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638. Lot of 2 Mexico City, Mexico, 2 reales in promotional
packaging: Pillar, Ferdinand VI, 1751M, encapsulated 639. Clump of over 20 Spanish colonial bust 1/2R. 28.14
ANACS El Cazador Select; and bust, Charles III, 1783FF, grams total. Cute little pile, no coin details visible (all corroded and
in Franklin Mint plastic holder (without wreck history). 6” worn) but with attractive encrustation in green and white between and
x 4”. Well-detailed coins with light corrosion only, the bust 2R nicely around the coins. Pedigreed to our Auction #11, with original lot-tag
toned, housed in sturdy promotional plastic detailing the wreck and #585. Estimate: $250-$375.
its legacy. Estimate: $100-$150.

Faithful Steward, sunk in 1785 off Delaware

640. Ireland, halfpenny, George III, 1781. KM-140. 5.23 grams. Worn from corrosion
but with clear details, just weak in the centers, reddish-brown color all over. Estimate:
$70-$100.

Piedmont, sunk in 1795 off Cornwall, England

641. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1656E, PH at top. S-P37a; KM-16; CT-900. 6.80
grams. Broad flan, totally uncorroded, with good full pillars and cross, nice crown and bold
PHILIP, much peripheral flatness, toned as usual. Pedigreed to our Auction #11, with original
lot-tag #587, and to our Auction #5, with original lot-tag #589. Estimate: $150-$225.

Unidentified late-1700s wreck in the English Channel

642. Lot of 4 miscellaneous coins: two Mexican cob 8R Philip V, one French 1/2 ecu Louis XV, and one Portuguese cop-
per 10 reis João V. 73.33 grams total. The highlight here is the cobs, which are both solid (one worn, the other slightly corroded, both darkly
toned), the Portuguese coin worn but not corroded, and the French coin almost featureless, interesting assortment from a wreck that just has
not yielded much (yet). SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $100-$150.

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