Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1651E, with crowned-dot-F-dot countermark on shield. S-P36; KM-19b; CT-511. 26.16 grams. Bold full countermark on full shield below full crown, bold full P-E to left, good full cross (albeit weakly struck) with clear date, nicely toned, light corrosion around edge only. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of April 1999, with original lot-tag #194 and generic certificate from the salvagers. Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador
Estimate: $250 - 375