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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1621(T), with upper half of shield and quadrants of cross transposed,

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1500s-1650s Start Price:1,600.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1621(T), with upper half of shield and quadrants of cross transposed,
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1621(T), with upper half of shield and quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 1, with original tag but certificate missing, ex-Caesar's Palace auction (1987), with associated items. S-P21; KM-10. 26.67 grams. Premium coin even without the extensive modern accompaniments (unique and valuable in their own right), corrosion-free and solid, with very bold full date, full shield (slightly doubled) and cross with transposition errors, toned in crevices. With Fisher tag #213917 (certificate missing), pedigreed to the September 1987 Butterfield auction at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas (lot #303), with lot card, catalog, bidder paddle, admission ticket and exhibition brochures. Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida