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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1672E. S-P37b; KM-26; Cal-703. 24.79 grams. Black-toned Fine+ with minor surface pitting, full cross and pillars despit

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1681V. S-P39; KM-26; Cal-719. 27.07 grams. Bold full pillars-and-waves, off-center cross with king's ordinal II ...

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1688VR. S-P40; KM-26; Cal-730. 26.74 grams. Broad-flan VF with choice full cross-lions-castles and pillars-and-waves, w

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1690VR, NGC XF details / holed. S-P40; KM-R26; Cal-686. 26.19 grams. Choice cross side with full and wel

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1690VR. S-P40; KM-26; Cal-733. 27.36 grams. AXF with bold full pillars-and-waves (doubled) and cross-lions-castles (off

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1691VR. S-P40; KM-26; Cal-734. 26.37 grams. Good full cross-lions-castles with bold date below, one full pillar and wav

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1698F. S-P42; KM-26; Cal-744. 26.09 grams. Richly toned VF with bold and nearly full pillars and cross, the former with

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1715Y, NGC VF details / holed. S-P43a; KM-R31; Cal-1487. 26.95 grams. Toned, broad-flan VF+ with lots of

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1716Y. S-P43a; KM-31; Cal-1552. 26.75 grams. Chunky flan with lots of small, sharp points, full pillars and nearly full

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1720Y, NGC VF details / holed. S-P43a; KM-R31; Cal-1492. 26.90 grams Typically slightly cruder than earl

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1725Y, Louis I, king's ordinal PRIMERO, very rare, NGC XF details / holed, ex-von Schuckmann. S-P4...

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1729M, rare, NGC AU 53, finest and only example in NGC census. S-P44; KM-R31a; Cal-1498. 27.05 grams. Fo

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1733YA, very rare, NGC VF details / holed, plated. S-P45; KM-R31a; Cal-1501. 27.35 grams. This coin is a

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1744C. S-P49; KM-31a; Cal-1585. 27.37 grams. Incredibly crude flan, with up to a 4mm difference in thickness from ragge

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1744C. S-P49; KM-31a; Cal-1585. 26.89 grams. Thick and chunky but roundish flan with bold and well-centered interiors b

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1744q/C, unique (unlisted), NGC UNC details / holed. S-P50; KM-unl (R31a for type); Cal-unl (Type 174).

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1745q. S-P50; KM-31a; Cal-1588. 25.25 grams. Chunky but roundish flan with bold full pillars-and-waves and cross (the l

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1747q. S-P50; KM-31a; Cal-1590. 26.98 grams. Chunky flan with part of edge crude (as made), full pillars-and-waves, ful

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1749q, very rare, NGC AU details / holed, ex-Karon, ex-von Schuckmann, Lazaro Plate Coin #311. S-P50a; K

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1751q/E, NGC VF 35. S-P52; KM-40; Cal-517. 26.60 grams. Thick and chunky flan with bold full pillars (well centered) an

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1752q. S-P52; KM-40; Cal-522. 27.17 grams. Choice full cross (well centered) and bold full pillars (slightly doubled) w

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1757q, unique (unlisted), NGC AU 50, finest and only example in NGC census. S-P54; KM-unl (R40 for type)

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1759q, NGC VF 35. S-P54; KM-40; Cal-537. 26.60 grams. Chunky flan with two bold dates, full pillars and nearly full cro

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1763V-Y. S-P57; KM-45; Cal-1139. 26.85 grams. Beautifully toned AXF with full pillars-and-waves and cross (the latter s

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1764V-Y-V. S-P57; KM-45; Cal-1140. 25.49 grams. Exceptionally broad and flat flan (way larger than any Royal of this pe

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1773(V)-Y, rare final date of cobs, NGC XF 40, Sellschopp (2nd ed.) Plate Coin. S-P59; KM-45; Cal-1158. 25.40 grams. Th

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales Royal (galano), 1654E, dot-PH-dot at top, extremely rare, NGC XF details / plugged. S-P37a; KM-unl (R18 for type); Cal-1

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales Royal (galano), 1677E, extremely rare, NGC VF details / holed, ex-Americas, ex-Santa Rosa de Lima (both stated on label)

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales Royal (galano), 1703Y, very rare, NGC VF details / holed. S-P43a; KM-R30; Cal-1135. 12.77 grams. Broad and round and eve

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales Royal (galano), 1717Y, extremely rare, NGC AU details / holed. S-P43a; KM-unl (R30 for type); Cal-1138. 12.76 grams. Bro

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales Royal (galano), 1727/6Y, Louis I, extremely rare, NGC XF details / holed, Calico Plate Coin, KM Plate Coin. S-P43b; KM-R

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales Royal (galano), 1727Y, Louis I, extremely rare (unlisted), NGC XF details / holed, mount removed, ex-Karon. S-P43b; KM-R

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1748q. S-P50a; KM-39; Cal-399. 13.55 grams. Very choice full pillars including tops and full but doubled cross, two ass

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1750E. S-P51; KM-39; Cal-403. 13.94 grams. Bold full pillars (well centered) and nearly full cross, AXF with deeply ton

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1752q. S-P52; KM-39; Cal-406. 13.39 grams. Well-centered strike on a chunky flan with sharply cut edges, full cross, bo

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1753q. S-P52; KM-39; Cal-407. 13.55 grams. Chunky flan with flat peripheries but good centers, including bold full date

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales Royal (galano), 1760Y-V-Y, extremely rare (unlisted), NGC VF details / edge filing. S-P56a; KM-unl; Cal-unl. 13.41 grams

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1678E, ex-Jones. S-P37b; KM-24; Cal-402. 7.13 grams. Very broad and in fact overweight flan with full pillars-and-waves

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1681V. S-P39; KM-24; Cal-409. 5.97 grams. Huge, odd flan with much edge-crack and flatness but bold full date and mintm

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales Royal (galano), 1715Y, very rare, NGC AU details / holed. S-P43a; KM-R29; Cal-843. 5.44 grams. Choice deep strike with o

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales Royal (galano), 1726Y, Louis I, extremely rare, NGC VF details / holed, Calico Plate Coin. S-P43b; KM-unl; Cal-23 (this

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1726Y, Louis I. S-P43b; KM-34; Cal-26. 6.18 grams. Chunky flan with full king's name LVIS in legend (rare thus) o...

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales Royal (galano), 1762V-Y-V, extremely rare (unlisted), NGC VF 30. S-P57; KM-unl; Cal-unl. 6.57 grams. The perfect compani

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1 real Royal (galano), 1733E, retrograde E to right of cross, extremely rare, NGC XF details / holed. S-P46; KM-unl; Cal-unl. 3.4

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1/2 real Royal (galano), 1747, Ferdinand VI, extremely rare (unlisted), NGC XF details / plugged. S-P50a; KM-unl; Cal-unl. 1.62 g

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, assayer F to the left, extremely rare, ex-Jones (Plate Coin). S-SD1; Cal-140; KM-35. 11.4

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 2 reales, Charles-Joanna, assayer F to right (rotated), very rare, ex-Jones (Plate Coin). S-SD1; Cal-109; KM-unl. 4

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1 real, Charles-Joanna, no assayer (F), mintmark S to left and P to right, three stars at top and one star at botto

Panama(?), P countermark on a Seville, Spain, 1 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, special "crowned-F" issue for New World use, three-dot columns fla...

Panama(?), P countermark on a Granada, Spain, 1 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, cross-like ornaments flanking shield, mintmark Gothic G on reverse. Cal-365 (h

Panama, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer oB to right, mintmark AP above denomination II to left, very rare, ex-Jones (Plate Coin). S-AP4; Cal-362; KM-

Bogota, Colombia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer A to right, mintmark RN to left, no pomegranate (1621-22), ex-Atocha (1622), ex-Jones (Plate Coin).

Bogota or Cartagena, Colombia, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible, mintmark R(N) to left OUTSIDE denomination IIII, no Flanders/Tyrol in shi

Bogota, Colombia, cob 8 reales, 1651, assayer PoRMS, rare, PCGS VF30, ex-Eldorado. S-B7; Restrepo-M46.8; Cal-1547. 26.62 grams. Bold, full and well-ce

Bogota, Colombia, cob 8 reales, 1651, assayer PoRMOS, rare, ex-Eldorado. S-B7; Restrepo-M46.6; Cal-1548. 25.52 grams. Choice full pillars-and-waves wi

Bogota, Colombia, cob 8 reales, 1652, assayer PoRAS to left, rare, ex-Jones (Plate Coin). S-B7; Restrepo-M46.10; Cal-1550. 25.82 grams. Massive flan w

Bogota, Colombia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer PoRS (1655-56), rare, ex-Geiger. S-B7; Restrepo-M46; Cal-Type 338. 26.85 grams. Bold assayer, nearl

Cartagena, Colombia, cob 8 reales, (16)55, assayer S below mintmark C to right, extremely rare, ex-Jones (Plate Coin). S-C4; Restrepo-M48.2; Cal-1239.

Bogota, Colombia, cob 8 reales, 1664 date to right, assayer PoRS to left, with "Golden Fleece" countermark (Brabant, Spanish Netherlands, ...

Guatemala, cob 2 reales, 1748J. S-G1a; Cal-245; KM-10. 6.43 gams. Choice specimen with no hole (rare thus) and attractive toning, with nearly full dat

Seville, Spain (special issue struck for New World use), 1 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, mintmark S to left, ermine to right, arrows to right of crowned F,

Seville, Spain (special issue struck for New World use), 1/2 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, mintmark S above assayer * to left and to right of crowned F, ver

Seville, Spain (special issue struck for New World use), copper 4 maravedis, Ferdinand-Isabel, trefoils below Y and F, rare, ex-Jones (Plate Coin). Ca

Seville, Spain, 8 reales, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer Gothic D between yoke and arrows, mintmark to right, denomination to left, legends ending in GRAC

Seville, Spain, 4 reales, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer * twice on reverse, legends ending in DEI GR and ARAG. Cal-562; Lopez de la Fuente-unl. 13.76 gram

Seville, Spain, 4 reales, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer Gothic D to right of yoke on reverse, legends ending in ELISABE and LEGI, PCGS AU53. Cal-564; Lope

Seville, Spain, 4 reales, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer Gothic D to right of yoke on reverse, legends ending in DE and LEGIONIS. Cal-562; Lopez de la Fuen

Seville, Spain, 4 reales, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer Gothic D to right of yoke on reverse, legends ending in DEI and LEGIONIS o A, ex-Jones (Plate Coin

Granada, Spain, 2 reales, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer R to right of trefoil at bottom on reverse, mintmark G to left and denomination ii to right of shi

Burgos, Spain, 1 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, mintmark B below yoke and arrows, assayer ermine/scallop at end of legend, ex-Jones (Plate Coin). Cal-304; Lo

Seville, Spain, 1/4 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer o-*-o below mintmark S below yoke, legends ending in DI and LEGI, rare. Cal-173; Lopez de la Fuent

Toledo, Spain, cob 4 reales, Philip II or III, assayer C between mintmark oT and denomination 4 to left, date to right not visible. 13.38 grams. Choi

Toledo, Spain, cob 2 reales, 1592 date to right, assayer C below mintmark oT to left. Cal-443. 6.58 grams. Very bold full shield and date, full but of

Toledo, Spain, cob 2 reales, 1604C. Cal-693; KM-17.7. 6.72 grams. Nice full crown above full but weak shield (off-center) with full assayer C to left,

Granada, Spain, cob 2 reales, 160?M, OMNIVM type. Cal-Type 117; KM-17.3. 6.78 grams. Choice full cross-lions-castles (bold and well centered), also b

Akarnania, Leukas, AR stater "pegasus," 4th century BC. 8.02 grams. Pegasos flying right / Helmeted head of Athena left; AM before. Very ...

Attica, Athens, AR tetradrachm "owl," ca. 440-404 BC, NGC Choice AU, strike 5/5, surface 4/5. SNG Copenhagen 31-40; Kroll 8. 17.19 grams. ...

Attica, Athens, AR tetradrachm "owl," ca. 440-404 BC. SNG Copenhagen 31-40; Kroll 8. 17.04 grams. Helmeted head of Athena right, with fron...

Calabria, Tarentum, AR nomos (didrachm), ca. 344-334 BC, "boy on dolphin." Vlasto 890-2; HN Italy 1037. 6.44 grams. Warrior, nude but for ...

Calabria, Tarentum, AR nomos (didrachm), ca. 300-290 BC, "boy on dolphin." Vlasto 657; HN Italy 947 . 7.41 grams. Nude youth riding horse ...

Celtic imitation of a Greek tetradrachm, ca. 2nd century BC, Danubian series. cf. Lanz-921, devolved designs. 15.69 grams. Head of Herakles / Zeus Nik

Bolskan, Iberia, AR drachm, ca. 2nd-1st centuries BC. ACIP 1423. 3.90 grams. Bare male head right / Warrior on horse rearing right, holding spear. Wel

Kingdom of Macedon, AR tetradrachm, Alexander III (the Great), lifetime issue, struck by Antipater, 336-323 BC, Amphipolis mint, NGC Choice XF, strike

Kingdom of Macedon, AR tetradrachm, Alexander III (the Great), ca. 336-323 BC, in the name and types of Alexander III but struck under Kassander, Phil

Pamphylia, Aspendus, AR stater, ca. 380-325 BC, NGC XF, strike 3/5, surface 3/5. BMC 41; SNG von Aulock 4568 var. 10.79 grams. Two wrestlers grappling

Thessaly, Larissa, AR didrachm, 350-325 BC. BCD Thessaly II 316-319. 5.93 grams. Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left, with hair in ampyx /

Thessaly, Thessalian League, AR double-victoriatus, 2nd-1st centuries BC, NGC XF, strike 4/5, surface 3/5. 5.90 grams. Head of Zeus right wearing an

Roman Republic, AR denarius, M. Vargunteius, 130 BC, Rome mint. Crawford 257/1; Sydenham 507; Vargunteia 1. 4.00 grams. Helmeted head of Roma right; M

Eastern Roman Empire, AV solidus, Theodosius II, 402-450 AD, Constantinople mint. RIC 202; Depeyrot 73/2. 4.48 grams. D N THEODO-SIVS P F AVG around p

Byzantine Empire, AV solidus, Justinian I, 527-565 AD, Constantinople mint, NGC Choice AU, strike 4/5, surface 3/5. MIBE 6; DOC 8g. 4.49 grams. Helmet

Byzantine Empire, AV solidus, Justin II, 565-578 AD, Constantinople mint. MIB 5; DOC 4i. 4.50 grams. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globu

Byzantine Empire, AV histamenon nomisma, Romanus III, 1028-34 AD, Constantinople mint, NGC AU strike 4/5, surface 4/5. DOC III 1d; SB 1819. 4.40 grams

Byzantine Empire, AV histamenon nomisma, Isaac I, 1057-59 AD, Constantinople mint. DOC 2; Sear 1843. 4.37 grams. Christ seated facing on backless thro

Angola, 12 macutas, Maria I, 1796, NGC AU 53. KM-37. Lightly circulated with original mint luster, golden-toned centers with dark blue shades around

Anguilla (provisional government), 1 liberty dollar, incuse countermark ANGUILLA / LIBERTY DOLLAR around JULY / 11 / 1967 on date side of a Zacatecas,

Buenos Aires, Argentina, 20 decimos, 1827, PCGS MS63BN, finest known in PCGS and NGC censuses, ex-O'Brien. Janson-3.1; KM-5. Dark all over but ...

Buenos Aires, Argentina, 10 decimos, 1827, NGC MS 61 BN, ex-O'Brien. Janson-6.3; KM-4. Bold strike, very darkly toned but with traces of origin...

Buenos Aires, Argentina, 10 decimos, 1830, NGC MS 62 BN, ex-O'Brien. Janson-8.1; KM-4. Attractive chocolate-brown color with traces of orange, ...

Buenos Aires, Argentina, copper 5/10 real, 1827, struck more than 15% off-center on an 1822 1 decimo with a brockage of an 1823 1 decimo, NGC Mint Err

Buenos Aires, Argentina, copper 5/10 real, 1827, struck over an 1823 decimo, NGC MS 65 RB, finest known in NGC census, ex-Carter, ex-O'Brien. Ja...