Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E, post-transitional (Transitional Type VIII/B), 1-PH-6 at top. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-434. 22.12 grams. Superb full cross-lions-castles with P-E to sides and 652 date below, full king's name and ordinal in legend, full but slightly doubled pillars (resulting in curious "88" denomination), nicely toned, light surface corrosion all over. Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador
($300-450)