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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1621 T, date as "1612" (very rare), upper half of shield and quadrant

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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1621 T, date as  1612  (very rare), upper half of shield and quadrant
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1621 T, date as "1612" (very rare), upper half of shield and quadrants of cross transposed, mintmark "q" (retrograde P), Grade 2. S-P21; KM-unl (10 for type); Cal-unl (cf 934). 26.14 grams. Clear "612" of date (last two digits transposed), very bold full q+T, good full shield and cross with multiple transpositions, lightly toned and practically corrosion-free. With Fisher tag and certificate 124070 (date mentioned as "#61#"). Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida