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Santiago, sunk in 1585 off Bassas da India, east of Africa:
November, 2006
Seville, Spain, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer Gothic P on cross side, roundish planchet with full cross and shield but lightly corroded all over, with many flat areas.
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"Rill Cove wreck," sunk ca. 1618 off the southwest coast of England:

August,
2006

Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip III, oMF, lightly to moderately corroded (thin in places), with full shield and cross, typically toned.
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September, 2006
Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, heavily pitted from corrosion but with recognizable full shield and some cross.
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Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida:
8 reales, Grade 1    
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Philip III, P-Q, nice full cross, clear but doubled P-Q, full shield, big planchet with a hint of corrosion, original certificate missing but replaceable with accompanying insert-card (Grade estimated)
   
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Philip III, (P)-M, clear M and king's ordinal III, full shield, off-center cross, smallish planchet with light corrosion.
 
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Full and bold date 1618 (rare thus), P-T, bold denomination o-8, choice, well-toned coin with full cross, practically full crown and shield, minimal corrosion on part of edge only, very bold date and denomination (rare one-year type), unquestionably a top-notch Grade 1 but no Grade on certificate.
 
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Partial date (161)8?, quadrants of cross transposed, bold circular final digit in date (could be a 0, but appears smaller, like the bottom half of an 8), full but doubled cross and shield, minimal corrosion, dark toning.
 
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October, 2006
Philip III or IV, P+T, choice specimen with no corrosion, nice full shield, bold but off-center and slightly doubled cross.
 
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September, 2006
Philip III or IV, P+T, upper half of shield and quadrants of cross transposed, scarce error, with good full shield and cross, light corrosion around edge only.
 
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August,
2006
Philip III or IV, assayer not visible, good full shield, full cross with some flat spots, light corrosion around edge.
 
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8 reales, Grade 2
 
September, 2006
Philip II, P-B (5th period), full shield and nearly full crown and cross, with part of edge missing and lightly to moderately corroded all over, hence Grade-3 quality but tag says Grade 2 (although the original certificate with the printed Grade is missing).
 
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August,
2006
Philip III, P-R (curved leg), good full shield and cross, weak mintmark-assayer, lightly corroded all over, with new hologram-type color certificate.
 
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Philip III, P•/C-Q, very rare variety with • over C above Q (very clear on this coin), choice full shield, good full cross (slightly off-center), practically no corrosion (really Grade-1 quality), with hairline edge-split.
 
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Full but weak date 1617, P-M, clear assayer, full cross and shield, broad planchet but moderately corroded all over (Grade-3 quality).
 
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Philip III, P+T, partially dated 1619?, full shield and cross and P+T but all lightly corroded, very weak date, flat spots.
 
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September, 2006
Philip III or IV, q+T (backwards mintmark), choice for Grade (practically no corrosion), good full shield and cross (both slightly doubled and off-center), bold full q+T.
 
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Philip III or IV, assayer not visible, broad planchet with full cross and shield, light to moderate corrosion all over.
 
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8 reales, Grade 3
 
  Partial date (1)61(?), assayer not visible, bold 61 of date, part of cross clear but rest of coin heavily corroded, with several dark patches of appended metal.
   
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  Philip III, assayer not visible, full cross and shield but thin and moderately to heavily corroded all over.
   
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  Philip III, assayer not visible, good full cross and shield but very thin and heavily corroded.
   
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  Philip III, assayer not visible, quadrants of cross transposed, good full cross (some flatness) but shield side heavily pittted.
8 reales, Grade 4    
August,
2006
Philip III or IV, assayer not visible, upper half of shield transposed, scarce error, decent full shield, weak full cross, typically heavily corroded.
 
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Philip III or IV, assayer not visible, full but weak shield and cross, typically heavily corroded.
 
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4 reales, Grade 1
 
September, 2006
Philip III, P-Q/C, Heber collection (special photo-certificate), rare over-assayer (very bold on this coin), great full cross and shield, nicely toned and even with some luster, no corrosion at all,
 
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4 reales, Grade 2
 
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Philip III, P-Q, full cross and shield and P-Q, lightly corroded all over, still quite good for jewelry.
 
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Philip III or IV, P-T, full but slightly off-center cross and shield, very light corrosion only, small and thick planchet.
 
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September, 2006
Philip III or IV, assayer not visible, quadrants of cross transposed, full but off-center cross, full but slightly weak shield, minimal corrosion.
 
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4 reales, Grade 3 (various mints)
 
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Mexico, Philip III or IV, assayer not visible, clear oM mintmark, nice full cross, good full shield, squarish shape, more like Grade-2 quality but certificate says 3 (also calls it a 2R), great piece for jewelry.
 
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August,
2006
Potosí, Bolivia, Philip III, P-Q, nice full cross, corroded shield, round planchet, certificate calls it a 2R, great piece for jewelry.
 
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Colombia or Spain (mint uncertain), Philip III or IV, corroded all over but with clear full shield and cross, certificate calls it a Potosí 2R, curious piece for study (possibly rare).
 
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2 reales, Grade 1 (various mints)
 
September, 2006
Mexico, Philip II or III, oM(?), nice full shield and cross, some corrosion all over (hence more like Grade 2), scarcer mint from this wreck.
 
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2 reales, Grade 2 (various mints)
 
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Potosí, Bolivia, Philip II, assayer B (1st period, "Lima Style"), with B over denomination ii to left, new denomination ii over P-M to right, rare and curious variety (very clear on this coin), and quite a nice specimen with full shield and cross, much legend, no corrosion, fully Grade 1 but Grade 2 on certificate.
 
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September, 2006
Potosí, Bolivia, Philip II, P-B (5th period), large, round planchet with good full shield and cross, clear P-B and denomination ii, typically over-cleaned but only lightly corroded, great for jewelry, with full-color hologram-certificate from 2005.
 
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August,
2006
Potosí, Bolivia, Philip III or IV, P-T, nearly full cross and shield, very little corrosion but one flat spot on cross, popular for jewelry, with full-color hologram-certificate from 2005.
 
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2 reales, Grade 3 (various mints)
 
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Mexico, partial-date 1615?, oMF, rare with bottom parts of each digit of date (the 5 a bit unclear, but then even a clear digit would not look like a 5, as it was sort of a backwards 2), nice full cross, bold oMF next to full but pitted shield, clearly Grade-2 quality but certificate says 3 (also calls it a 4R and states the assayer as "FV", whatever that means), great for jewelry.
 
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September, 2006
Mexico, Philip III or IV, oMD, nearly full cross and shield, uniformly light corrosion only (nice for Grade 3), good for jewelry.
 
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Lima, Peru, Philip II, Diego de la Torre, (*-ii to left), P-oD to right, nice and crisp full shield and cross but thin and with edges "nibbled away" from corrosion, scarce and desirable type.
 
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August,
2006
Lima, Peru, Philip II, Diego de la Torre, (*-ii to left), P-oD to right, full shield and cross and even some legend on a broad but thin planchet with holes from corrosion near edge, scarce and desirable type.
 
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August,
2006
Potosí, Bolivia, full-date 1619, assayer not visible (T), rare, crude planchet with full but weak date, good full shield, off-center cross.
 
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Potosí, Bolivia, Philip III or IV, assayer not visible, most of shield and cross, thin and crude from corrosion, more like Grade 4 but certificate says 3, still useful for jewelry, 2 available.
 
 
I have a large group of additional Atocha Grade-3 2 reales for private offering. Please inquire.