Bogota, Colombia, cob 4 reales, (1622A), mintmark S to left, Grade-1 quality but no Grade on certificate, extremely rare, Plate Coin in The Practical Book of Cobs. S-B1; KM-2.1; CT-759 ;Restrepo-M33.1. 13.42 grams. This is the highly sought and seldom seen first issue of Colombia, with bold mintmark S and king's ordinal IIII to left of well-detailed shield (about 75% visible) below choice full crown, the other side of the shield where the assayer would appear (and the corresponding area on the cross side) unfortunately flat, the cross almost full and very well detailed, practically corrosion-free and with light rainbow toning, even with some original luster in the fields. With Fisher certificate #236040, plated on page 130 of the 4th edition of The Practical Book of Cobs (2007). Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida
Estimate: $3500 - 5000