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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (probably Ramirez of 1646-8), debased

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Cobs - Potosi Silver Start Price:60.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 300.00 USD
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (probably Ramirez of 1646-8), debased
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (probably Ramirez of 1646-8), debased silver. S-P31; KM-17a. 13.2 grams. Very crude and manifestly cuprous (with green encrustation), with off-center shield, bold denomination and king's name, full cross, quite interesting and clearly a coin that should have been melted in the recall of 1649. These rare coins were known as "Rochuñas" in reference to the mayor of Potosi, Francisco Gómez Rocha, who was executed along with assayer Ramírez in the subsequent investigation.