 1, with early, hand-signed certificate.
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1620T, very odd shape, Grade 1, with early, hand-signed certificate. S-P21; KM-10; CT-137. 24.6 grams. Strange shape that looks like a big bag with cinched top, nicely toned, with bold date and king's name and ordinal with backwards P's, also full crown and full but weak (due to uneven thickness) shield and cross, light surface corrosion only. With photo-certificate #675, hand-signed by Mel Fisher (and others). Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida