^Lot 1759 BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1653 E, •PH• at top, •pomegranate[x=#8226/

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1653 E, •PH• at top, •pomegranate• above and 1653 date below cross. S-P37a; KM-21; Cal-1503. 22.8 grams. Full pillars with some doubling yet clear date, complete cross with full 1653 struck in lower left quadrant of cross instead of below it due to doubling, a bit corroded around the edges mostly. With original certificate from the salvors and photo-certificate. Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador