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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1622T, quadrants of cross transposed, backwards P punched over regula

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1500s-1650s Start Price:375.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 750.00 USD
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1622T, quadrants of cross transposed, backwards P punched over regula
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1622T, quadrants of cross transposed, backwards P punched over regular P for mintmark, Grade 2, rare. S-P21a; KM-19; CT-456. 24.8 grams. While corroded, this coin has a lot going for it, with full date that is popular as the year of sinking, crazy mintmark that resembles the Greek letter "phi," and full but somewhat weak crown and shield and cross, all lightly toned. With Fisher certificate #157939, and pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of April 14-15, 1994, with lot-tag #1775. From the Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida