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Maravillas, sunk in 1656 off Grand Bahama Island

426. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1654P. S-M19; KM-45;
CT-360. 23.48 grams. Bold full date and oMP and denomination despite
surface corrosion on that side, the cross full and choice, nicely toned.
With original certificate #91-8R-0761 from the salvagers. Estimate:
$175-$250.

427. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1651E, modern 5 (rare),
with crown-alone (common) countermark on shield. S-P36;
KM-19b; CT-511. 23.04 grams. Broad flan but thin from corrosion, full
but doubled cross and shield, bold date, nicely toned. Estimate:
$300-$450.

428. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1651-2)E, with crowned-(?) countermark on cross. S-P36; KM-19b. 26.25 grams. Broad flan, 100%
corrosion-free, with nice full shield, full but doubled cross, nicely toned, peripheral flat spots. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $250-$375.

San Miguel el Arcangel (“Jupiter wreck”),

sunk in 1659 off the east coast of Florida

429. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1658E, pomegranate above cross.
S-P37a; KM-21; CT-446. 25.59 grams. No corrosion (rare for this wreck) but with
much flatness and large edge-split, the pillars-and-waves and cross still full (just
weak) and with contrasting toning in crevices, two dates, three mintmarks and
assayers. Estimate: $200-$300.

Unidentified 1600s wreck in the English Channel

430. Lot of 13 miscellaneous coins and coin weights,
including one Potosí cob 1R 1661E, ten French copper
minors and two copper coin weights, late 1400s to mid-
1600s. 28.6 grams total. Mostly worn and corroded and dark, but
the two weights quite solid and well marked (one with facing busts
a la Ferdinand and Isabel and the other with 1400s-style ship), an
interesting and diverse group for study. SEE INTERNET FOR
PHOTO. Estimate: $80-$120.

431. Large lot of 44 miscellaneous European billon and 432. France (Paris mint), 1/2 ecu, Louis XIV, 1649-A. KM-
copper coins (mostly French liards) of the mid-1600s. 120 164.1. 9.46 grams. Thin and moderately corroded but with clear details,
grams total. All thin from corrosion and wear but each one profession- nicely toned. Estimate: $50-$75.
ally attributed by mint and date. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO.
Estimate: $100-$150.

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