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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, upper half of shield and quadrants of cross tr

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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, upper half of shield and quadrants of cross tr
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, upper half of shield and quadrants of cross transposed, mintmark "q" (retrograde P), Grade 1, ex-Dick Klaudt. S-P21; KM-10; Cal-Type 165. 25.37 grams. Good full shield and cross with multiple transpositions, bold full q+T, very silvery but with minimal surface corrosion, desirable pedigree to an original "Golden Crew" member. With Fisher tag and certificate 158817, plus 2004 hand-signed letter and receipt from Capt. Dick Klaudt along with photos of the crew with Jimmy Buffett on Klaudt's boat right after the "Mother Lode" find in 1985, in addition to a reprint of Corey Malcolm's article "The Cargo of Coins Aboard Nuestra Senora de Atocha, or 'The Treasure Chest Defined'" (2001). Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida