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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1771/0V/J, unique and unlisted.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Cobs - Potosi Silver Start Price:360.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,000.00 USD
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1771/0V/J, unique and unlisted.
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1771/0V/J, unique and unlisted. 27.06 grams. One of the rarest issues in the Potosi pillars-and-waves series is assayer J of 1770, of which only a handful of specimens are known. The present coin is the first and only example we know of struck in 1771 using a J die from 1770, with clear overdate and V/J over-assayer at bottom-left on the pillars side. Although the rest of the coin is typically crude, it is also very high grade (virtually AU), with hint of luster and practically no toning.