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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E post-transitional (Type VIII/B), 1-PH-6 at top, ex-Mastalir col

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1500s-1650s Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 225.00 USD
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E post-transitional (Type VIII/B), 1-PH-6 at top, ex-Mastalir col
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E post-transitional (Type VIII/B), 1-PH-6 at top, ex-Mastalir collection. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-434. 21.07 grams. Thin from corrosion but with good full cross, full but weaker pillars with distinctive small crown (full) at top (a rare die variety, according to Mastalir), three dates, patchy toning. Pedigreed to the Roberto Mastalir collection, #VIII.1-B.aa.x1(1)1 in his book (page 217). Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador