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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer M, very rare second assayer of mint, Grade 2, with

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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer M, very rare second assayer of mint, Grade 2, with
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer M, very rare second assayer of mint, Grade 2, with Edward J. Little signature on certificate. S-P2; KM-5.1; CT-141. 19.6 grams. With bold P-M to left of well-detailed full shield, distinctively early full cross-and-tressure on other side, this specimen is the first we have ever seen outside the Research Collection and is only slightly less rare than the first issue of the mint under assayer Rincon, with moderate surface corrosion all over but attractively toned, pedigreed to the cartographer who pinpointed the "mother lode" in 1985. With Fisher certificate #188862, and pedigreed to the Edward J. Little collection. Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida