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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E post-transitional (transitional Type VIII/B), 1-PH-6 at top.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1500s-1650s Start Price:350.00 USD Estimated At:350.00 - 500.00 USD
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E post-transitional (transitional Type VIII/B), 1-PH-6 at top.
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E post-transitional (transitional Type VIII/B), 1-PH-6 at top. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-434. 26.5 grams. Choice bold details on both sides (no corrosion, contrastingly toned), but somewhat double-struck, with full pillars-and-waves and cross, 2 bold dates and mintmarks. Recovered from: "Jupiter wreck" (San Miguel el Arcangel), sunk in 1659 off the east coast of Florida