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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1692VR, extremely rare provenance. 5.73 grams. Choice full pillars with complete interior details, nearly full but somewhat crude cross, attractive shape and beautifully toned (minimal surface corrosion), but best aspect is its certified provenance, which is probably the same ca.-1700 wreck off Mar Bravo beach (Punta Santa Elena) that has produced Lima 8R and even Cuzco 2E cobs. With photo-certificate from the conservator (Joel Ruth), and pedigreed to the Thomas Gray collection and formerly displayed at the ANA Money Museum's "Treasures of the Deep" exhibit (2014-15), also pedigreed to our Auction #12, with original lot-tag #651. Recovered from: Aguila Volante, sunk in 1701 off Punta Santa Elena, Ecuador

Estimate: $500 - 1000