Treasure, World & U.S. Coin Auction #19

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1676E, Calbeto Plate Coin. 25.84 grams. Very crude coin with low contrast due to dark toning, but with two dates and mi

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1677E. 28.34 grams. Full but double-struck pillars-and-waves, decent cross despite flat areas, technically no worse tha

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1678E. 25.67 grams. Full and well-centered pillars-and-waves, full but partially flat cross, three dates and assayers a

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1679/8C/E, very rare. 25.45 grams. Doubled and off-center pillars side with one full pillar atop bold waves with two cl

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1679C/E, very rare. 26.65 grams. In contrast to the previous lot, this coin shows C/E on just the pillars side (lower l

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1682V. 26.86 grams. Choice full pillars-and-waves with bold (PO)TOSI in legend, slightly off-center full cross with nic

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1683V. 24.66 grams. Broad flan with full cross, full but doubled pillars-and-waves, Fine with flat spots but good contr

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1684V. 26.39 grams. Richly old-toned VF with choice full pillars and cross, three bold mintmarks, two dates and assayer

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1685VR. 26.92 grams. Full but very crude pillars and cross (the latter doubled), nice crown at top, two dates, AVF with

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1685VR. 25.11 grams. Lustrous but lightly corroded and somewhat weakly struck XF with spots of brown encrustation, full

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1686VR. 27.47 grams. Huge flan with particularly bold full waves, full pillars and cross too but lots of flatness in pe

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1687VR. 27.06 grams. Good full pillars-and-waves, full but doubled cross, two dates and mintmarks and assayers, some bo

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1687VR. 27.39 grams. Unusually flat strike on a broad flan, still with most of pillars and cross and two dates and thre

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1689VR. 25.26 grams. Very darkly toned VF with full pillars-and-waves, off-center cross, much legend, two dates and min

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1691VR. 26.68 grams. Full but doubled pillars and cross, two dates and assayers, uneven flan and toning (somewhat crude

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1692VR. 27.55 grams. Nearly full but somewhat flat pillars and cross, still with two dates (bold below cross) and assay

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1694VR. 26.83 grams. High grade (XF) but with much flatness, full but slightly doubled pillars, two dates, three mintma

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1695VR. 27.04 grams. Full but off-center pillars, doubled cross, all somewhat crude and with much flatness, but with tw

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1696VR. 23.88 grams. Nice full pillars and cross, both well centered but very slightly doubled, with three bold assayer

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1697VR. 26.00 grams. Bold full pillars and cross but both somewhat doubled, bold second date in legend, three mintmarks