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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (165)1E, with 2 countermarks (very rare): crown alone on shield and a

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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (165)1E, with 2 countermarks (very rare): crown alone on shield and a
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (165)1E, with 2 countermarks (very rare): crown alone on shield and arms on cross. S-P36; KM-19b; CT-511. 26.1 grams. Very broad flan but rather crude strike, with much flatness/weakness, 2 edge-splits, but bold final digit of date and some contrasting toning, also no corrosion. Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador