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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1651E, no countermark (very rare).

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1500s-1650s Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 750.00 USD
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1651E, no countermark (very rare).
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1651E, no countermark (very rare). S-P36; KM-19b; CT-511. 26.57 grams. Choice, uncorroded specimen, nicely toned (just the edge a little crude), with cross and shield both perfectly full and bold, much crown and legend, two assayers, nearly full date--and no evidence of the mandated countermark anywhere! Pedigreed to our Auction #9, with original lot-tag #666, with original photo-certificate from the salvagers. Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador