Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E post-transitional (Transitional Type VIII/B), 1-PH-6 at top. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-434. 26.65 grams. Big, solid coin with three dates and mintmarks and assayers, good full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles, much legend, nice toning, minimal surface corrosion. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador
(250 - 375 USD)