Lot 208 MEXICO, Mexico City, clump of one cob 4 reales in chunk of coral, assayer not visible.
MEXICO, Mexico City, clump of one cob 4 reales in chunk of coral, assayer not visible. 48.74 grams total. roughly 2¼" x 1½" x 1½". A puffy white "rock" of coral with the coin almost floating in mid-air (attached by one small piece), its shield and cross fully visible, with odd circular piece of edge lost to corrosion (rest of coin solid), small but unique and interesting. With original certificate from Captain Tracy Bowden through his contract with the Dominican Republic. Recovered from: Concepción, sunk in 1641 off Hispaniola
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