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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 2, in display box with 6.9-oz

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1500s-1650s Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 750.00 USD
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 2, in display box with 6.9-oz
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 2, in display box with 6.9-oz gold-plated silver replica gold disk. KM-10. 24.11 grams, the box 7-1/4" x 5-1/2" x 3". Round flan with good full cross, full shield with light corrosion, spotty toning, the ingot a miniature replica of a known Atocha gold disk and the box a good fit for the coin (which is genuine) and ingot (stamped with ".999 Fine Silver 24K G.P. Replica" on back) but with picture of what appears to be a warship of the late 1700s-early 1800s on top. With tag and photo-certificate #TM136. Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida