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

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Cobs - Potosi Silver Start Price:1,600.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer C under erasure, very rare.
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer C under 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, Fine with minor corrosion at very edge as from unspecified salvage (possibly Atocha), a celebrated rarity that was once attributed (by Sellschopp) to La Plata in error. Pedigreed to our Auction #6, with original lot-tag #880, and to our Auction #15, with original lot-tag #887.