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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E transitional Type VII/B, rare, from the Capitana (1654).

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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E transitional Type VII/B, rare, from the Capitana (1654).
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E transitional Type VII/B, rare, from the Capitana (1654). S-P37; KM-unl; CT-unl. 22.58 grams. Small diameter but thick (and slightly concave), with nice full pillars and cross, parts of all three dates, toned XF with flat peripheries and minimal surface corrosion. This coin and the previous lot represent all the known specimens of this die variety, according to Mastalir. Pedigreed to the Roberto Mastalir collection, #VII.a-B.aa.x(2)2 in his book (page 178), from the Capitana (1654).