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BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer R (Rincón), rare, Grade 2.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Coins: Shipwreck Coins Start Price:800.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer R (Rincón), rare, Grade 2.
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BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer R (Rincón), rare, Grade 2. S-P1; KM-3.2; Cal-364. 3.01 grams. Bold assayer to left of well-detailed shield, also most of cross but rest lost to corrosion, as this is an approximately 50% fragment, nicely toned at least and somewhat rare and desirable (especially from this ship) as the first coinage of Potosí. With original Fisher tag and certificate 85A-236975. Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida