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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E (very rare final date for shield-type), with crowned-.F. counte

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1500s-1650s Start Price:800.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E (very rare final date for shield-type), with crowned-.F. counte
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E (very rare final date for shield-type), with crowned-.F. countermark on shield. S-P36; KM-19b; CT-515. 20.7 grams. Broad but thin (corroded) flan with choice full shield and crown and countermark, good full cross with well-detailed lions, but most important part is the full and bold final digit 2 of the date, nicely toned. Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador