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Luz, sunk in 1752 off Montevideo, Uruguay

623. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1731M. S-P44; KM-31a; CT- 624. Segovia, Spain, milled 2 reales “pistareen,” Philip V,
888. 17.95 grams. Bold date above full waves, rest of coin either flat or 1721F, rare type from this wreck. KM-297; CT-1399. 4.07 grams.
crude from corrosion, deeply purple-toned. Pedigreed to our Auction Near-AU details but with light surface corrosion, patchy (uneven)
#9, with original lot-tag #964 and original photo-certificate #970049. toning. With Collado photo-certificate #211-PA. Estimate: $100-$150.
Estimate: $150-$225.

Bredenhof, sunk in 1753 off
Mozambique, east of Africa

625. Massive clump of approx. 150+ Dutch East
India Co. copper duits dated 1752. 1034 grams total,
approx. 5” in diameter. An impressively large and attractive
display of coins, many with details visible but also with lots
of green and brown encrustation around and between the
coins, mostly a jumble of small stacks, truly one of the neatest
clumps we have seen in a long time. With original (generic)
certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

Tilbury, sunk in 1757 off Nova Scotia, Canada

626. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Ferdinand VI,
1754MF, unalike crowns, rare provenance and certificate.
KM-104.2; CT-335. 22.09 grams. Near-XF details but very low contrast
and with pillars-side surface moderately corroded, somewhat bent
from salvage. With original certificate #298 from the salvagers (hand-
signed by Pierre Leclerc). Estimate: $150-$225.

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