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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1653E, dot-PH-dot at top, ex-Armstrong.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1500s-1650s Start Price:240.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 450.00 USD
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1653E, dot-PH-dot at top, ex-Armstrong.
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1653E, dot-PH-dot at top, ex-Armstrong. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-437. 25.2 grams. Bold details all over, including dot-PH-dot, 4-digit date and king's name and ordinal in the legend, the inner details full but slightly doubled, minimal corrosion, 3 dates overall. Pedigreed to our Auction #2, with original lot-tag #72, and to the collector of noted conservator Douglas Armstrong, with original certificate from the salvagers. Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador