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BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1652 E, Transitional Type II, very rare, ex-Ponte, ex-Capitana, Mast

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BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1652 E, Transitional Type II, very rare, ex-Ponte, ex-Capitana, Mast
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BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1652 E, Transitional Type II, very rare, ex-Ponte, ex-Capitana (1654), Mastalir Plate. S-P37; KM-A20.2; Cal-unl. 20.11 grams. Choice full inner details and most of legends due to good strike and deeply contrasting toning, one deep edge-crack, a bit of surface corrosion and thinning (otherwise AU), still very eye-catching overall. From the Capitana (1654), pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection, plated on pages 60-61 of Mastalir's The Great Transition at the Potosí Mint 1649-1653: The 1652 Transitional 8 Reales (2015).