Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 2 (16 points), with hand-signed certificate from 1976. KM-10. 17.21 grams. Low-contrast example with dark toning and encrustation over corroded surfaces, the cross somewhat bold, desirable pre-"Mother Lode" certificate. With original Fisher cardboard holder and photo-certificate 3196 from 1976 (Cape Coral Bank), hand-signed by Eugene Lyon, Claudia Singer, Austin Fowles, Mel and Dolores (Deo) Fisher, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.
Estimate: $700 - $1000