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| Picture From Sewall Menzel's Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins |
Yesterday I showed a picture of a reale found by the crew of the Capitana at the Green Cabin Wreck site. It is also shown in the picture below.
The first picture shown here is a very similar reale to the one that was recently found. It is shown by Sewall Menzel in his book, Cobs, Pieces of Eight, and Treasure Coins.
This isn't the most simple case for identification. I would guess it is a Potosi coin, and it would have to date before 1653, which is when Potosi starting using the pillars and waves design.
Notice the mint and assayer marks (PR) to the left of the shield. The mint would most likely be Potosi, and the R would be the initial of the assayer, Alonso Rincon. If that is true, the date would be between 1573 and 1576. That is a very early cob.
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| Reale Found by The Capitana Crew On The Green Cabin Wreck. |
The found cob does not show the denomination, which would be marked to the right of the shield.
The crown of the found cob matches that of the Menzel example very well, but the R is a bit different.
The shield of the found cob also matches the Menzel example very well.
If you can correct me on any of this, please do so.
I have a lot more to post today but don't have time to get it posted. I will end there today with this short post and hopefully get to the other stuff tomorrow.
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net
