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Sea Salvaged 8 Reales Cob?

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21 grams. 36 mm (flat side) x 38 mm (round side). Sigma Metalytics Precious Metals Verifier at LCS says 90%. Is it real? Can it be identified?


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It's a Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, assayer initial M. Looks to be real, weight is right for a sea salvaged cob 8 reales. Without provenance or paperwork, there's no telling what wreck it's from. A neat find nonetheless!
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Variable corroded surface suggests sea salvaged.
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This looks legitimately sea salvaged. Assayer M places the coin at 1616-1617, Potosi Mint, Bolivia.

Possibly from the Atocha wreck, but cannot be definitively proven without the issued certificate.
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