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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1714 Y, very rare provenance, housed in original frame with certificate from Betts and Bernstein (Silver Screen Partners investment) and accompanied by original Tyvek artifact tag. S-P43a; KM-31; Cal-1550. Coin: 25.35 grams; 21-3/4" x 13-3/4", 2.2 lb. Choice coin with full pillars-and-waves housing a clear date 714 and assayer Y, also two partial P mintmarks, nicely toned, undoubtedly solid based on the certified weight but with cross side not visible in this display, elegantly framed with its original certificate and postcard showing an engraving of the ship as from a presentation to investors in 1987 that proposed to turn the Whydah museum into another Florida theme park. One of the more important numismatic aspects of the famous Whydah finds is the fact that a relatively large amount of cobs from Lima and Potosi were recovered, perhaps explaining the relative paucity of those coins found from the 1715 Fleet in our time-in other words, the majority of those coins were taken off the Fleet wrecks by pirates and ended up with Bellamy on the Whydah! As with all the coins selected for these displays, the original certificate mistakenly calls the mint "Mexico"; we have left the display intact, however, as a relic of the investment scheme that indirectly brought otherwise unobtainable Whydah coins to market in recent years. (Available for pickup only.) Framed with original Maritime / Betts & Bernstein certificate #62873, with original Tyvek artifact tag (same number). From: Whydah, sunk in 1717 off Cape Cod, Massachusetts
($6000-12000)