Lot 275 BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1654 E, retrograde 4 in date above waves, •PH• at t

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1654 E, retrograde 4 in date above waves, •PH• at top, •8• above cross, NGC AU details / saltwater damage (Shipwreck Blue Label), ex-Zbar. S-P37a; KM-21; Cal-unl (Type 334). 25.20 grams. Full pillars-and-waves with particularly bold •PH• and main date (retrograde 4) with normal 4 of second date in legend, the cross full but weaker and slightly corroded above a third date, deeply contrasting toning, rare variety with retrograde 4 in main date combined with denomination above cross, this exact variety not listed in Mastalir (hypothetical II.1-ba.yy). Pedigreed to the Jack Zbar Collection (stated on label). Recovered from: Maravillas, sunk in 1656 off Grand Bahama Island
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