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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1649-51)O, with crowned-.F. countermark on shield.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1500s-1650s Start Price:120.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 225.00 USD
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1649-51)O, with crowned-.F. countermark on shield.
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1649-51)O, with crowned-.F. countermark on shield. S-P35; KM-19b. 20.7 grams. Good full shield and crown with bold countermark, full but weaker cross, nicely toned and without blatant corrosion. Curiously, the king's name reads PELIP(VS), probably with the first P punched over an F. With original tag from the salvagers. Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador