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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E transitional Type IV/A.

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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E transitional Type IV/A.
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E transitional Type IV/A. S-P37; KM-A20.4; CT-432. 26.88 grams. Choice specimen with full inner details (bold pillars with F-8-IIII across top and E-8-E across the bottom, superb shield with A-P-8 to left and O-E-52 to right), both crowns full and much legend including second date, EL PERV, POTOSI, and HISPANIARVM REX, good contrast from deeply toned fields, minimal surface corrosion, edge-crack. Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador