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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (ca. 1650), with crowned-(?) counterma

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Coins: Shipwreck Silver Start Price:45.00 USD Estimated At:60.00 - 90.00 USD
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (ca. 1650), with crowned-(?) counterma
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (ca. 1650), with crowned-(?) countermark on shield, dark and encrusted, with large section of encrustation separated. KM-19b. 25.1 grams. This is basically a broken "biscuit," with the outer shell of encrustation separated to reveal the shield and countermark, the encrustation on the other side still adhering. From the Maravillas, sunk in 1656 off Grand Bahama Island.