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

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1)622, assayer not visible (T or P), lions and castles transposed in both shield and cross, rare. 27.17 grams. Very bo

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)22T, lions and castles transposed in both shield and cross, rare. 27.01 grams. Clear 22 of date (rare thus), choice

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)ZIII (1623), assayer T, quadrants of cross transposed, very rare. 26.93 grams. Very bold full ZIII of date, full bu

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer •P (early 1620s), quadrants of cross transposed. 26.67 grams. Broad flan with good full shield, bold

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, assayer P (early 1620s), quadrants of cross transposed. 27.20 grams. Good crown, full but partially flat and slightly d

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1628T, from the ca.-1629 "Panama hoard." 24.33 grams. Squarish flan with somewhat jagged edges (as made, th...

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1629T, fine-dot borders, denomination 8. 26.60 grams. Choice full shield and cross-and-tressure with COMPLETE borders o

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer T (ca. 1629), fine-dot borders. 26.14 grams. Broad flan with full but slightly doubled shield and cr

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer T (ca. 1629), fine-dot borders, denomination 8. 27.09 grams. Smallish flan with nice full shield and

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1630T, •P-T• to left, x-8-x to right. 26.82 grams. Choice specimen with full date outside of full but off-center cross,

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1630(T). 26.76 grams. Full date outside blatantly double-struck cross, decent but also doubled shield, crude peripherie

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1)630T, •P-T• to left, •8• to right. 27.00 grams. Bold date, full and well-detailed but double-struck shield and cross

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer T, x-P-x-T-x to left, x-8-x to right (ca. 1630). 25.48 grams. Superb full shield and good full cros

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 16(3)3(T). 26.76 grams. Good full cross and shield, bold final 3 of date (much rarer than the earlier dates), VF+ with

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 163(?)TR. 25.68 grams. Typically small, thick flan, with good full shield (slightly doubled) and cross (slightly off-ce

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer TR (1630s). 27.00 grams. Bold full P•TR•, nearly full shield and cross, thick and uneven flan, toned

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer TR (1630s). 26.89 grams. Very bold full •P•TR•, nice full crown above messily doubled shield, the cr

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer TR (1630s). 25.15 grams. Full P•TR and denomination 8 (actually "oo" vertically), crude ...

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer TR (1630s). 27.45 grams. Very thick flan (small) with full •P•TR and denomination •8• (regular punch

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer TR (1630s). 27.53 grams. Interesting coin in debased silver with lots of copper showing on the off-c

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer TR (1630s). 26.62 grams. Good full shield with bold mintmark P, full cross with gritty black and gre

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1640, assayer not visible, rare. 26.88 grams. Bold full 40 of date outside crude cross, nearly full but off-center shie

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer TR (ca. 1640). 27.26 grams. Good full shield, double-struck mintmark-assayer and cross, crude AVF wi

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer FR (early 1640s), rare. 25.50 grams. Very bold full assayer and mintmark, most of shield and cross w

Lot of 2 Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayers T and TR (early 1640s). 27.30 and 27.38 grams. Choice specimens with full shields and cros

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1)64(?)T. 27.46 grams. Somewhat oval flan with clear 64 of date, full mintmark-assayer and denomination, good full shi

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1)643, assayer not visible, rare. 27.19 grams. Full 43 of date (the 3 somewhat oddly shaped), full shield and cross de

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1645TR. 27.21 grams. Choice specimen with full date outside full but off-center cross, good full shield and crown, full

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1647P, extremely rare. 28.72 grams. With clear tops of the 647 of the date and full and clear •P assayer, this coin is

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1647Z/?, rare. 27.86 grams. Choice full cross and shield, the latter with most of crown above and bold denomination 8 (

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1648R, extremely rare. 27.99 grams. Only the second example we have seen, the first one sold in our Auction #15 for ove

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1)649Z, with crowned-L countermark on cross, rare. 28.65 grams. With a broad, round flan and very high weight (like th

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1647-9)Z, no countermark (rare). 25.50 grams. Round flan with typical edge-crack, bold full P-Z, nearly full but doubl

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1650-1)O, no countermark (rare). 26.94 grams. Broad flan with full and bold •P•O• to left, nice but doubled full shiel

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 16(51-2)E, with crowned-(?) countermark on cross side, encapsulated NGC F 15. 26.6 grams. Nice full crown, full but sli

Lot of 4 Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer T (where visible). 108.87 grams total. Good full crosses and shields, mostly toned, Fine+ o

Lot of 3 Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III and IV, assayers R (curved-leg), P/T and not visible. 80.64 grams total. Fine+ on average, mostly t

Lot of 3 Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III and IV, assayers Q, T and TR. 79.40 grams total. Fine+ on average but all with some sort of damage

Lot of 2 Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8R and 4R (one each), Philip IV, assayers not visible. 40.48 grams total. Both with good full shields, the 4R with bette

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer B (1st period). 13.30 grams. Very broad flan with choice full shield (intricately detailed), P-B (do

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer B (1st period), no H in HISPANIARVM. 13.53 grams. Good full shield but that side slightly off-center

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer B (2nd period). 13.54 grams. Very choice full shield and cross, with full P-B and denomination and m

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer B (2nd period). 13.05 grams. Choice full shield and crown, the cross also full but lightly surface-c

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer R (curved leg). 14.03 grams. Bold full assayer to left of choice full shield, full but cruder cross

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1618T/PAL, extremely rare. 13.61 grams. Very full and clear T/PAL (first specimen we have seen in this denomination), t

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1618T, rare. 13.58 grams. Bold full P•T to left of nice full shield, the cross also good but slightly doubled and parti

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, (161)8T, rare. 12.71 grams. Bold full shield and cross, but flat peripheries except for 8 of date, About Fine with some

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1622T, lions and castles transposed in shield and cross, extremely rare. 13.19 grams. Bold full date and assayer (first

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible. 13.63 grams. Full but doubled cross and shield, VF with even toning all over.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, (1650-1)O, with crowned-L countermark on cross, rare. 13.24 grams. Choice full shield, good full cross with nearly full

Lot of 6 Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II and III, assayers B, Q and T (where visible). 79.56 grams total. F-VF with generally full shields an

Lot of 4 Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II-IV, assayers B, Q and not visible. 54.41 grams total. Fine+ on average, all lightly toned, generally

Lot of 6 Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III and IV, various assayers (where visible). 73.66 grams total. Interesting lot with a range of weight

Lot of 4 Potosi, Bolivia, cob minors (one 4R and three 2R) of Philip III and IV, assayers not visible. 31.10 grams total. A motley group in a wide ran

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer L (1st period). 6.40 grams. Scarce early issue with bold P-L, nice full shield and cross, nearly ful

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer B (early 3rd period). 6.77 grams. Bold P-B and king's name, good full shield and cross, VF wit...

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd period). 6.58 grams. Nice but slightly doubled full shield and cross and crown, bold P-B and

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd period). 5.86 grams. Technically high grade (XF+) but with somewhat weak strike and low contr

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd period). 6.73 grams. Broad flan with finely detailed full shield and cross-and-tressure, clea

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer A/B. 6.39 grams. Choice full shield and cross, most of crown, weak but certain A/B, VF+ with very li

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer A/B. 6.11 grams. Full P-A/B, full but slightly doubled and rather weak shield and cross, Fine.

Lot of 7 Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer B (where visible). 44.67 grams total. Some choice full crosses and/or shields, a few salvag

Lot of 2 Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayer C (rare). 10.88 grams total. Both lightly corroded from salvage but with clear assayers, d

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1620T, very rare, Sellschopp Plate Coin. 6.62 grams. Bold full P-T and choice full shield and cross, with clear 620 of

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1620T, very rare. 6.58 grams. Very bold full date (in fact better than previous lot) but assayer weak, the cross and sh

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1622T, quadrants of cross transposed, extremely rare. 6.68 grams. Full date and assayer (first specimen we have seen) a

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, (162)3T with date as "ZIII," quadrants of cross transposed, extremely rare. 6.89 grams. Very bold full III ...

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1626T, denomination Z, very rare. 6.52 grams. Superb full shield with full P-T to left, weak denomination to right, bol

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1626P, denomination Z/o-ii, very rare. 7.34 grams. Very choice full shield and cross, clear P-P (possibly T/P) and very

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip IV, assayer P (1620s), quadrants of cross transposed. 6.83 grams. Broad flan with full P•P, full shield and cros

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip IV, assayer T (1620s). 6.77 grams. Superb full cross and shield but both somewhat off-center, bold assayer T pun

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1629T, heavy-dot borders, denomination "Z", rare. 6.39 grams. Broad-flan, non-toned XF with choice full shi...

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1637, assayer not visible, very rare. 8.10 grams. Bold full date outside of good full cross, good but incomplete shield

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1644TR, very rare, ex-Karon. 9.94 grams. Bold date in crude periphery outside nearly full cross, decent full shield, lo

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1650O, very rare. 7.83 grams. Bold full date outside of good full cross, full assayer to left of full but off-center sh

Lot of 3 Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip IV, assayers T and P (where visible). 20.09 grams total. Two with partial dates, all with quadrants of

Large lot of 28 Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip III and IV, assayers R (curved leg), Q, M and T (where visible). 183.61 grams total. Great lot

Large lot of 26 Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip II through IV, various assayers (where visible). 158.05 grams total. Fine on average, many light

Lot of 2 Potosi, Bolivia, cob minors of Philip II assayer B: 2 reales (5th period) and 1/2 real (2nd period). 8.24 grams total. The 2R is crudely doub

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1 real, Philip II, assayer L (1st period). 3.37 grams. Nice full shield and cross (the latter slightly doubled), bold mintmark an

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1 real, Philip II, assayer B/L (1st period). 3.19 grams. Good full shield and cross and most of crown, weak but certain B/L (very

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1 real, Philip II, assayer B (3rd period). 3.22 grams. Bold full cross and well-detailed full shield, clear P-B and bold denomina

Lot of 10 Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1R, Philip II, assayer B (where visible). 28.72 grams total. Several salvaged, three holed, mostly toned, all with full

Lot of 3 Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1R, Philip II, assayer B. 9.38 grams total. Generally nice full shields and crosses with attractive toning, also clear a

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1620(T), rare. 3.47 grams. Full four-digit date visible outside nice full cross, clear mintmark to left of nice full shie

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1620(T), rare. 3.70 grams. Bold date, good full cross and shield, Fine+ with toned fields.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1620T, quadrants of cross transposed, rare. 3.43 grams. Bottoms of digits of date, full P-T, decent full cross and shield

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1650O, rare. 2.36 grams. Full four-digit date visible, the assayer possibly over another letter, full but off-center shie

Large lot of 32 Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1R, Philip III and IV, assayers R, T, O and Z (where visible). 91.25 grams total. Some salvaged, two holed, one c

Large lot of 26 Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1R, Philip II through IV, various assayers (where visible). 80.31 grams total. About half with holes and a few sa

Lot of 4 Potosi, Bolivia, small silver cobs: 1R Philip IV assayer TR (1630s); 1/2R Philip II assayer Ramos (with R appearing upside-down to left of mo

Lot of 2 Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1/2R, Philip II, assayer R (Rincon) to left. 3.11 grams total. AVF overall, one a broader flan with nice toning.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1/2 real, Philip II, assayer R (Ramos), tiny R to left, mintmark P to right. 1.49 grams. Scarce issue (often mistaken for earlier

Lot of 6 Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1/2R, Philip II and III, assayers R (Rincon), B (several periods), R (Ramos) and Q. 10.15 grams total. Generally nice sp

Lot of 17 Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1/2R, Philip III and IV, assayers B and T (where visible). 21.36 grams total. Most salvaged but nearly all with full cr

Lot of 14 Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1/2R of Philip III and IV, assayers T or not visible. 19.86 grams total. An advanced study collection (all but two in o

Lot of 7 Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1/2R, Philip II through Philip IV, various assayers (where visible). 9.86 grams total. F-VF, two holed, most toned, gene

Lot of 5 Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1/2R, Philip IV, no assayer. 7.74 grams total. Nice little study group from this ill-defined period, some with PLVS VLTR

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1/4 real, Philip II, assayer R (Rincon) to right, mintmark P to left, rare. 0.81 gram. Choice specimen on a huge flan with FULL l

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1/4 real, Philip II, assayer L to right, mintmark P to left, rare. 0.76 gram. Very broad flan with nearly full legends (interesti