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Concepción, sunk in 1641 off Hispaniola
372. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 164(?)P. S-M19; KM-45. 373. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 164(?)P. S-M19; KM-45.
23.20 grams. Bold 64 of date, upper-left corner of shield only (the rest 21.99 grams. Bold 164 of date and full oMP, some shield and cross,
flat), most of cross, some corrosion here and there but mostly just crude moderately corroded all over but nicely toned. With large wallet-style
(as made), edge-split, toned. With large wallet-style certificate #3139. certificate #3140. Estimate: $125-$200.
Estimate: $125-$200.
“San Francisco wreck,” sunk ca. 1650 off the Cape Verde Islands,
west of Africa
374. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not vis-
ible (1640s). KM-19a. 19.74 grams. Good full cross, full but weaker
shield, somewhat crudely struck but solid, the low weight not so
much due to corrosion as from sub-standard manufacture during mint
scandal. With Sedwick certificate from 2001. Estimate: $175-$250.
Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador
Shield-type
375. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)49O, with unidentified
countermark on cross. S-P35; KM-19b; CT-506. 20.40 grams. Bold date
and cross and P-O but rest of coin thin and corroded, nicely toned.
Estimate: $125-$200.
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