Treasure, World, U.S. Coin and Paper Money Auction 23 - May 15-16

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1688VR. S-P40; KM-26; CT-373. 27.49 grams. Bold second date outside of full waves below good pillars, full but weaker c

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1689VR. S-P40; KM-26; CT-374. 27.16 grams. Broad flan with full but doubled pillars and cross, peripherally flat, AVF w

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1689VR. S-P40; KM-26; CT-374. 26.42 grams. Unevenly struck (much flatness) but technically no worse than XF for actual

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1697CH, rare, NGC XF 40 (extra-thick slab). S-P41; KM-26; CT-384. 26.9 grams. Good full cross with bold date below, one

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal, 1707Y. S-P43a; KM-R31; CT-808. 26.72 grams. Cross side a match with Lazaro #248 (rated at R4 = 3-4 specimens know

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1707Y. S-P43a; KM-31; CT-867. 26.57 grams. Typically crude and chunky, with two clear dates and assayers, one full pill

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1709Y. S-P43a; KM-31; CT-869. 27.20 grams. Crude but 100% full pillars-and-waves with clear date and assayer and two mi

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1717Y. S-P43a; KM-31; CT-877. 26.97 grams. Bold date between doubled pillars, full cross with second date below, crude

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1724Y, rare. S-P43a; KM-31; CT-884. 26.14 grams. Bold pillars-and-waves with clear date and full PLV-SVL-TRA, crude ful

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1725Y, Louis I, rare, NGC VF 30 (extra-thick slab). S-P43b; KM-35; CT-24. 27.39 grams. Good cross, bold tops of pillars

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1727Y, Louis I (full LVIS), with sun-over-mountains countermark (Guatemala, Type II, 1839) on cross, very rare. S-P43b;

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1728M. S-P44; KM-31; CT-885. 25.42 grams. Decent pillars with bold denomination, clear date and assayer and mintmark, f

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1731M. S-P44; KM-31a; CT-888. 26.48 grams. Three dates (rare for this period) and will full pillars and cross but somew

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1733YA, rare. S-P45; KM-31a; CT-891. 24.43 grams. Good full pillars and cross with two dates and assayers, three mintma

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal, 1735E. S-P46; KM-R31a; CT-832. 26.04 grams. Bold full cross with nice contrast, full but slightly doubled pillars

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1737E. S-P46; KM-31a; CT-897. 27.45 grams. Nice full cross-lions-castles, full waves and one full pillar, parts of all

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal, 1738M, rare. S-P47; KM-R31a; CT-836. 25.45 grams. Bold full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles but legends

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1739M, NGC VF 35 (extra-thick slab). S-P47; KM-31a; CT-900. 26.4 grams. Bold full pillars and cross, two dates and mint

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1739M. S-P47; KM-31a; CT-900. 26.98 grams. Bold full cross and pillars in high grade (XF+) but with flat peripheries an

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1740M. S-P47; KM-31a; CT-901. 26.87 grams. Good full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles, all three dates and min

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1740M. S-P47; KM-31a; CT-901. 27.03 grams. Bold full pillars-and-waves but weak full cross, two dates, VF with spots of

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1741P. S-P48; KM-31a; CT-903. 26.37 grams. Very bold full cross-lions-castles and pillars-and-waves, two dates and thre

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1742P. S-P48; KM-31a; CT-904. 27.18 grams. Choice full cross-lions-castles, full pillars, two dates, mostly toned, crud

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1742P. S-P48; KM-31a; CT-904. 26.46 grams. High grade (XF+) and with bold full pillars and cross but with somewhat dist

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1742C. S-P49; KM-31a; CT-905. 26.80 grams. Good full pillars-and-waves, full cross, two full dates, three mintmarks, VF

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1743C. S-P49; KM-31a; CT-906. 25.75 grams. Full but off-center pillars, full but corroded cross, clear date and assayer

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1743C. S-P49; KM-31a; CT-906. 18.59 grams. Bold pillars and cross, clear date and assayer, with light surface corrosion

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1743C. S-P49; KM-31a; CT-906. 27.43 grams. Good full pillars, incomplete cross on chunky flan with crude peripheries (a

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1743C. S-P49; KM-31a; CT-906. 26.08 grams. Chunky flan with good centers but crude peripheries, darkly toned and with l

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1745q. S-P50; KM-31a; CT-909. 22.59 grams. Bold full cross, full but slightly doubled pillars, dark patches and corrosi

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1745q. S-P50; KM-31a; CT-909. 23.72 grams. Bold date, most of cross and pillars but all somewhat corroded, with patchy

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1747q. S-P50a; KM-40; CT-357. 26.72 grams. Broad (for the period), round flan with choice full cross, full but slightly

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1748q. S-P50a; KM-40; CT-358. 26.88 grams. Bold full pillars and cross with contrasting sediment in crevices, three dat

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1749q. S-P50a; KM-40; CT-359. 26.69 grams. Full but slightly doubled cross, 100% full pillars, three dates (rare for th

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1750E/q, retrograde E to right of cross. S-P51; KM-40. 27.34 grams. Three FULL dates (including four-digit date in lege

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1752q. S-P52; KM-40; CT-364. 27.30 grams. Very chunky and crudely doubled all over but no worse than AXF for actual wea

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1752q. S-P52; KM-40; CT-364. 26.53 grams. Bold full cross, full but lightly corroded pillars, AVF details, lightly tone

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1753C/q. S-P53; KM-40; CT-366. 25.98 grams. Chunky flan with full pillars and cross despite patches of "horn sil...

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1753C/q. S-P53; KM-40; CT-366. 26.13 grams. Round chunky flan with nearly full pillars and cross, clear over-assayer, l

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1753q. S-P52; KM-40; CT-365. 26.71 grams. Bold full pillars and date, nearly full cross, AVF with contrasting toning ar

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1755q. S-P54; KM-40; CT-372. 27.22 grams. Low-contrast AVF with full pillars-and-waves and cross, clear date, three ass

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1756q. S-P54; KM-40; CT-373. 27.02 grams. Full pillars-and-waves with bold date and assayer, nearly full bold cross wit

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1758q. S-P54; KM-40; CT-375. 27.36 grams. Richly toned VF with bold full pillars and nearly full cross, two dates.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1758q. S-P54; KM-40; CT-375. 25.77 grams. Full pillars and cross on broad (oblong) flan with sharp edges (VF) but with

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1762V-Y. S-P57; KM-45; CT-949. 26.90 grams. Very unusual shape but typically very uneven in thickness, with bold ( C)AR

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1764V-Y. S-P57; KM-45; CT-951. 27.12 grams. Bold full cross, full but slightly off-center pillars with two clear dates

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1768(V)-Y. S-P57; KM-45; CT-955. 24.69 grams. Thick, compact flan (possibly clipped long ago) with nearly full cross, o

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1768V-(Y). S-P57; KM-45; CT-955. 27.00 grams. Typically chunky (and with typical areas of roughness on opposing sides,

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1772V-(Y), with V at upper- and lower-right (rare). S-P59; KM-45 for Type. 26.81 grams. One full pillar next to bold da

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1772V-(Y). S-P59; KM-45; CT-963. 27.04 grams. Thick, chunky flan with bold full date and part of another, VF with toned