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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)18T, denomination as O-V-III, quadrants of cross transposed and l

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1500s-1650s Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 750.00 USD
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)18T, denomination as O-V-III, quadrants of cross transposed and l
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)18T, denomination as O-V-III, quadrants of cross transposed and lions sideways, Grade 2. S-P21; KM-10; CT-unlisted. 25.2 grams. The few specimens known of this rare issue never showed enough of the legend to prove whether it was the castles or the lions that were punched in sideways, but this specimen does, with clear 18 of date despite peripheral corrosion, the cross and shield full and bold, also with the largest mintmark P we have ever seen and strange denomination in three separate parts. With Fisher certificate #267684. From the Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida