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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1679V, assayer at top left and bottom right (rare).

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1660s-1740s Start Price:160.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1679V, assayer at top left and bottom right (rare).
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1679V, assayer at top left and bottom right (rare). S-P39. 19.54 grams. Somewhat weak strike all over but with bold full waves and both assayers on that side in the wrong spots, moderate corrosion, nicely toned. With ROBCAR photo-certificate #M180132. Recovered from: Consolacion, sunk in 1681 off Santa Clara Island, Ecuador. NOTE: COIN PHOTOS ARE SWITCHED WITH LOT 478 IN PRINTED CATALOG.