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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer C below erasure, very rare.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Cobs - Potosi Silver Start Price:2,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,500.00 - 5,000.00 USD
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer C below erasure, very rare.
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer C below erasure, very rare. S-P5, KM-5.1, CT-160. 26.70 grams. Typically broad flan with full crown and nearly full legend, very clear C and erasure, in which you can barely make out what is believed to be B/S/X (basically a B made from superimposed S and X punches), full but partially weak cross and shield, About Fine with minor corrosion at very edge, a celebrated rarity that was once attributed (by Sellschopp) to La Plata in error. Pedigreed to our Auction #6, with original lot-tag #880.