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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652 E Transitional Type V/A, ex-McClung.

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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652 E Transitional Type V/A, ex-McClung.
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652 E Transitional Type V/A, ex-McClung. S-P37; KM-A20.5; Cal-1494. 26.87 grams. Full pillars-and-waves with clear F-8-IIII across top, PLV-SVL-T(RA) across middle, and E-52-E across bottom (the denomination and date each topped with two dots), choice full shield with clear AP (8) to left and bold O-E-52 to right above king's ordinal IIII in legend, toned and relatively corrosion-free but with light (pre-salvage) scrape on left pillar and a typical edge-split. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung Collection. Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador