Superb Silver Eight Reales From the Nuestra Señora de Atocha

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(26.6g) Potosi, Assayer B, Philip II, circa 1580s, with a Mel Fisher photo certificate and the coin's original flip ticket.

Salvaged near Key West in 1985 from the September 6, 1622 Atocha shipwreck.

Well-centered with a strong strike on both sides, the shield and cross being complete.