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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E Transitional Type IV/A, unique die.

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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E Transitional Type IV/A, unique die.
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E Transitional Type IV/A, unique die. S-P37; KM-A20.4; Cal-1493. 23.59 grams. Choice full pillars-and-waves with dot-crown-dot at top, then F-8-IIII / PLV-SVL-T/VRA / E-8-E within and around the pillars, also full shield with clear A-P-8 to left and O-E-52 to right (no dots below) and very bold full king's ordinal dot-IIII-dot, some corrosion but mostly solid, patchy toning, edge-splits. According to Mastalir, this is a unique die, IV.1-A.aa (6) 1 (C1-L2)(A2-L-)(II-SW-N) T/V (the last part referring to T/V in the motto); what appears to be a dot punched over the IIII (which looks like an E) at top right is actually the result of a down-shifted double-strike. Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador