^Lot 657 BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1714 Y.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1714 Y. S-P43a; KM-31; Cal-1550. 25.97 grams. Choice and corrosion-free, with good full cross-lions-castles and pillars-and-waves, two dates and assayers and mintmarks, uneven toning, small edge-splits, but overall rather exceptional quality for this scarce wreck. With generic certificate from the salvor. Recovered from: HMS Assurance, sunk in 1753 off Isle of Wight, south of England