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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1 real Royal, 1697F, extremely rare (possibly unique).

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Cobs - Potosi Silver Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 750.00 USD
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1 real Royal, 1697F, extremely rare (possibly unique).
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1 real Royal, 1697F, extremely rare (possibly unique). S-P42; KM-unl; CT-unl. 3.1 grams. Like all Royals, this coin is round and even in thickness (thin and broad too), with full inner details, the pillars side in this case very nice but the cross side double-struck, deeply toned all over, VF, with expertly plugged hole in waves near edge. In researching this coin, we found that it is unique in several ways (at least known to us), namely as the only 1697F Royal of any denomination and the only 1R Royal for this assayer and period; and while we suspect there are other 1R Royals of this period off the record, this is probably still the only 1697F in existence.