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BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer M, legend DEI,G, very rare, ex-Ponte.

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BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer M, legend DEI,G, very rare, ex-Ponte.
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BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer M, legend DEI,G, very rare, ex-Ponte. S-P2; KM-5.1; Cal-668. 27.07 grams. A stunning beauty with choice full interiors and nearly full legends (mostly bold) with contrasting toning in crevices, just a few old marks, AXF overall. Our 35-year study of early Potosí cobs has turned up two obverse dies and three reverse dies for the assayer-M 8R (not counting the M/R issues from previous Rincón dies), only two combinations of which are shown in Sellschopp and Paoletti (his 50 and 51 being the same), the present coin being one of two unlisted combinations, showing the obverse of Sellschopp 28 / Paoletti 50-51 and the reverse of Sellschopp 29 / Paoletti 49, in fact the only example we have ever seen of this variety. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.