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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E post-transitional (transitional Type VIII/B), ex-Mastalir colle

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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E post-transitional (transitional Type VIII/B), ex-Mastalir colle
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E post-transitional (transitional Type VIII/B), ex-Mastalir collection. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-434. 20.12 grams. Worn from corrosion but with full (doubled) pillars-and-waves, very weak cross but with clear second date, toned in crevices. Pedigreed to the Roberto Mastalir collection, #VIII.1-B.ba.x(1)7 in his book (page 220). Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador