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Seville, Spain, cob 4 reales, 1612 V.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1500s-1650s Start Price:160.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
Seville, Spain, cob 4 reales, 1612 V.
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Seville, Spain, cob 4 reales, 1612 V. Cal-810; KM-36.2. 9.68 grams. Very broad flan with choice full shield and cross, mintmark-assayer S-V to left and denomination IIII to right of shield, and (best of all) 100% full and bold date 1612, with some light surface corrosion (heavier toward edge), attractively toned. NGC #1974065-046 (tag only). With generic certificate from the salvors, plus booklet The Numismatic Collection of the Sao Jose (1622), by Alejandro Mirabal (2012) and DVD Lost off Mozambique, by Julia Knobloch and Anya Bartels-Suermondt (2005). From: Sao Jose, sunk in 1622 off Mozambique, east of Africa