Treasure, World and U.S. Coin Auction #17 (April 29-30, 2015)

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1661E, ex-Karon. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-450. 27.37 grams. Broad flan with good full cross-lions-castles and pillars-and-wave

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1666E. S-P37a; KM-21. 26.54 grams. Three dates (including full 666 in legend and below cross), full but partially flat

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1670E. S-P37b; KM-26; CT-345. 26.72 grams. Good cross and waves, nearly full pillars despite flat spots, two dates and

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1671E. S-P37b; KM-26; CT-346. 27.82 grams. Crude flan with lots of flatness and one big edge-split but the pillars and

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1676E. S-P37b; KM-26; CT-351. 27.32 grams. Bold AVF with darkly contrasting toning on fields, full but partially flat p

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1678E. S-P37b; KM-26; CT-354. 27.57 grams. Good full cross and pillars-and-waves, two bold mintmarks and assayers, two

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1681V. S-P39; KM-26; CT-363. 26.69 grams. Unevenly toned AVF with bold date and two assayers, good full cross and full

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1682V. S-P39; KM-26; CT-364. 23.92 grams. Good full cross, full but doubled pillars-and-waves, two dates and mintmarks

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal, 1684VR, ex-Americas collection. S-P40; KM-R26; CT-322. 27.33 grams. Typically broad flan with full and well-struc

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal, 1687VR. S-P40; KM-R26; CT-325. 27.22 grams. Full cross side but incomplete legend on the pillars side, AVF with t

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1687VR. S-P40; KM-26; CT-372. 27.05 grams. Full crown above nearly full but doubled pillars-and-waves with resultant da

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1688VR. S-P40; KM-26; CT-373. 26.86 grams. Contrastingly toned Fine with much flatness and some old scratches but the p

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1688VR. S-P40; KM-26; CT-373. 26.57 grams. Bold full pillars-and-waves and cross (well centered) but all a bit doubled,

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal, 1692VR. S-P40; KM-R26; CT-330. 27.00 grams. Nice full details on a noticeably smaller flan than for previous date

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1697CH, rare. S-P41; KM-26; CT-384. 26.57 grams. Excellent full pillars-and-waves with two full dates and assayers, goo

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1698/7F, rare, with chopmarks as from circulation in the Orient. S-P42; KM-26; CT-386. 27.51 grams. Good full cross and

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1698F. S-P42; KM-26; CT-387. 25.46 grams. Salvaged VG (1715 Fleet?) with light surface corrosion but mostly just flat,

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1700F. S-P42; KM-26; CT-389. 25.31 grams. AXF with full but messily doubled pillars-and-waves and cross, still well cen

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1703Y. S-P43a; KM-31; CT-863. 26.48 grams. Bold pillars with clear date and crown, good full cross, but peripheries fla

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1705Y. S-P43a; KM-31; CT-865. 27.30 grams. Thick and chunky flan with good full cross and one full pillar but peripheri

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1707Y. S-P43a; KM-31; CT-867. 27.77 grams. Very thick and crude as usual, the pillars and cross technically almost full

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1708Y. S-P43a; KM-31; CT-868. 26.44 grams. Clear centers but extensively flat in peripheries, otherwise Fine or so with

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1712Y. S-P43a; KM-31; CT-872. 26.40 grams. Crude and chunky as usual, with long, thick point, full pillars and cross de

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1713Y. S-P43a; KM-31; CT-873. 27.35 grams. Off-center strike with full pillars showing clear date, nearly full cross wi

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1714Y. S-P43a; KM-31; CT-874. 26.34 grams. Excellent specimen for this scarce date, with good full pillars and cross, t

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1717Y. S-P43a; KM-31; CT-877. 27.57 grams. Clear date but very crude, double-struck and off-center with much flatness,

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1717Y. S-P43a; KM-31; CT-877. 26.88 grams. Nicely detailed for the period, with one full pillar, bold date and good cro

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal, 1718Y, unrecorded dies, very rare. S-P43a; KM-R31; CT-819. 27.21 grams. Crudely doubled but with all inner detail

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1718Y. S-P43a; KM-31; CT-878. 27.06 grams. Chunky and crude with flat peripheries but good pillars and cross, full date

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1719Y. S-P43a; KM-31; CT-879. 27.51 grams. Very crude and with dark areas laced with green, but pillars and cross full

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1720(Y). S-P43a; KM-31; CT-880. 27.33 grams. Very scarce date (clear between pillars) but crude strike and chunky flan

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1721Y. S-P43a; KM-31; CT-881. 25.77 grams. Very crude strike with much flatness and some doubling, the date (very scarc

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1722Y. S-P43a; KM-31; CT-882. 27.50 grams. Chunky and crude but with two clear dates, one full pillar, nicely toned AVF

Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1723Y, rare (missing in Karon). S-P43a; KM-31; CT-883. 25.00 grams. Full and bold date below cross and second da...

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1725Y, (Louis I). S-P43b; KM-35; CT-24. 25.89 grams. Good pillars and cross despite usual flatness, contrasting toning,

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1727Y, Louis I, rare with king's name visible. S-P43b; KM-35; CT-26. 27.27 grams. Typically chunky with extensive...

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1731M. S-P44; KM-31a; CT-888. 27.28 grams. Typically chunky but with full (doubled) pillars and cross, three assayers a

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1732M. S-P44; KM-31a; CT-889. 25.96 grams. Full but doubled cross and pillars, two clear dates, three assayers, toned F

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1733YA, very rare. S-P45; KM-31a; CT-830. . 26.08 grams. Typically chunky but with good full pillars (slightly doubled)

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1734E, full 4-digit date in legend (rare thus). S-P46; KM-31a; CT-893. 27.14 grams. This is a nice coin overall--with f

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1735E. S-P46; KM-31a; CT-895. 24.99 grams. Bold but slightly off-center pillars-and-waves and cross, three bold dates,

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1736E. S-P46; KM-31a; CT-833. 26.14 grams. Incredibly choice strike with bold full pillars-and-waves and cross, two c

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1736E. S-P46; KM-31a; CT-833. 26.15 grams. Good full cross, full but crude pillars, two full dates and part of a third,

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1739M. S-P47; KM-31a; CT-900. 25.92 grams. Highly detailed AXF with very curious 180-degree double-strike, nicely toned

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal, 1740P, very rare (possibly unique). S-P48; KM-unl. (cf. R31a); CT-unl. (cf. 839). 26.25 grams. Typically small, t

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1743C. S-P49; KM-31a; CT-906. 26.97 grams. Chunky and crude, with much flatness but decent full cross, Fine+ with tonin

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1745q. S-P50; KM-31a; CT-909. 26.52 grams. Very bold and choice full pillars-and-waves (very slightly doubled) and cros

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1750E. S-P51; KM-40; CT-361. 26.51 grams. Choice specimen with full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles, three bo

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1752q. S-P52; KM-40; CT-364. 26.44 grams. Full pillars-and-waves with curiously re-punched 5 that looks like a backward

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1753C/q, rare. S-P53; KM-40; CT-366. 26.68 grams. Full pillars with bold date and clear C/q at upper left (first specim

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1758q. S-P54; KM-40; CT-375. 23.80 grams. Full pillars and nearly full cross, Fine+ with nice toning, old clip on edge

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1763V-Y. S-P57; KM-45; CT-950. 26.77 grams. Choice full cross-lions-castles, full pillars-and-waves, two dates, lightly

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1764V-Y-V. S-P57; KM-45; CT-951. 27.09 grams. Full pillars with clear date and assayer and two mintmarks, messy cross w

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1764V-Y-V. S-P57; KM-45; CT-951. 26.55 grams. Good full cross with clear mintmark, date and assayer, nearly full but cr

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1766V-Y-V, with P/V to left of cross (unique error). S-P57; KM-unl. (cf. 45). 26.71 grams. Broad flan with three dates

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1766(V)-Y. S-P57; KM-45; CT-953. 27.13 grams. Very thick and chunky as usual, with nearly full pillars and cross (off-c

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1769V-(Y). S-P57; KM-45; CT-957. 27.06 grams. Nearly full pillars and most of cross (one good lion), two dates, nicely

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1770/69V-Y, rare. S-P57; KM-45. 23.51 grams. Very small, chunky flan (clipped at one end) with most of pillars, off-cen

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1771/0V-Y-V. S-P59; KM-45; CT-961. 26.83 grams. Typically chunky flan but choice for its era with three mintmarks and a

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1771V-(Y). S-P59; KM-45; CT-962. 26.83 grams. Good full cross, nearly full pillars, nicely toned VF with prominent grai

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1772V-Y, second assayer at bottom right. S-P59; KM-unl. (cf. 45). 27.13 grams. Nice strike for the era, decidedly with

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1772(V-Y), encapsulated NGC VF 35. S-P59; KM-45; CT-963. Very thick and chunky (requiring an extra thick slab), lightl

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1773V-(Y). S-P59; KM-45; CT-964. 27.05 grams. Crude and chunky as usual but with clear date and assayer, lightly toned

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1654E, dot-PH-dot at top, three dots around denomination. S-P37a; KM-18; CT-742. 13.73 grams. Choice, non-salvage speci

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1658E. S-P37a; KM-18; CT-750. 12.56 grams. Three dates and assayers, richly toned Fine+ with old marks, full but weak p

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1686VR. S-P40; KM-25; CT-514. 13.84 grams. Full pillars and cross despite weak areas, two dates, unevenly toned Fine.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1693VR. S-P40; KM-25; CT-521. 13.57 grams. Good full pillars, nearly full (off-center) cross, nicely toned VF with very

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1695VR. S-P40; KM-25; CT-523. 13.19 grams. Broad flan with nice full pillars and cross, three dates, toned VF+.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1716(Y). S-P43a; KM-30; CT-1097. 13.21 grams. Bold central date between full pillars, nearly full cross, flat peripheri

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1718Y. S-P43a; KM-30; CT-1099. 13.00 grams. Full cross, off-center pillars with clear date (very scarce) despite spotty

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1719Y, rare (missing in Sellschopp and Karon). S-P43a; KM-30; CT-1100. 13.81 grams. Crudely doubled and off-center with

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1723(Y), rare (missing in Sellschopp). S-P43a; KM-30; CT-1104. 12.86 grams. Full and well-centered pillars and cross, t

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1730M, rare (missing in Sellschopp). S-P44; KM-30a; CT-1110. 13.27 grams. Broad flan with bold full pillars and cross b

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1736E. S-P46; KM-30a; CT-1118. 13.42 grams. Nice full cross and pillars, the former off-center and the latter with bold

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1738M. S-P47; KM-30a; CT-1121. 12.99 grams. Good full cross and pillars, two dates, lightly rainbow-toned VF.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1739M. S-P47; KM-30a; CT-1122. 13.70 grams. Good full pillars, full but crude cross, bold full date and assayer, deeply

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1740M. S-P47; KM-30a; CT-1123. 13.56 grams. Full pillars with clear date and two assayers, off-center cross with third

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1741P. S-P48; KM-30a; CT-1125. 13.09 grams. Bold full pillars, full cross, two dates, VF with crude toning, small natur

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1744q/C, very rare. S-P50; KM-30a. 13.00 grams. Clear date and q/C at bottom left on pillars side (first example we hav

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1745q. S-P50; KM-30a; CT-1131. 13.78 grams. High grade (AXF) but chunky and crude, with nearly full cross (one castle a

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1751E. S-P51; KM-39; CT-438. 13.10 grams. Full pillars-and-waves with bold date and clear assayer, full but off-center

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1753C. S-P53; KM-39; CT-442. 13.23 grams. Bold but off-center pillars (possible C/q at bottom left), good full cross, d

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1755q. S-P54; KM-39; CT-446. 12.77 grams. Full pillars and cross, Fine with toned fields, granular surfaces, old mark a

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1757q. S-P54; KM-39; CT-448. 13.24 grams. Nice full pillars and cross, well-centered and richly toned AVF, scarce (miss

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1764V-Y. S-P57; KM-44; CT-1157. 13.30 grams. Full but crude pillars and cross, well centered, toned VF with sediment in

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1765V-(Y). S-P57; KM-44; CT-1158. 13.47 grams. Nearly full cross and pillars with clear date (with over-punching 5/5),

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1772V-(Y). S-P59; KM-44; CT-1165. 13.06 grams. Bold but oversized pillars and cross, Fine+ with toned fields (good cont

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1653E, dot-PH-dot at top. S-P37a; KM-16; CT-898. 6.91 grams. Nice full pillars with full motto, full cross, two full da

Lot of 2 Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales: 1660E and 1674E. 6.47 and 7.32 grams. Good full pillars and crosses (the 1660 quite nice), both with multiple

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1674E. S-P37b; KM-24; CT-601. 6.37 grams. Good pillars-and-waves and nearly full cross (nice castles), three full date,

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1682V. S-P39; KM-24; CT-611. 6.90 grams. Broad-flan XF with nice full cross and pillars-and-waves, three dates and mint

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1683V. S-P39; KM-24; CT-612. 6.77 grams. Broad flan with full cross, full but off-center pillars-and-waves, somewhat li

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1686VR. S-P40; KM-24; CT-617. 6.73 grams. Good full cross and pillars but off-center with blank area to one side, two d

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1686VR. S-P40; KM-24; CT-617. 7.29 grams. Very broad and in fact overweight flan with full centers (good full pillars a

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1688VR. S-P40; KM-24; CT-619. 6.33 grams. Choice strike on a broad flan with full cross-lions-castles and pillars-and-w

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1689VR. S-P40; KM-24; CT-620. 5.10 grams. Crude shape with light surface corrosion (unspecified salvage), nice full cro

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1692VR. S-P40; KM-24; CT-623. 6.35 grams. Well-detailed AXF with one full pillar (off-center), nearly full cross, two d

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1692VR. S-P40; KM-24; CT-623. 7.41 grams. Naturally heart-shaped flan (and overweight) with choice full cross, full pil

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1700F. S-P42; KM-24; CT-633. 5.51 grams. Choice full cross and pillars-and-waves, two dates (both with 00 rendered as a

Lot of 4 Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, various dates: 1695VR, 1697VR, 1702Y and 1711Y. 22.54 grams total. Good full pillars and crosses, F-VF on ave