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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, Grade 1, ex-Atocha (1622), mounted cross-side

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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, Grade 1, ex-Atocha (1622), mounted cross-side
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, Grade 1, ex-Atocha (1622), mounted cross-side out in silver bezel with shackle bail. 31.56 grams total. Good full cross and shield with bold P+T and clear denomination o-VIII, all well centered and with minimal surface corrosion, light toning in crevices. From the Atocha (1622), with Fisher tag and photo-certificate #180202 plus Fisher appraisal for $3050 (mounted) and booklet Coins of the Lost Galleons, by K.T. Budde-Jones (4th ed, 2015). Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida