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SPAIN, Valladolid, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, (1651), assayer not visible (stylized F), very rare.

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SPAIN, Valladolid, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, (1651), assayer not visible (stylized F), very rare.
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SPAIN, Valladolid, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, (1651), assayer not visible (stylized F), very rare. Cal-1690; KM-134.6. 24.81 grams. High-grade example (AU) with very light toning and faint luster, flat in the peripheries, with natural edge-split, but with choice full crown and shield and cross-lions-castles that are recognizable by style as Valladolid. The Valladolid mint struck these coins only in 1651 with a distinctive F assayer-mark that looks an E with crossbar extended to left, a direct product of the silver shortage following the Potosí scandal, when several Spanish mints briefly increased output using melted and refined silver. A very rare and desirable peninsular type, seldom encountered and highly prized by advanced collectors.