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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 4, mounted in gold-wire bezel

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1500s-1650s Start Price:140.00 USD Estimated At:175.00 - 250.00 USD
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 4, mounted in gold-wire bezel
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 4, mounted in gold-wire bezel with emerald. KM-10. 19.75 grams total. Decent cross despite moderate to heavy corrosion (the shield indiscernible), simple custom mounting with decent-sized (1 carat?) emerald with modern faceting. With Fisher certificate #228726. Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida