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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1658E, pomegranate above cross.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1500s-1650s Start Price:160.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1658E, pomegranate above cross.
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1658E, pomegranate above cross. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-446. 25.9 grams. Crude strike with large flat areas but 2 bold dates and 3 bold mintmarks, bold full waves, one lion and one castle full, roundish flan with corrosion only on edge, toned around details. With Florida Division of Historical Resources plastic tag (yellow) #18,596. Recovered from: "Jupiter wreck" (San Miguel el Arcangel), sunk in 1659 off the east coast of Florida