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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (ca. 1645).

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Cobs - Potosi Silver Start Price:80.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 150.00 USD
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (ca. 1645).
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (ca. 1645). KM-19a. 21.34 grams. Very underweight and clearly low in fineness (by color), nearly full shield with bold denomination 8, incomplete cross due to flatness and doubling, deeply toned About Fine, a perfect example of the kind of "mint scandal" coin that disrupted economies around the world and prompted a royal investigation, recall, countermarking and eventual change of design.