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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1677E, date as "677" between pillars, unique variety.

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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1677E, date as  677  between pillars, unique variety.
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1677E, date as "677" between pillars, unique variety. S-P37b. 18.0 grams. First specimen we have ever seen with the century-digit 6 in the main date (a very clear 677), the second date below the cross a normal 77, good full cross and pillars but corroded (some heavy pits and rough edge), nicely toned. With ROBCAR photo-certificate #M110163. From: Consolacion, sunk in 1681 off Isla de Muerto, Ecuador