Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1652E Transitional, McLean Type I, very rare. 12.97 grams. Broad flan, uncorroded and lightly toned, with choice full crown and shield, full but partially weak pillars-and-waves with characteristic "4 over 4" for the Type, edge-split and small part of edge bent. With generic certificate from the salvagers, and pedigreed to the original Capitana auction (Ponterio, April 1999), with original lot-tag #241. Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador
Estimate: $1000 - 2000