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BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip IV or Charles II, assayer not visible, encrusted as found.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Coins: Shipwreck Coins Start Price:140.00 USD Estimated At:175.00 - 250.00 USD
BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip IV or Charles II, assayer not visible, encrusted as found.
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BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip IV or Charles II, assayer not visible, encrusted as found. 26.98 grams. Very interesting, uncleaned coin as recovered from the ocean floor with granular encrustation including a seaworm's tube, a little cross side detail showing through. With original HRC "Isla de Muerto Shipwreck" tag 03606 and dealer certificate. Recovered from: Consolación, sunk in 1681 off Santa Clara Island, Ecuador