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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1685VR, cut into heart shape.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Cobs - Potosi Silver Start Price:175.00 USD Estimated At:175.00 - 250.00 USD
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1685VR, cut into heart shape.
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1685VR, cut into heart shape. S-P40; KM-26; CT-368. 25.6 grams. If this were a genuine, mint-produced "heart," it would be worth $25,000 or more; alas, this was cut down (probably in its own time), but the shape is accurate, and the coin itself shows 2 dates and mintmarks and assayers despite a lot of central flatness, deeply toned Fine.