Private collection Spanish cob - 1 Reales - Assayer "A" (1586-1589)

Denomination: 1 Reales                                                                        

Date:  Never Dated

Mint: Potosi                                                                                            

Reign: Philip II 

Mount: Sterling Silver with 14K prongs and bale                   

Assayer: "A" Juan Alverez Reinaltes (1586-1589)

Description: 1 Reales Spanish cob. Reign of Philip II. Obverse: Partially visible Greek cross with visible dots around border. Maybe struck with a broken die. Reverse: Clearly struck Hapsburg Shield. Mint mark and Assayer mark visible on left of shield. Denomination "1" visible on right of shield.

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, 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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