BOLIVIA, Colonial (as Alto Perú). Felipe III. King of Spain, 1598-1621. AR 8 Reales (41mm, 34.73, including bezel g, 1h). Cob issue. Potosí mint. Struck 1616-1617. VF.

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Lot: 593. Estimated: $ 500

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BOLIVIA, Colonial (as Alto Perú). Felipe III. King of Spain, 1598-1621. AR 8 Reales (41mm, 34.73, including bezel g, 1h). Cob issue. Potosí mint. Struck 1616-1617. Crowned coat-of-arms; P/(M over Q) to left / Arms of Spain. Menzel Po-171. Sea-salvaged, polished, mounted. VF. With original certificate of authenticity from Treasure Salvors, Inc. Additional shipping charges will apply.

Ex 1622 Nuestra Señora de Atocha wreck, inv. 85A-221398 (with ticket and certificate).

Lot also includes three books:

R. Duncan Mathewson III. Treasure of the Atocha. (New York, 1987). Hardcover. 160 pp. Used, some tearing on dust jacket. Signed by Mel Fisher.

Eugene Lyon. The Search for the Atocha. (Florida, 1989). Softcover. 296, plus appendices pp. Used. With fold-out replica of 1623 salvor’s map.

Kathryn Budde-Jones. Coins of the Lost Galleons. (Kissimmee, Florida. 1993). Softcover. 26 pp. Used.

Closing Date and Time: 13 September 2023 at 13:17:20 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 20% buyer’s fee.