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

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1754C. 26.96 grams. Chunky and odd-shaped flan with most of cross and one full pillar, clear date and two assayers, dar

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1758q. 26.79 grams. Very chunky and crude, with bold cross and one full pillar, bold mintmark and assayer and 1-1/2 dat

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1760Y-V-Y, rare. 26.26 grams. Second of four assayer combinations for this transitional year (Ferdinand VI to Charles I

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1761V-Y-V. 27.09 grams. Remarkable specimen with three bold dates (very rare this late), good full pillars and cross, m

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1761V-Y-V. 26.97 grams. Chunky but round, with somewhat flat strike for the era yet with two clear dates and two bold a

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1762V-Y. 27.01 grams. Crudely uneven flan with good detail anyway, with two pillars-side dates (rare thus), all three a

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1763V-Y-V. 26.86 grams. Full pillars and bold cross with three dates (rare thus), AVF with nice contrast, rough surface

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1764V-Y-V. 27.09 grams. Nice full pillars and cross despite the usual chunkiness, with two dates and mintmarks and assa

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1764V-Y, cut down to possible North African (Barbary) standard. 16.06 grams. Somewhat pentagonal due to precise clippin

Lot of 2 Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1750E and 1764(V-Y), both cut down to possible North African (Barbary) standard. 31.66 grams total. Precisely

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1766V-Y. 26.71 grams. Very crude and chunky yet with two clear dates, most of cross and pillars, king's ordinal (...

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1767V-(Y). 26.37 grams. Very chunky flan with nearly full but off-center pillars, incomplete cross, two clear dates, li

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1768V-Y. 26.88 grams. Two bold dates and assayers, full waves and one full pillar, most of cross, all enhanced by dark

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1769V-Y. 26.81 grams. Choice full cross and pillars, both bold and well centered, on a typically chunky flan, with nice

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1770V-J, very rare. 22.96 grams. Thick and chunky flan, as usual (but inexplicably low in weight), with bold cross and

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1771/0(V-Y). 26.97 grams. Very bold date with obvious 1/0 between full pillars, nearly full cross with second date belo

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1771(V-Y). 27.07 grams. Full centers but doubled on the pillars side, two dates, crude flan with edge-cracks but no wor

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1772(V-Y) 26.84 grams. Bold full cross, most of pillars with bold denomination and date on that side, deeply toned Fine

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1772(V-Y). 26.93 grams. Very chunky and crude flan (uneven thickness) with most of pillars and cross, clear date and mi

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1773(V-Y), rare. 26.19 grams. One of the best specimens we have seen of this popular final year of cobs, with complete