Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1651O, with crowned-L countermark on cross. S-P35; KM-19b; CT-510. 24.94 grams. Very choice full countermark (cross full but weak), full shield with weakness in center corresponding to countermark on other side, full P-O and 8-O and king's ordinal IIII, nicely toned and solid, with corrosion only near edge. With MAREX tag #91-8R-1052. Recovered from: Maravillas, sunk in 1656 off Grand Bahama Island
($300-450)