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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal, 1718Y, rare.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Cobs - Potosi Silver Start Price:3,500.00 USD Estimated At:3,500.00 - 5,000.00 USD
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal, 1718Y, rare.
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal, 1718Y, rare. S-P43a; KM-R31 ;CT-819. 26.91 grams. This Royal is an excellent example of the transition from the very broad and thin flans of the mid- to late 1600s to the small and thick flans of the mid-1700s, which typically show no legends, this specimen instead showing a clear third date and king's ordinal, the date between the pillars with re-punched 8, lightly toned Fine with minimal doubling, also especially rare without a hole, and lacking in Lazaro since his #263 (which he rates at R4) shows pomegranate stops as opposed to the dots on this coin.