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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1645T.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Cobs - Potosi Silver Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 600.00 USD
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1645T.
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1645T. S-P30; KM-19a ;CT-492. 25.82 grams. Oval flan with thick edge (in contrast to salvaged coins that are typically thin), good full shield and cross, bold date except for last digit, VF with toning on fields, hairline edge-split. While still rare as a dated cob of the 1640s, this date comes around more often than any other from 1640 to 1648. It's slightly lower weight (uncorroded) hints at the raging scandal at the time.