Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, quadrants of cross transposed, new style of lions (1620-21), Grade 1, with Mel Fisher hand-inscribed certificate. S-P21; KM-10. 26.26 grams. Choice toning on uncorroded surfaces, with bold full P+T and denomination o-VIII flanking full shield, full cross with "flat" lions, desirable certificate. With Fisher tag and certificate 96A-16073 hand-inscribed by Mel Fisher in blue ink: "Today's the Day, Debbie and Tony! Mel!" Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida
Estimate: 1000 - 1500 USD