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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1653 E, PH (no dots) at top, dot-pomegranate-dot above cross, ex-Mast

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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1653 E, PH (no dots) at top, dot-pomegranate-dot above cross, ex-Mast
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1653 E, PH (no dots) at top, dot-pomegranate-dot above cross, ex-Mastalir. S-P37a; KM-21; Cal-1503. 26.05 grams. Solid (minimal corrosion) and richly toned, with full cross and pillars-and-waves, full PH without dots, two dates and mintmarks, three assayers, variety with pomegranate instead of denomination above cross. Pedigreed to the Roberto Mastalir collection (with his handwritten tag), with original certificate signed by Joel Ruth and Lou Ullian. Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador