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

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, 1652E transitional Type VII/A.
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E transitional Type VII/A. S-P37; KM-A20.7; CT-unl. 26.7 grams. Choice specimen with full inner details on both sides: full pillars with full crown and HP monogram, P-8-E across top (with dots below P and E, first we have seen), E-52-P across bottom, full PERV and (P)OTOSI in legend; full shield-castles-lions with bold A-P-8 to left and O-E-52 to right, nearly full king's name and ordinal in legend; 2 hairline edge-splits but no corrosion and beautifully toned all over. Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador