^Lot 197 SPANISH COLONIAL, mint uncertain, cob 8 reales "biscuit," encrusted with pebbles and shell (as found

SPANISH COLONIAL, mint uncertain, cob 8 reales "biscuit," encrusted with pebbles and shell (as found). 30.60 grams total. Dark and thickly encrusted, with no part of the contained coin exposed, three large pieces of debris (pebbles and shell) on one side, neat display. With original certificate from Captain Tracy Bowden through his contract with the Dominican Republic. Recovered from: Concepción, sunk in 1641 off Hispaniola