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Ponterio and Associates, Inc. LA CAPITANA - C.I.C.F. '99

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Ponterio and Associates, Inc. LA CAPITANA - C.I.C.F. '99
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Ponterio and Associates, Inc. LA CAPITANA - C.I.C.F. '99. April 10, 1999. 4to, 64 pages; Softcover; Sale 99; PRL; This auction catalog includes 458 lots of 8 Reales cobs, 86 lots of 4 Reales cobs, 22 lots of 2 Reales cobs, 7 lots of 1 Reale cobs, and one gold 2 escudo cob from "La Capitana" (Jesus Maria de la Limpia Concepcion), which sank in 1654 off the coast of Ecuador. The lots include shield & cross issues, countermarked issues of 1652, transitional issues of 1652, and pillars & waves issues. The catalog also includes a history of the wreck, an article about the Bolivian counterstamps of 1652, and an article on Potosi's transitional coinage of 1652. Subject: History - Sunken Treasure