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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1650O, with crowned-L countermark on cross side, ex-Armstrong.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1500s-1650s Start Price:160.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1650O, with crowned-L countermark on cross side, ex-Armstrong.
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1650O, with crowned-L countermark on cross side, ex-Armstrong. S-P35; KM-19b; Cal-1488. 16.43 grams. Good full shield and cross-and-tressure, clear assayer and date (Spanish 5), deep and nearly full countermark at edge, thin from corrosion, patchy toning. Pedigreed to the Doug Armstrong collection. Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador