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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal, 1718Y, unrecorded dies, very rare.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Cobs - Potosi Silver Start Price:2,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,500.00 - 3,750.00 USD
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal, 1718Y, unrecorded dies, very rare.
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal, 1718Y, unrecorded dies, very rare. S-P43a; KM-R31; CT-819. 27.21 grams. Crudely doubled but with all inner details and much legend clear, including full four-digit date, Fine with nice toning, large old hole at top of pillars / bottom of cross (aligned axes), a heretofore unrecorded set of dies with C-shaped tressure around cross and no ornaments around top elements on pillars side (unlike Lazaro #263, which he calls R4).