Authentic Spanish Cob - 2 Reales - Unknown Shipwreck - Fine details
$2,675
Denomination: 2 Reales
Reign: Carlos II
Weight: 7.31 gm
Assayer: "E" Erqueta (1652-1679)
Mint: Potosi
Mount: Sterling Silver with 14K Prongs and bale
Date: 1666
Grade: PCGS certified. 1007893. Saltwater damage with Fine details
Description: 2 Reales Spanish cob. Reign of Carlos II. Obverse: Denomination "2" visible across the top. Date of 1666 visible at bottom of cross. Assayer "E" mark visible on right of cross with Mint mark "P" partially visible on right of cross. Reverse: Denomination "2" visible at top. Pillar and wave struck of center and partially visible. Most of POTOSI visible across right of coin.
History: This coin is a certified member of the “Beachcomber Series” by Shipwreck Treasures of the Keys. It has been numismatically certified as authentic to its time period and demonstrates evidence of environmental wear and corrosion consistent with marine wear related to a shipwreck. Coins of The Beachcomber Series do not have official salvager documentation proving their origin from a legal underwater shipwreck recovery. These coins may have been discovered on a beach near a wreck site or legally recovered by a salvager but now with lost documentation. Each coin is certified as an authentic artifact that has survived a shipwreck. The Beachcomber Series also allows for the creation of a database to further our understanding of shipwrecks and their contents, both locally and globally, providing an additional benefit for collectors and researchers alike.
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