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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1 real, Philip II, assayer C over erasure, very rare.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Cobs - Potosi Silver Start Price:160.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1 real, Philip II, assayer C over erasure, very rare.
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1 real, Philip II, assayer C over erasure, very rare. S-P5; KM-2.2; Cal-241. 3.21 grams. Whereas the higher denominations for this brief issue (once believed to be La Plata) show the C BELOW an erasure of previous assayer(s), the 1R shows the C punched OVER the erased mess, which we speculate is L/L/B. This example (third we have seen) shows a full P-C and denomination I flanking a good full shield with nearly full crown above and bold PHILIPPVS in legend, good but off-center cross with "flat" lions, VF with tiny hole at top of partially rust-encrusted cross, minor scratches on shield.