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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales Heart, 1712Y, extremely rare.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Cobs - Potosi Silver Start Price:9,000.00 USD Estimated At:9,000.00 - 13,500.00 USD
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales Heart, 1712Y, extremely rare.
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales Heart, 1712Y, extremely rare. S-P43a; KM-unl. (cf. 30 for regular issue); CT-unl. (Type 181). 13.2 grams. Classic "corazon" shape with aligned medallic axes, full inner details and some legend, 2 dates (full 1712 below cross), attractively toned AVF with tiny hole in stem at top as usual, full weight, the cross doubled but the pillars side quite nice. Four-reales Hearts are so rare as a type that discussion of known dates is practically irrelevant (but note that this auction uniquely features the same date in 2R and 1R Hearts among the following lots), meriting the following description by Freeman Craig in the Paul Karon Collection catalog (Ponterio, March 17, 1990): "the elusive denomination most sought by 'aficionados' of this mysterious and alluring series."