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Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales "biscuit" (completely cocooned in thick oxidation with shells), pr

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1660s-1740s Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:250.00 - 375.00 USD
Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales  biscuit  (completely cocooned in thick oxidation with shells), pr
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Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales "biscuit" (completely cocooned in thick oxidation with shells), probably Philip V, assayer not visible. 32.36 grams total. Hefty and thick rectangular chunk of black oxidation (following the contour of the coin itself) with lots of tiny white shell-bits, a neat display that could contain a choice coin (based on weight). With certificate.Recovered from: Vliegenthart, sunk in 1735 off Zeeland, Netherlands.