MEXICO, Mexico City, 2 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Early Series," assayer P to right, mintmark M to left (oMo-oPo), very rare. Nesmith-25 for type; Cal-91; S-M4; KM-11. 6.66 grams. One of five known—and two of those in a long-held private collection—with this reverse of tiny lozenges inside the rhomboid panel, so a rare type of a less plentiful denomination and not found in Nesmith. The coin is a nice XF with attractive colorful toning, well-struck legends and (especially) interiors, typically well centered and round.

MEXICO, Mexico City, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Early Series," assayer P to right, mintmark M to left (oMo-oPo), NGC AU details / cleaned, ex-Hubbard. Nesmith-26b type; Cal-123; S-M4; KM-17. 13.52 grams. Well struck and deeply gunmetal-toned with clear legends and interiors on a full flan, the shield side slightly off-center, from a type (oMo-oPo with left-leaning panel) that encompasses the largest variety of legends, a majority from the later HISPANIARVM period like this example. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection of Mexican Charles-Joanna Coinage (stated on label). Please use this link to verify the certification number

MEXICO, Mexico City, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Late Series," assayer R to left, mintmark M to right (R-M). Nesmith-74; Cal-134; S-M7; KM-18. 12.26 grams. Broad flan with full legends and interiors, lightly toned but also lightly corroded all over as from a wreck off Santo Domingo linked to the Spanish 1554 Fleet (sold by Ponterio ca. 2007), scarce assayer.

MEXICO, Mexico City, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Late Series," assayer L/S to right, mintmark M to left (M-L/S), very rare, NGC XF 45, "top pop." Nesmith-unl; Cal-unl; S-M8; KM-unl. 13.65 grams. Only the second specimen we have seen of this over-assayer combination (unlisted in Nesmith), with the under-assayer S by far the rarest assayer of the "Late Series." Very bold full pillars and shield, deeply rainbow toned all over, struck on a large flan with a flan-crack at 1 o'clock on the pillars side, tied with one other for finest in the NGC census. Please use this link to verify the certification number

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, 1732/1 F. S-M26; KM-47a; Cal-1426. 26.71 grams. Rectangular flan with full and bold oMF and date (overdate not obvious but certain), bold full cross, toning in crevices, some old scratches in flat areas but overall VF.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer O below mintmark oM to left, denomination o-IIII to right, NGC AU 58. S-M11; KM-36; Cal-505. 13.71 grams. Broad flan with nearly full legends despite a few small flat areas and one edge-split, cross side off-center, bold full oMO and choice shield and cross, richly toned with a couple dark spots. Please use this link to verify the certification number

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 4 reales, Philip V, assayer J (1714-24), error denomination "8" to right, rare. S-M22; KM-40; Cal-Type 139. 13.17 grams. Oblong flan with good full shield (pre-Louis I style) showing clear denomination 8 to right and most of oMJ to left, nearly full cross, VF for wear.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 1 real, 1731/0 F, NGC VF 25, finest and only example in NGC census, ex-Clyde Hubbard. S-M26; KM-unl (30 for type); Cal-498. 3.10 grams. Very bold full oMF and choice full date with very clear 1/0, nearly full cross (obverse off-center), deeply toned with lacquer-like residue on surfaces but still straight-graded by NGC (note coin is loose in capsule). Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection (stated on label). Please use this link to verify the certification number

MEXICO, Mexico City, klippe 8 reales, 1734/3 MF. S-M28; KM-48; Cal-1432. 25.82 grams. Broad flan with extra metal past outer border in corners, almost 100% of the design visible, Fine+ for wear but attractively toned, with traces of die-clashing on obverse.

PERU, Lima, 4 reales, Philip II, assayer small R (Rincón) to left, motto PL-VSV-LT, legends HISPA / NIARVM, NGC XF 45, ex-Sellschopp (Plate), Grunthal-Sellschopp Plate. S-L1; KM-10.1; Cal-495. 13.56 grams. Very broad flan with 100% full legends (the metal extending past the outer border in places), flat crown but bold full interiors with just a hint of doubling on the shield, elegantly toned all over, somewhat rare as straight-graded, just a lovely old coin with a very natural, uncleaned aspect and excellent pedigree. Pedigreed to the Sellschopp Collection (Swiss Bank Corp. auction of September 1988, lot 2) and Plate Coin 2 in his Las acuñaciones de las cecas de Lima, La Plata y Potosí (1971), also plated on page 48 of Grunthal-Sellschopp's The Coinage of Peru (1978). Please use this link to verify the certification number

PERU, Lima, 4 reales, Philip II, assayer R (Rincón) to left, motto PL-VSVL-T, legends HISPA/N / NIARVM, ex-Ponte. S-L1; KM-10.1; Cal-495. 11.96 grams. Choice example, well centered on a perfectly sized round flan with full legends (including the interesting error with A of HISPA punched over an N) and crown, well-detailed full interiors, richly toned all over, AU with slight surface porosity. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection and to Sedwick Auction 20 (lot 702).

PERU, Lima, 1 real, Philip II, assayer R (Rincón) to left, motto PL-VSVL-T below dot, legends HIS / NIARVM, ex-Ponte. S-L1; KM-6; Cal-unl (Type 80). 3.18 grams. Lightly old-toned XF with full details except for tops of letters of legend, very minor doubling in shield and hairline edge-split, interesting variety with mismatched legends lacking the letters PA. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection and the Ponterio auction of March 1991 (lot 879).

PERU, Lima, ½ real, Philip II, assayer R (Rincón) to left, legends HISPANI / IARVM, PCGS VG8. S-L1; KM-3; Cal-115. Broad flan with 100% full legends impregnated with dark brown sediment for contrast, full but weaker interiors, desirable as lacking any of the typical porosity, very rare variety with this combination of legends. Please use this link to verify the certification number

PERU, Lima, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, *-8 (round top) to left, P-oD to right. S-L4; KM-14; Cal-654. 27.01 grams. AXF with impressive contrast from deeply toned fields, nearly full crown and legends, choice obverse details (albeit with old marks in center) but with double-struck cross (the legends on that side not doubled, however).

PERU, Lima, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, *-P to left, oD-o8 (open left top) to right, ex-Ponte. S-L4; KM-14; Cal-659. 27.20 grams. Very broad flan with 100% full crown and full legends, well-detailed full cross and shield (the latter slightly doubled), lightly toned all over with a few dark spots here and there, XF+. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, *-o-iiii to left, P-oD/X to right, 8R-sized lions, very rare, ex-Ponte. S-L4; KM-11; Cal-unl (Type 157). 13.49 grams. Broad flan with most of legends bold (some flat areas), nearly full crown, full but partially weak cross and shield with bold denomination to left and clear P-oD/X to right, oversized lions that had to be rotated to fit in the quadrants of cross (which is slightly doubled), lightly toned AVF. Specialists might be interested to note that all 4R oD/X appear to have HISPANIARVM with H, as this coin shows well. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, *-o-iiii to left, P-oD/X to right, very rare, ex-Ponte. S-L4; KM-11; Cal-unl (Type 157). 13.68 grams. AU with hints of luster, sharply detailed full shield and cross, bold P-oD/X, weak in legends, only lightly toned. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, *-o-iiii to left, P-oD to right, ex-Ponte. S-L4; KM-11; Cal-498. 13.26 grams. Very broad flan with full crown and most of legend despite some flatness, well-detailed full shield, full cross, lightly toned XF+ with minor doubling. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, *-o-iiii to left, P-oD to right, ex-Ponte. S-L4; KM-11; Cal-498. 12.64 grams. Choice full shield and cross despite very minor doubling, smaller flan with less legend but bold full PHILIPPVS, VF with deeply toned fields, glossy-porous surfaces. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection and Sedwick Auction 22 (lot 590).

PERU, Lima, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, P-ii to left, oD-* to right, ex-Ponte. S-L4; KM-9; Cal-341. 6.64 grams. Non-toned, well-struck, and problem-free XF with full crown and nearly full legends, well-detailed full shield with particularly bold oD to right. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 1 real, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, *-I to left, P-oD to right, NGC MS 62, finest known in NGC census. S-L4; KM-7; Cal-212. 3.40 grams. Super sharp details as well struck and very high in grade, nearly full legends, starting to tone near edge. Please use this link to verify the certification number

PERU, Lima, cob 8 reales, 1696 H. S-L13; KM-24; Cal-601. 27.16 grams. Elegantly toned AU with bold interiors but mostly flat peripheries, full pillars and cross.

PERU, Lima, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1700 H, with Guatemala sun-over-mountains countermark (Type II, 1839) on cross, extremely rare, NGC VF details / holed, c/s weak, finest and only example in NGC census. Host: S-L15; KM-unl (R24 for type); Cal-unl (Type 103); weight not specified. Perfectly round and well centered on a small-diameter flan (no legends visible, hence no way to confirm the king but Charles II by default), with all interior details bold in contrast with darkly toned fields, holed at top of pillars / left end of cross, with featureless countermark (possibly a contemporary counterfeit) in bottom-right quadrant, hint of doubling only at top of cross, a very important coin for Royal collectors as this date is unlisted in all references (particularly Lázaro and Calicó), this being the first example we have ever seen or heard of. Please use this link to verify the certification number

PERU, Lima, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1704 H, very rare, NGC VF details / holed, finest and only example in NGC census. S-L15a; KM-unl; Cal-1255. 26.46 grams. Richly old-toned all over, with bold full cross and pillars, the latter just off-center enough to allow for a full second date at 10 o'clock in legend, rather large hole (expanded from use) at top of pillars / near top of cross, different dies from Lázaro 14 and one other example we have seen. Please use this link to verify the certification number

PERU, Lima, cob 8 reales, 1729 M. S-L20b; KM-unl (34a for type); Cal-1302. 26.44 grams. Full pillars and cross (the latter slightly off-center) but all a bit weakly struck, technically no worse than AVF for actual wear, nicely toned at least and with very natural surfaces, scarce assayer for the date.

PERU, Lima, cob 8 reales, 1746 V, rare. S-L22; KM-34a; Cal-1327. 26.61 grams. Richly toned AVF with natural flaw in center of full pillars with clear assayer and date (the 6 re-punched), nearly full cross-lions-castles, some as-made roughness in flat peripheries.

PERU, Lima, cob 8 reales, Ferdinand VI, assayer R (1749-52). S-L23; KM-44; Cal-Type 60. 27.48 grams. Crazy flan (shaped like the Superman logo if rotated just right), very chunky, weakly struck (much flatness), and crude to the point that the date is off the flan, still with bold full assayer and denomination with characteristic dots, lightly toned and technically UNC or close to it. SOLD FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE 1715 FLEET SOCIETY.

PERU, Lima, cob 4 reales, 1684 V, ex-Ponte. S-L6; KM-23; Cal-459. 13.55 grams. Full but slightly off-center cross and pillars-and-waves, bold date, two assayers and three mintmarks, toned VF with some dark spots in crevices. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 4 reales, 1685 R, ex-Ponte. S-L7; KM-23; Cal-460. 12.98 grams. Broad flan but flat at bottom of full pillars, bold date below full cross (also partially flat), three bold full assayers, AVF with some toning in crevices. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 4 reales, 1686 R, ex-Ponte. S-L7; KM-23; Cal-461. 12.77 grams. Choice rich toning and bold details (full pillars and cross) despite wear (Fine) and hole to right of pillars, all three dates full and clear. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 4 reales, 1688 R, ex-Ponte. S-L7; KM-23; Cal-463. 13.24 grams. Full pillars and cross despite uneven strike (much flatness) that makes for a full and bold LIMA (and nothing else) in legend, bold date and three assayers, nicely toned Fine. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 4 reales, 1691 R, ex-Ponte. S-L9; KM-23; Cal-466. 12.93 grams. Choice bold AXF details on a roundish flan with nicely contrasting toning, full pillars-and-waves and nearly full cross, three bold assayers, minor surface porosity. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 4 reales, 1692 V, ex-Ponte. S-L10; KM-23; Cal-467. 13.87 grams. AU with choice full pillars-and-waves, choice but off-center full cross-lions-castles, two bold dates and assayers, three mintmarks, lightly toned (darker near part of edge). Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

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PERU, Lima, cob 4 reales, 1694 M, ex-Ponte. S-L11; KM-unl (23 for type); Cal-469. 13.34 grams. Choice full cross with clear date below, full but slightly doubled pillars with clear second date and assayer, two full mintmarks, non-toned AU with traces of light surface oxidation. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 4 reales, 1695 R, ex-Ponte. S-L12; KM-23; Cal-470. 13.78 grams. Broad-flan VF+ with two full dates on pillars side (full but off-center pillars-and-waves), full but doubled cross, unevenly toned, the peripheries somewhat flat and crude. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 4 reales, 1697 H, ex-Ponte. S-L13; KM-23; Cal-472. 13.48 grams. Non-toned XF with flat areas but two clear dates, full pillars and (off-center) cross, king's ordinal II in legend. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 4 reales, 1698 H, ex-Ponte. S-L13; KM-23; Cal-473. 13.41 grams. Choice, non-toned AU+ with bold full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles, two dates and mintmarks and assayers, natural edge-crack. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 4 reales, 1699 R, ex-Ponte. S-L14; KM-23; Cal-474. 13.48 grams. Choice and well-centered full cross-lions-castles and pillars-and-waves, two dates and mintmarks and all three assayers, AU with very light toning. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 4 reales, 1700 H, ex-Ponte. S-L15; KM-23; Cal-475. 13.66 grams. Full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles with two bold dates, one bold assayer, three mintmarks, non-toned XF. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 4 reales, 1701 H, posthumous Charles II, ex-Ponte. S-L15; KM-unl (23 for type); Cal-476. 12.94 grams. Broad flan with full but off-center pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles, two clear dates and assayers and mintmarks, traces of king's name in legend (the peripheries otherwise flat), non-toned XF+. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 4 reales, 1702 H, ex-Ponte. S-L15a; KM-33; Cal-unl (Type 133). 13.63 grams. Odd-shaped flan with good full cross-lions-castles and full pillars, two dates and mintmarks and assayers, richly old-toned VF+. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 4 reales, 1703 H, ex-Ponte. S-L15a; KM-33; Cal-1025. 13.69 grams. Compact flan with well-centered full pillars containing bold date and assayer, most of cross with very bold full second date in over-sized digits (8R punches) below, nicely toned XF with some peripheral crudeness (as made). Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection and to the Sellschopp Collection (Swiss Bank Corp. auction of September 1988, lot 192).

PERU, Lima, cob 4 reales, 1704 H, ex-Ponte. S-L15a; KM-33; Cal-1026. 13.32 grams. Broad-flan VF+ with choice full pillars-and-waves containing bold date and assayer, full cross-lions-castles with bold assayer to right inside bold king's name (PHI)LIPPVS in legend, toned around details. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 4 reales, 1705 H, ex-Ponte. S-L15a; KM-33; Cal-1027. 13.33 grams. Richly old-toned VF+ with choice full pillars-and-waves containing full date and assayer and mintmark, full but off-center cross-lions-castles flanked by second mintmark and assayer, edge-split. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 4 reales, 1706 R, extremely rare, ex-Ponte. S-L16; KM-unl (33 for type); Cal-unl (Type 133). 13.52 grams. Compact flan with one full pillar, bold assayer and clear date on that side, off-center cross with full mintmark, nicely toned VF, the only example of this one-year assayer known to us in this denomination. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 4 reales, 1709 M, ex-Ponte. S-L18; KM-33; Cal-1028. 13.38 grams. Choice full pillars containing full date and two assayers, off-center full cross-lions-castles, two mintmarks, XF+ with traces of surface oxidation, light patchy toning. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 4 reales, 1718 M, rare, ex-Ponte. 13.04 grams. Full but off-center cross-lions-castles with much of king's name in legend, full but doubled pillars-and-waves, clear date, two assayers, AU+ details but with very slight surface oxidation, light toning. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 4 reales, 1720 M, rare, ex-Ponte. S-L20; KM-33; Cal-1034. 11.97 grams. Clear date within pillars, most of assayer to right of cross, but all rather worn (VG), contrastingly toned. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 4 reales, 1721 (M), rare, ex-Ponte. S-L20; KM-33; Cal-1035. 10.55 grams. Round flan with bold date and denomination between pillars, bold center of cross, much peripheral flatness and light corrosion all over as from unspecified salvage (probably Princess Louisa of 1743), toned in crevices. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 4 reales, 1723 M, rare, ex-Ponte. S-L20; KM-33; Cal-1037. 11.33 grams. Round flan with bold full date between pillars, nearly full but off-center cross, flat peripheries and light surface corrosion (probably from the Princess Louisa of 1743), toned in crevices. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 4 reales, 1724/3 M, extremely rare, ex-Ponte. S-L20; KM-unl (33 for type); Cal-unl (Type 133). 12.00 grams. Broad round flan with good full cross and choice tops of pillars, bold assayer and two dates (one of which shows a clear 4/3, the only example known to us), very richly old-toned XF. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 4 reales, 1726 M, very rare, ex-Ponte. S-L20b; KM-33; Cal-1039. 13.35 grams. Very natural-looking VF (lightly toned) with flat peripheries but bold full mintmark and assayer and denomination, parts of two dates, only the third example we have seen for this first post-Louis I date. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 4 reales, 1727 M, rare, ex-Ponte. S-L20b; KM-33; Cal-1040. 12.78 grams. Broad flan with much peripheral flatness but full pillars and most of cross, full date and clear assayer, VF with nice but uneven toning. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 4 reales, 1728/6 M, unique, ex-Ponte. S-L20b; KM-unl (33 for type); Cal-unl (Type 133). 13.11 grams. Broad flan with full but off-center pillars-and-waves containing bold full date (the 8 with straight left side of under-digit 6, first and only example we have seen or heard of), nearly full cross with partial second date below, Fine with toned fields, much of periphery flat or crude (as made). Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 4 reales, 1729 N, Royal-like, rare, ex-Ponte. S-L21; KM-33; Cal-1042. 12.87 grams. Very bold and choice (Royal-like) details, as exemplifies this date (for reasons unknown), but this example with some surface oxidation, otherwise AU details with light contrasting toning, edge-split, a die-match with the Pat Johnson specimen (Stack's Bowers auction of November 2022, lot 72047) that hammered for $5000. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 4 reales, 1734 N, ex-Ponte. S-L21; KM-33A; Cal-1046. 12.98 grams. Choice full cross-lions-castles, full but off-center pillars-and-waves with bold full date and two clear assayers, richly toned AXF, parts of edge slightly crude (as made). Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 4 reales, 1736 N, ex-Ponte. S-L21; KM-33A; Cal-1047. 13.67 grams. Bold full date between off-center pillars, well-centered cross (bold) with full assayer to right, richly toned VF+. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 4 reales, 1737/6 N, unique, ex-Ponte. S-L21; KM-unl (33A for type); Cal-unl (Type 133). 13.13 grams. Full and well-centered pillars containing bold date with clear 8/7 (the only example we know of), the cross also full and nice but slightly off-center, richly toned AVF. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 4 reales, 1738 (N), ex-Ponte. S-L21; KM-33A; Cal-1049. 13.45 grams. Rather odd-shaped flan with very bold full date between pillars, most of bold cross with partial second date below, VF with patchy toning, flat peripheries. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 4 reales, 1739 V, ex-Ponte. S-L22; KM-33A; Cal-1050. 14.22 grams. Nearly full cross and pillars with bold full date and assayer, richly toned but a bit worn (Fine), inexplicably overweight. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 4 reales Royal (galano), 1746 V, unique, ex-Ponte, ex-Sellschopp, ex-Ortiz. S-L22; KM-unl; Cal-1022. 13.44 grams. By this last date of Philip V, Lima silver cobs had entered into a nadir of aesthetic quality, yet this lot proves the ability still existed to make beautiful coins, as its design is perfectly struck—well centered and even, with practically no doubling—and it is also beautifully preserved with lovely old toning and no hole or damage of any kind. Remarkably, it also shows some legend, including parts of the king's name, and since no examples are known for the next king (Ferdinand VI), this is officially the last date of issue, fittingly well pedigreed in our time (its whereabouts prior to Sellschopp unknown, as unlisted in Pellicer i Bru), now surely destined for a home in another great collection. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection and to the Sellschopp Collection (Swiss Bank Corp. auction of September 1988, lot 247) and to the Emilio Ortiz Collection (Swiss Bank Corp. auction of September 1991, lot 133).

PERU, Lima, cob 4 reales, 1748 V, very rare, ex-Ponte. S-L22a; KM-43; Cal-364. 13.83 grams. Choice full pillars containing a full and bold date, the full cross-lions-castles also choice but off-center, clear parts of all three assayers, VF with deeply toned fields, some peripheral flatness. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 4 reales, 1752 R, denomination 8/4, unique, ex-Ponte. S-L23; KM-unl (43 for type); Cal-365. 13.51 grams. Good central detail (which is all you can ask for in this period, particularly this final year of Lima cobs) with clear date, full denomination showing faint but certain 8/4 (an unrecorded error), most of assayer, deeply toned VF with natural surfaces (no corrosion). We cannot find any record of Lima cob 4R 1752 prior to when Sr. Ponte acquired this coin in 2007. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 2 reales, 1686 R, ex-Ponte. 6.28 grams. Broad flan with choice full cross-lions-castles, one full pillar with clear date and assayer and mintmark, flat peripheries and parts of edge slightly crude (as made), VF with minor porosity. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 2 reales, 1719 M, ex-Ponte. S-L20; KM-32; Cal-732. 6.47 grams. Choice XF with rich old toning, full pillars with seldom-seen full crown above, bold date and parts of both assayers, three mintmarks, great full cross-lions-castles, really super quality for this period. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 2 reales, 1732 N, ex-Ponte. S-L21; KM-32a; Cal-745. 6.79 grams. Broad flan with choice full cross-lions-castles, bold full date between pillars, clear assayer and two mintmarks, richly toned VF with typically flat peripheries. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 2 reales, 1740 V, ex-Ponte. S-L22; KM-32a; Cal-754. 6.88 grams. Very bold full date and assayer inside full pillars, bold full cross, richly toned AXF, some peripheral flatness as usual. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

PERU, Lima, cob 2 reales Royal (galano), 1748 V, unique, ex-Ponte, ex-Ortiz, ex-Faistauer. S-L22a; KM-unl; Cal-259. 6.58 grams. Much like the 4R 1746 above (lot 509), this superb piece is a far cry from its non-Royal contemporaries, in fact choice for any Royal, with impeccable depth and evenness of strike, its slight lack of centering on the cross side fortuitously allowing a full second date and parts of the king's name FERNANDVS, with gorgeous cabinet toning from several generations of care by famous collectors (per its pedigree), its inevitable hole at top of the pillars side no doubt inflicted well before modern appreciation (perhaps even at the moment of manufacture). In short, this is a famous and important trophy, the last date of Lima 2R Royals and one of the finest of all periods. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection and to the Emilio Ortiz Collection (Swiss Bank Corp. auction of September 1991, lot 201) and to the Faistauer Collection (Christensen auction of December 1981, lot 854).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer M, legend DEI,G,ISPANIARVM, very rare, ex-Ponte. S-P2; KM-5.1; Cal-668. 27.06 grams. Choice AU- with faint toning on glossy surfaces, 100% full and well-struck interiors and nearly full legends as well, enabling confirmation that it is the variety with legend DEI G instead of D G and original Seville-style lions (missing in Sellschopp and Paoletti), a great piece for die study and quite rare as among the first 8R made at the mint after Rincón. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer L (1st period), denomination o-VIII punched over P-M to right, legend DEI,G,ISPANIARVM, very rare, ex-Ponte, ex-Karon, ex-Sellschopp (Title Page Plate), Grunthal-Sellschopp Plate. S-P3; KM-5.1; Cal-670. 27.33 grams. Very broad flan with most of legends bold, particularly below the choice full shield where you can see a full DEI G versus D G, the denomination to right clearly punched over a former P-M (which Sellschopp and Paoletti did not notice, although the latter acknowledged that "L engraved his initial over the primitive M," most likely in reference to lower-denomination coins), this being only the third example we have seen (the others being Paoletti's number 52 and Sedwick Auction 21 lot 832, all three with different reverse dies). The cross is also very choice, with well-detailed full lions and castles, plus the whole coin has the loveliest toning imaginable, the best you can expect for its XF grade. A famous coin whose new home will surely be another collection of great importance. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection and the Paul Karon Collection (Ponterio auction of April 2000, lot 1065) as well as the Sellschopp Collection (Swiss Bank Corp. auction of September 1988), pictured on the title page of his book Las acuñaciones de las cecas de Lima, La Plata y Potosí (1971), also plate coin on page 59 of Grunthal-Sellschopp's The Coinage of Peru (1978).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (1st period), "heavy" lions in cross, rare, ex-Ponte. S-P4; KM-5.1; Cal-672. 27.26 grams. Exceptionally broad flan (what Sellschopp referred to as "Great Module," which we now understand refers to certain coins in various periods) with excellent full crown and lots of bold legend, nice full shield and cross, AXF with deeply contrasting toning, one of several examples known struck from a single set of dies with a unique lion punch that was never seen again (Sellschopp 155, oddly overlooked by Paoletti). Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (1st period), "heavy" lions in cross, rare, ex-Ponte, ex-Sellschopp, ex-von Schuckmann. S-P4; KM-5.1; Cal-672. 27.59 grams. Same dies as previous lot but on a much smaller flan with bold full assayer, choice full crown, good full shield and cross, deeply toned AXF. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection and to the Sellschopp Collection (Swiss Bank Corp. auction of September 1988, lot 488) and to the Siegfried von Schuckmann Collection (Renaissance auction of December 2001, lot 3008).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (1st period), rare, ex-Ponte. S-P4; KM-5.1; Cal-672. 25.65 grams. Another exceptionally broad flan (Sellschopp's "Great Module") with well-detailed but slightly doubled shield, full crown above and much bold legend including HISPANIARVM with H (the final issue within 1st-period B, missing in Sellschopp but listed as 67 in Paoletti), the cross also well detailed and doubled with 100% complete legend on that side, but best of all is the grade: lustrous, problem-free UNC (very rare for cobs)!. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer C below erased B or B/L, very rare, NGC AU 53, finest known in the NGC census. S-P5; KM-5.1; Cal-671. 27.57 grams. An absolutely lovely example, with all details full including legends and crown (couple flat spots notwithstanding), of the famous C-under-erasure that Sellschopp once called La Plata in error, now known in three sets of dies (this one being Sellschopp 141 / Paoletti 59), attractively toned and in top grade. Please use this link to verify the certification number

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd period), ex-Ponte. S-P10; KM-5.1; Cal-672. 27.33 grams. Richly toned AU- with all interior details choice and full, some legend and most of crown, minor edge-flaw on reverse, die-match with Sellschopp 157. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (late 3rd period), ex-Ponte, ex-Sellschopp (Plate), Grunthal-Sellschopp Plate. S-P10; KM-5.1; Cal-672. 27.34 grams. Broad flan with choice full crown and legends, perfect inner details including distinctively crude four-window castles with large doorways, richly toned XF+, clearly a photogenic coin with great pedigree. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection and to the Sellschopp Collection (Swiss Bank Corp. auction of September 1988, lot 512), Plate Coin 182 in his book Las acuñaciones de las cecas de Lima, La Plata y Potosí (1971), also plate coin on page 144 of Grunthal-Sellschopp's The Coinage of Peru (1978).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (late 3rd period), ex-Ponte. S-P10; KM-5.1; Cal-672. 27.33 grams. Broad-flan XF+ with rich old toning, choice interiors (the cross very slightly doubled) and lots of legend (the crown full but flat), interesting die-variety with only four fleurs in shield (not listed in Sellschopp or Paoletti), first example we have recorded. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer A, variety with denomination as "oVIIII" (rare), ex-Ponte. S-P11; KM-5.1; Cal-674 var. 27.43 grams. Bold full P-A and clear denomination with egregious error flanking well-detailed full shield, similar-quality cross but with slight doubling at left extremity, broad-flan AU- with much legend and lovely toning, just a bit lightly struck as usual. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (5th period, early style). S-P14; KM-unl (5.1 for type); Cal-672. 27.29 grams. Broad flan for the period with full crown and much bold legend, the shield very bold and well detailed but the full cross somewhat doubled, bold P-B, interesting unique variety with five fleurs in an X shape in the shield, AXF with nice toning.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (5th period), borders of x's, ex-Ponte. S-P14; KM-5.5; Cal-unl (cf 672). 27.49 grams. Choice example in AXF grade with superb toning featuring a well-detailed full shield and cross, bold full P-B and nearly full crown, much legend, but (most importantly) two COMPLETE borders of x's, best we have ever seen. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1617 M, NGC XF 40, ex-Eidel, ex-Sellschopp (Plate), Grunthal-Sellschopp Plate, Guttag Plate, Yriarte Plate. S-P19; KM-10; Cal-921. 27.14 grams. With the boldest and fullest 617 date imaginable, clearly hand-engraved on a die whose legend and border were erased at 10-11 o'clock specifically to make room for the newly mandated date (prefaced by a clear ANO DE in the new legend), it is easy to see why this coin has such an illustrious pedigree, despite some doubling in the bold full cross and shield, with clear P-M lacking middle dot to left, judiciously toned all over. It is worth noting that this first Potosí date was once rare, until the Atocha "Mother Lode" of 1985 yielded scores of fresh examples. Pedigreed to the Sellschopp Collection (stated on label, Swiss Bank Corp. auction of September 1988, lot 616) and to the Charles Eidel Collection (Sedwick auction of November 2016, lot 760); Plate Coin 415 in Grunthal-Sellschopp's The Coinage of Peru (1978); and Plate Coin 379 in Sellschopp's Las acuñaciones de las cecas de Lima, La Plata y Potosí (1971). Please use this link to verify the certification number

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1619 T. S-P21; KM-10; Cal-927. 26.31 grams. Complete bold date outside of well-centered full cross-lions-castles, well-detailed full crown above and bold denomination o-VIII to right of pitted and slightly doubled full shield with clear P+T to left, overall AVF with nice toning.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T (ca. 1620). S-P21; KM-10; Cal-Type 165. 25.93 grams. Great full shield struck off-center enough to allow for the king's ordinal III and curious full HYSPANYAR(VM) in legend, bold assayer below +, well-centered full cross-lions-castles with only the 16 of the date visible, contrastingly toned VF.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1622 P/T, quadrants of cross transposed, rare. S-P22; KM-unl (19 for type); Cal-1437. 27.10 grams. Incredibly bold full four-digit date outside of full cross, the shield also complete with very bold full P*P/T, lightly olive-toned VF, probably the finest-known example of this rare issue.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1623 P, date rendered as "16ZIII" (rare), lions and castles transposed in shield and cross. S-P22; KM-19; Cal-unl (Type 327). 27.10 grams. Non-toned AVF with full shield and cross (both with trace of peripheral doubling), full P+P (not P•P as usual), only the bottoms of the digits of the date visible, with III in place of a missing "3" punch.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1626 P, "barbell" after date, quadrants of cross transposed, "flat" lions, rare. S-P23; KM-19a; Cal-1445. 27.46 grams. Non-round flan of uneven thickness, full shield and cross with clear bottom half of date followed by a complete •—• ornament, Fine with small patches of light toning.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1629 T, denomination •8•, heavy-dot borders. S-P26; KM-19a; Cal-1454. 27.32 grams. Full and bold Z 9 of date (with lots of space in between) outside of bold cross, good full shield with bold assayer to left and denomination to right, AVF with a few tiny dark spots. Pedigreed to Sedwick Auction 20 (lot 773).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1630 T, with crosslet-cross ornaments on reverse, NGC AU details / repaired, plugged, Lázaro Plate (stated on label). S-P26; KM-R19a; Cal-1379. 26.71 grams. Terrifically broad flan (43mm!) with superb full inner details and full but partially doubled legends, the great full crown and 100% complete date fortunately spared from the doubling followed by a crosslet-cross ornament that is repeated in both borders at all four points of the cross (listed as unique in Lázaro), also with clear •P•T• and •8• flanking the shield, all attractively toned, with the stated repair (plugged hole) visually undetectable. Plate Coin 94 on page 162 of Lázaro's Los redondos de Lima, Méjico y Potosí (1996). Please use this link to verify the certification number

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1630 T. S-P26; KM-19a; Cal-1455. 26.80 grams. Bold full date, chunky flan of uneven thickness with doubled full shield and cross (the latter a bit weak), most of PHILIPPVS IIII visible, very lightly toned XF. With certificate, pedigreed to Sedwick Auction 3 (lot 519).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1635 T, ex-Ponte. S-P26; KM-19a; Cal-1460. 26.46 grams. Extremely bold and 100% full date outside of full cross with weak castles and lions, full but off-center shield with bold full crown above and clear •P•T to left, lightly toned AVF with uneven thickness, much scarcer than earlier dates. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1636 TR, ex-Ponte. S-P27; KM-19a; Cal-unl (Type 327). 27.38 grams. Unevenly thick flan with most of shield and cross flat but with full and bold •P•TR• and crown, doubled but nearly full date, minimally toned Fine, scarce. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1636 (T or TR), ex-Ponte. KM-19a; Cal-Type 327. 27.23 grams. Very bold full final 6 and most of 3 of date outside of good full cross (slightly doubled), crown and shield also nearly full but doubled (assayer not visible), chunky VF with light toning (plus a few dark spots). Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1638 TR, ex-Ponte. S-P27; KM-19a; Cal-1465. 27.47 grams. Very bold full date and assayer (scarce, but very rare this complete) and denomination •8•, decent full shield and cross despite typically chunky flan, Fine with only faint light toning. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection and to the Superior auction of June 1978 (lot 533).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1642 FR/TR, rare, ex-Ponte. S-P28; KM-unl (19a for type); Cal-unl (Type 327). 27.84 grams. XF for the period with choice full crown, good full shield and cross, clear final digit Z of double-struck date, unevenly thick edge with hairline split, fairly clear •P•FR• with the assayer punched over a smaller TR (as both assayers are known for this year, and FR/TR has been seen before as well). Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1642 (assayer not visible). KM-19a; Cal-Type 327. 26.98 grams. Bold full "644Z" of date due to doubling, full but off-center cross, doubled full shield, much peripheral flatness and crude edge due to uneven thickness, VF or so with a few tiny spots of toning. Pedigreed to Sedwick Auction 17, with original lot-tag 823.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1643 (assayer not visible). KM-19a; Cal-Type 327. 27.20 grams. Full 43 of date (rare thus) outside of full cross with "furry" lions, the shield also full but flat where assayer should appear, VF with crude edge due to typically uneven thickness.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1644 FR, rare, ex-Ponte. S-P28; KM-19a; Cal-unl (Type 327). 25.51 grams. Very full and clear 644 of date (very rare thus) outside of doubled cross with old-style lions, full shield (flat at bottom) with full and clear •P•FR to left and •8• to right, typically uneven in thickness but nice for the era, AVF with toning on fields, tinge of copper color here and there as likely debased silver. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1644 TR, rare. S-P29a; KM-19a; Cal-1473. 27.50 grams. Well-centered full cross with "furry" lions, full 16 and final digit 4 of date (the penultimate 4 weaker but also present), off-center full shield with doubled but certain assayer to left, VF+ with a few tiny dark spots.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1645 T, ex-Ponte. S-P30; KM-19a; Cal-1474. 27.30 grams. Extremely bold full date outside of off-center full cross with old-style lions, choice full shield (well centered) with bold full •P•T• to left and clear •8• to left despite an edge-crack there, bold king's ordinal IIII in legend, AXF with very light toning, much less crude than prior dates. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1645 (assayer not visible), ex-Ponte. KM-19a; Cal-Type 327. 26.76 grams. Superb full four-digit date (very bold) on a broad flan with well-centered full shield and cross (displaying "furry" lions) despite minor doubling, lustrous XF with tiny edge-split. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1646 T, very rare. S-P30; KM-19a; Cal-1475. 27.54 grams. Broad flan with crude VG details (some contrasting sediment) in full shield and cross (with "furry" lions) yet with clear full 46 of date in small digits (which is typical) and very clear assayer T below an edge-crack, actually much rarer than the single-date assayer V for this year.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1646 V/TR, rare, ex-Ponte. S-P32; KM-unl (19a for type); Cal-unl (Type 327). 26.55 grams. Full and bold ANO 1(6)46 with date in small digits as usual outside of full cross (with "furry" lions), the shield also full with bold denomination to right and fairly clear mintmark-assayer to left (could possibly be TR/V instead, unlisted either way), nice Fine with a few flat spots, hairline edge-crack. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1647 R, extremely rare, ex-Ponte, ex-Faistauer, Janson Plate. S-P31; KM-19a; Cal-1482; Janson-13.27.3. 26.01 grams. This is one of the most exciting Potosí shield-type 8R we have ever handled, as it is a "smoking gun" for the debasement scandal that resulted in a global monetary crisis and the eventual execution of its perpetrators, most notably the assayer Felipe Ramírez de Arellano, whose initial R stands out so clearly and boldly on this coin. In fact, almost everything on this broad-flan VF coin is visible, particularly the full and bold date in the nearly full legend, in addition to the full shield and cross that are much more evenly struck than usual for this period, with nice toning to boot. Overall, the coin seems almost like a failed "Royal" striking, with no other Royals of this assayer known for comparison. Perhaps most interesting of all, confirmed by its dull color and slightly low weight, is this coin's debased silver content, XRF-tested at 76.86% silver and 22.77% copper. By our records, it is a unique combination of date and assayer, as the only other 1647 8R known are T, TR or Z, although R is also known for 1646 and 1648, the latter date also seen with Z/R, after Zambrano finally replaced Ramírez, just one year before his execution for fraud and the official recall and melting of nearly all his coins in 1649. This important coin has spent many years in the hands of important collectors and will continue to do so. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection and to the Faistauer Collection (Jess Peters auction of April 1976, lot 301), also to Sedwick Auction 18 (lot 635), Plate Coin on page 53 of Carlos Janson's La Moneda Circulante en el Territorio Argentino (2020).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1649/8 Z, unique, ex-Ponte. S-P34; KM-unl (19b for type); Cal-unl (Type 327). 25.91 grams. Odd-shaped flan with unevenly thick peripheries, full and clear assayer (despite doubling) and very bold full 164 of date followed by a rounded final digit with two bottom curves, indicative of 9/8 (also with faint straight tail to left that could be a 7), but decidedly not "just" a 9, full but somewhat flat shield and cross, bold denomination •8•, lightly toned About Fine. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1649 Z/R, no countermark, rare, ex-Ponte, ex-Portola, Mastalir Plate. S-P34; KM-19a; Cal-1485. 27.66 grams. An extremely choice non-salvage example with 100% full and bold date and full assayer showing clear Z/R, good full cross and crown and fully detailed shield on a broad flan with bold denomination •8•, lightly toned VF. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection and the Portolà Collection (Aureo & Calicó auction of December 2019, lot 55), plated on page 31 of Mastalir's book The Great Transition at the Potosí Mint, 1649-1652: The 1649-1652 Crowned Shield Coinage and the Countermarks of 1652, Part A: The 1649-1652 Crowned Shield Coinage (2020).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1651 E, no countermark, rare, ex-Ponte. S-P36; KM-19b; Cal-1491. 26.58 grams. Broad flan with choice full shield and cross and also lots of legend including the full date and most of the king's name and ordinal IIII, full •P•E• and •8•E•, slightly crude and cracked edge (as made), attractively toned and non-salvage AXF. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, (1651-52) E, with crowned-•F• countermark (two dots) on shield, NGC XF 45 / c/s XF standard. S-P36; KM-19b; Cal-Type 327. 25.41 grams. Scarce as non-salvage, with rich toning all over, full and well-detailed but off-center shield with full countermark in center, clear assayer to left, full but doubled cross-and-tressure with only the very bottom of the 51 (or 52) of the date visible, minor edge-splits. Please use this link to verify the certification number

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer R (Rincón) to left, ex-Ponte, ex-Sellschopp (Plate), Pellicer i Bru Plate, Grunthal-Sellschopp Plate. S-P1; KM-4.2; Cal-518. 13.38 grams. Broad-flan XF+ with nearly full legends (including a clear PHILIPPVS,D,G,ISPANIA despite doubling) and choice full inner details, dark toning on parts of edge only, very well pedigreed. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection and the Sellschopp Collection (Swiss Bank Corp. auction of September 1988, lot 31); also Plate Coin 14 in Sellschopp's Las acuñaciones de las cecas de Lima, La Plata y Potosí (1971); Plate Coin 333 on page 114 of Pellicer i Bru's El Medio Duro (1971); and Plate Coin 17 on page 52 of Grunthal-Sellschopp's The Coinage of Peru (1978).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer R (Rincón) to left, ex-Ponte. S-P1; KM-4.2; Cal-518. 13.62 grams. Choice AXF with lovely toning around details on a broad flan with nearly full crown and legends, all inner elements choice. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer R (Rincón) to right, rare, ex-Ponte, ex-Sellschopp (Plate), Grunthal-Sellschopp Plate. S-P1; KM-4.2; Cal-519. 13.52 grams. Very broad flan with full crown and legends, choice full inner details (upper part of cross slightly doubled), XF with lovely old toning all over. The significance of the somewhat rarer P-R right instead of left is unknown, and while it is tempting to speculate, there appears to be no provable connection to La Plata vs. Potosí in the higher denominations, despite the fact that the move from left to right seems to have played such a role in 1R (see Stallard and Sedwick article in Sedwick Auction 30). Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection and the Sellschopp Collection (Swiss Bank Corp. auction of September 1988, lot 32), Plate Coin 15 in Sellschopp's Las acuñaciones de las cecas de Lima, La Plata y Potosí (1971), and Plate Coin 18 on page 53 of Grunthal-Sellschopp's The Coinage of Peru (1978).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer R (Rincón) to right, rare, ex-Ponte. S-P1; KM-4.2; Cal-519. 13.45 grams. Very broad flan but with legends mostly flat, still with good full crown and shield and cross, plus bold denomination to left and P-R to right (see note in previous lot), AXF with some patchy rainbow toning. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer M (large) to left, rare, ex-Ponte. S-P2; KM-4.2; Cal-520. 13.76 grams. Broad flan with nearly full crown and some bold legend, full inner details (despite some weak spots) including full P-M to left and o-iiii to right, low-contrast AXF with traces of luster. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer M (small) to right, rare, ex-Ponte, ex-Sellschopp (Plate), Grunthal-Sellschopp Plate. S-P2; KM-4.2; Cal-521. 13.61 grams. Lightly toned XF with sharp full shield, full but slightly doubled cross, full denomination o-iiii and P-M (both letters small), bold full PHILIPPVS in legend, nearly full crown, well pedigreed. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection and the Sellschopp Collection (Swiss Bank Corp. auction of September 1988, lot 52), Plate Coin 31 in Sellschopp's Las acuñaciones de las cecas de Lima, La Plata y Potosí (1971), and Plate Coin 28 on page 56 of Grunthal-Sellschopp's The Coinage of Peru (1978).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer M (small) to right, rare, ex-Ponte. S-P2; KM-4.2; Cal-521. 13.64 grams. Very richly toned VF+ with much legend and nearly full crown despite peripheral flatness, well-detailed full shield and cross, clear P-M in small letters. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer M (small) to right, rare, ex-Ponte. S-P2; KM-4.2; Cal-521. 13.28 grams. Smaller flan but still with most of legend visible, bold full o-iiii to left and P-M (small letters) to right of well-detailed full shield, weaker full cross with minor peripheral doubling, VF with very light toning. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer L (1st period) to left, denomination over P-M (small) to right, "Seville" lions, ex-Ponte. S-P3; KM-4.2; Cal-522. 13.71 grams. Very broad flan with bold full legends and crown, full inner details including P-L with large L, o-iiii with trace of old mintmark P in the o, original "Seville-style" lions in cross, low-contrast VF, no problems. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer L (1st period) to left, denomination over P-M (small) to right, "Seville" lions, ex-Ponte. S-P3; KM-4.2; Cal-522. 12.06 grams. Very broad flan with complete legends (crown flat) and choice inner details including clear P-L (large) to left and o-iiii punched over a faint but certain P-M (small) to right, original "Seville-style" lion punches in cross, AXF with surface corrosion, patchy light toning. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer L (1st period) to left, "Seville" lions, ex-Ponte. S-P3; KM-4.2; Cal-522. 12.70 grams. Broad round flan with much full legend and crown, full P-L (not oversized like in the previous two lots, also presumably without o-iiii/P-M to right, which is flat on this coin) to left of full shield, full but slightly doubled cross, Fine+ with darkly toned fields, surface oxidation and light (old) scuffs. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer L (1st period) to left, "Segovia" lions, ex-Ponte. S-P3; KM-4.2; Cal-522. 13.70 grams. Richly toned XF with slight central weakness but otherwise very well detailed all over, including full crown and much legend, presumably a later set of dies with "Segovia-style" lions in cross. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer L (1st period) to left, "Segovia" lions, ex-Ponte. S-P3; KM-4.2; Cal-522. 13.76 grams. Glossy VF with toning in crevices, good full crown and shield and cross (which displays "Segovia-style" lions as from presumably later dies within this period), clear but doubled P-L, minimal legends. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer B (1st period), "flat" lions, ex-Ponte. S-P4; KM-4.2; Cal-525. 13.81 grams. Lustrous, non-toned AU- with choice full crown, shield, and cross, full P-B and bold full denomination o-iiii, some legend, original "Seville-style" lion in Brabant in shield but new "flat" lions in cross. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer B (1st period), "flat" lions, ex-Ponte. S-P4; KM-4.2; Cal-525. 13.60 grams. Broad flan with superb full crown, bold full cross and shield, full P-B, XF+ with nice light toning in crevices, "Segovia-style" lion in Brabant in shield, "flat" lions in cross. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer B (1st period), "Segovia" lions, ex-Ponte. S-P4; KM-4.2; Cal-525. 13.37 grams. Broad flan with full crown, some legends despite flatness, sharp full shield and cross, bold assayer and denomination, non-toned XF with spots of encrustation, hairline edge-crack, "Segovia-style" lions for Brabant and in cross (presumably the final set of dies from this period). Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer B (2nd period), ex-Ponte. S-P6; KM-4.2; Cal-525. 13.79 grams. Very broad flan with full crown and nearly 100% legends, choice full shield and cross, bold full P-B, AU- for wear, with looser-dot borders indicative of 2nd-period B but retaining the small "Seville-style" lion in Brabant, also with typical "Segovia-style" lions and re-engraved castles in cross. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer B (2nd period), ex-Ponte. S-P6; KM-4.2; Cal-525. 13.30 grams. Off-center obverse with full shield showing "Seville-style" lion in Brabant, much legend, clear assayer and denomination, doubled cross with "Segovia-style" lions, VF+ with patchy toning. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer B (2nd period), ex-Ponte. S-P6; KM-4.2; Cal-525. 13.36 grams. Silvery AXF with much legend and full inner details except for a few weak spots, some areas of surface oxidation as well. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer B (late 2nd period), ex-Ponte. S-P6; KM-4.2; Cal-525. 13.86 grams. Very choice XF example with rich old toning, broad flan with full crown and lots of legend, very bold full P-B and excellent full cross and shield featuring a new "tall, standing" lion that characterizes the issues right before and after the famous "C-under-erasure" coins (see next lot). Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer C below erased B or B/L, very rare, ex-Ponte. S-P5; KM-4.2; Cal-524. 13.47 grams. Well-detailed XF with glossy surfaces and faint toning around details, choice full crown and cross and shield, very bold full assayer C below obvious erasure, much legend. It is worth noting that the famous collection of Dr. Sellschopp, who considered this issue to be La Plata in error, lacked a 4R example. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer C, without erasure of previous assayer, extremely rare, ex-Ponte. S-P5; KM-4.2; Cal-524 var. 13.41 grams. Even rarer than the C-under-erasure that Sellschopp (who lacked one in 4R) considered to be La Plata in error is this example of C WITHOUT erasure, likely indicative of a fresh new die (short lived), this piece with choice full shield and cross on a broad flan with much legend and full crown, bold assayer C, AXF with uneven toning in crevices. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd period), ex-Ponte. S-P10; KM-4.2; Cal-525. 13.58 grams. Richly toned and well-detailed XF with choice full shield and cross, full P-B, some crown and legend. On this issue, the lions in the cross are of a second "Seville style" and oversized (probably 8R punches) while the castles are original and normal. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd period), ex-Ponte, ex-Sellschopp (Plate). S-P10; KM-4.2; Cal-525. 13.33 grams. Nicely toned AXF with full but slightly doubled shield and cross, most of crown and king's name in legend, interesting mid-period variety with small (broken) B for assayer, "tall, standing" lions in cross, and new castles with three unaligned windows. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection and the Sellschopp Collection (Swiss Bank Corp. auction of September 1988, lot 495), Plate Coin 162 in Sellschopp's Las acuñaciones de las cecas de Lima, La Plata y Potosí (1971).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer B (late 3rd period), ex-Ponte. S-P10; KM-4.2; Cal-525. 13.22 grams. Attractively toned XF+ with choice full shield and cross-lions-castles displaying new four-window castles, bold mintmark and denomination but assayer slightly weak. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer A/B, rare, ex-Ponte. S-P11; KM-4.2; Cal-526. 13.34 grams. Full but partially weak cross in unusually small size (especially with the 8R-sized castles and lions that characterize this issue), the shield also full but partially weak with bold full A/B to left and denomination o-iiii (with re-punched iiii) to right, AVF with traces of dark toning in crevices. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer A, ex-Ponte. S-P11; KM-4.2; Cal-527. 13.56 grams. Lustrous UNC (rare grade) with very bold full P-A to left of well-detailed but slightly doubled full shield, the cross-lions-castles similarly choice but slightly doubled, broad flan with much legend, small minor fold in edge (as made), faintly toned. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer A, ex-Ponte. S-P11; KM-4.2; Cal-527. 13.22 grams. Beautifully toned XF+/AU- with bold P-A and o-iiii, choice full shield and cross, nearly full crown (partially flat) and some legend. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer A, ex-Ponte. S-P11; KM-4.2; Cal-527. 12.87 grams. Bold P-A with both letters re-punched, also with curiously small cross for the size of castles and lions (similar to lot 581 above), the full shield and cross both well detailed for the grade (AVF with slight surface porosity), toned in crevices. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer RL, ex-Ponte, ex-Sellschopp (Plate). S-P13; KM-4.2; Cal-528. 13.72 grams. Richly toned XF+ with nice bold strike in the full cross and shield, full P-RL and denomination, just the top of the shield slightly doubled, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection and the Sellschopp Collection (Swiss Bank Corp. auction of September 1988, lot 553), Plate Coin 251 in Sellschopp's Las acuñaciones de las cecas de Lima, La Plata y Potosí (1971).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer RL, ex-Ponte. S-P13; KM-4.2; Cal-528. 13.18 grams. Very boldly struck VF+ with contrasting toning around details in full shield and cross (the latter slightly doubled), bold full P-RL and o-iiii. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer RL, 8R-sized castles, ex-Ponte. S-P13; KM-4.2; Cal-528. 13.31 grams. Deeply toned VF with good full shield and cross, the latter with noticeably oversized castles, clear assayer and denomination, natural edge-crack. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer RL, long-tailed lions, ex-Ponte. S-P13; KM-4.2; Cal-528. 13.35 grams. Bold full shield and cross but both slightly doubled, also with bold P-RL and o-iiii and nearly full crown, the lions in the cross displaying curiously long tails (making them look like monkeys!), XF with toning in crevices. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer RL (small), ex-Ponte. S-P13; KM-4.2; Cal-528. 13.24 grams. Late variety with 2R- or even 1R-sized P-RL to left of choice full shield, the cross also full and well centered, VF with contrasting toning. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer RL (small), ex-Ponte. S-P13; KM-4.2; Cal-528. 13.49 grams. Squarish flan with fully detailed cross and crown and shield, oddly granular texture but technically no worse than XF (and with some luster on fields), lightly toned. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer RL (small), ex-Ponte. S-P13; KM-4.2; Cal-528. 12.99 grams. Richly toned AVF with full crown and shield and cross, new (late) castles with flared corners, full P-RL in tiny punches (probably 1R-sized). Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer B (5th period, early style), ex-Ponte. S-P14; KM-unl; Cal-525. 13.43 grams. Presumably the first issue of 5th-period B with distinctive "alien-head" lions and X-shaped arrangement of five fleurs in New Burgundy, broad flan with choice full crown and much legend, bold full P-B and denomination flanking a superb full shield, the full cross-lions-castles also well detailed but very slightly doubled, lustrous AU. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer B (5th period, early style), ex-Ponte. S-P14; KM-4.4; Cal-unl (Type 160). 13.40 grams. Round-flan XF+ with choice full crown and shield and cross, bold assayer, interesting full eight-point star above cross, presumably the earliest issue of 5th-period B with distinctive X-shaped arrangement of five fleurs in New Burgundy, gape-mouthed lions, and borders of boxes instead of dots. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer B (5th period, small B), ex-Ponte. S-P14; KM-unl; Cal-525. 14.01 grams. Curious minor variety of this period with small B (either 2R- or 1R-sized punch) below large P to left of choice full shield, the cross-lions-castles (late style) also full and well-detailed but slightly off-center, richly toned AU- with sediment in crevices. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer B (5th period), borders of x's, ex-Ponte. S-P14; KM-4.3; Cal-unl (Type 160). 13.02 grams. Richly toned XF with well-detailed full shield, bold denomination and mintmark (weak but certain assayer), full but partially doubled cross, clear borders of x's on both sides. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer B (5th period), borders of x's, ex-Ponte. S-P14; KM-4.3; Cal-unl (Type 160). 13.73 grams. Unevenly thick flan with good full cross and shield flanked by bold P-B and denomination o-iiii, problem-free VF with only very light toning. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer C, rare, ex-Ponte. S-P16; KM-9; Cal-unl (Type 148). 12.81 grams. Crudely doubled VF with dark toning and contrasting sediment, the double-strike apparently in 90-degree rotation on the obverse, causing the appearance of a bold full P-C at what appears to be the bottom of the shield. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer M (pre-dated type), ex-Ponte. S-P18; KM-9; Cal-771. 13.36 grams. Choice XF with deep rich toning all over, bold full P•M to left of full shield, nice full cross-lions-castles. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer M (pre-dated type), ex-Ponte. S-P18; KM-9; Cal-771. 13.62 grams. VF with great contrasting toning, very bold P•M to left of choice full shield, full cross-and-tressure with nearly complete border of dots (which would be erased at 10-11 o'clock if it were the dated type). Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer M (pre-dated type), quadrants of cross transposed, ex-Ponte. S-P18; KM-unl (9 for type); Cal-unl (Type 148). 13.54 grams. Nicely toned AVF with full shield and cross (scarce with quadrants transposed), full P•M. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1617 (M), no castles in shield (unique), ex-Ponte. S-P19; KM-9; Cal-773. 13.76 grams. Odd-shaped flan with choice full 17 of date (over erased dots) preceded by (AN)O D outside of full cross, also full shield with clearly empty spaces for Castile (first example we have ever seen with this omission), part of king's name in legend, deeply toned XF, parts of edge crude (as made). Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1618 T, "flat" lions, ex-Ponte. S-P21; KM-9; Cal-776. 13.46 grams. Thick-edged flan with full shield and cross (the latter with very bold "flat" lions and one castle) with crude but certain date, the final digit 8 doubled in such a way that it looks like a 3, clear assayer T, VF/XF with minimal toning in crevices. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1618 T, quadrants of cross transposed, ex-Ponte. S-P21; KM-9; Cal-unl (Type 149). 13.68 grams. Very full and clear 618 of date outside of full cross with "flat" lions, full shield with bold assayer T to left and denomination O-iiii to right curiously engraved over top of the king's name PHYLYPVS (no border), crude full shield, Fine with light toning in crevices. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1620 T, ex-Ponte. S-P21; KM-9; Cal-778. 13.08 grams. Bold full date outside of full but slightly doubled cross, good full shield with clear P+T, lightly toned Fine. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 162(?) T, quadrants of cross transposed, ex-Ponte. S-P21; KM-9; Cal-Type 149. 13.38 grams. Nicely round flan with bold full 6 and Z of date in odd positions from doubling around the full cross, the final digit either missing (as "162" error is known) or off the flan, but if the latter then style dictates it must be 0, 1, or 2, as the mintmark-assayer (full) is P+T to left of a full shield (also with lions and castles transposed), lightly toned Fine. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1622 T, quadrants of cross transposed, penultimate digit of date as Z/N, ex-Ponte. S-P21a; KM-17; Cal-unl (Type 279). 13.11 grams. Broad-flan XF with superb full shield and cross, bold ZZ of date with penultimate digit clearly punched over a 90-degree-rotated Z (examples with "16NZ" also known) followed by a cross-fleury ornament, bold PHYLY(PVS) of king's name in legend, light sediment in crevices. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1623 (date as 16ZIII) T, quadrants of cross transposed, very rare, ex-Ponte. S-P22a; KM-17; Cal-unl (Type 279). 13.39 grams. Choice full shield with transposed lions and castles, full P and clear T to left, off-center full cross (quadrants transposed) with very clear III of date visible (as the mint lacked a "3" punch), VF with light toning, scratches and hole to left of cross, minor natural edge-crack. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection and to Sedwick Auction 4 (lot 700).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer P (1620s), "flat" lions, ex-Ponte. S-P23; KM-17; Cal-Type 279. 13.32 grams. Full P•P, full but slightly off-center shield and cross-lions-castles, attractively toned AXF on a small, thick flan, just a wholesome coin overall. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer P (1620s), quadrants of cross transposed, "flat" lions, ex-Ponte. S-P23; KM-17; Cal-Type 279. 13.40 grams. Nice companion to the previous lot with full and bold P*P with star instead of dot, full but doubled shield, good full cross with transposed quadrants, Fine+ with some contrasting toning. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1628 T/P, "hunched over" lions, very rare, ex-Ponte. S-P24; KM-unl (17a for type); Cal-unl (Type 279). 12.63 grams. Bold bottom half of 28 of date, just the right side of T/P visible (top serif over curve), the cross and shield full but largely flat, at least Fine for actual wear, with light orange sediment in crevices, first example we have seen with transposed quadrants. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1629 T, "hunched over" lions, ex-Ponte. S-P26; KM-17a; Cal-1093. 13.79 grams. Clear bottom half of date with prominent long tail of 9 outside of doubled cross with top lion full, nearly full but slightly doubled shield with bold full P•T to left and denomination O-iiii to right, About Fine with only a few small spots of toning. Unlike the abundant 8 reales of this date, the 1629 4 reales is very scarce. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1629 T, no dot between mintmark and assayer, "hunched over" lions, rare, ex-Ponte. S-P26; KM-17a; Cal-1093. 13.65 grams. Richly toned VF+ with clear P-T (no dot, first example we have seen) to left of full shield, bold full cross that is off-center enough to enable a full 629 date. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

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BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1631 T, rare, ex-Ponte. S-P26; KM-17a; Cal-1095. 13.58 grams. Bold full 16 and 31 of date (separated by doubling) outside of full but centrally weak cross, good full shield with bold full •P-T• to left and O-iiii to right, attractively toned AVF. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1642 FR, quadrants of cross transposed, very rare, ex-Ponte. S-P28; KM-17a; Cal-unl (Type 279). 12.72 grams. Off-center shield with clear FR assayer to left, well-centered full cross with clear penultimate digit 4 of date followed by flat base (could only be a 2), crude flan with flat peripheries and uneven edge (partially bent), VG with patchy light toning. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1644 TR, very rare, ex-Ponte. S-P29a; KM-17a; Cal-1099. 13.58 grams. Thick-edge flan with clear full date and very bold full P-TR, full but half-flat shield and cross with light scratches in the flat areas, otherwise lustrous XF. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, (1646) V/TR, very rare, ex-Ponte. S-P32; KM-unl (17a for type); Cal-unl (Type 279). 13.61 grams. Choice full shield with bold P•V/TR to left (under-assayer not 100% clear but does not appear to be T, the only other possibility known), full cross with slight doubling at upper right, lightly toned VF+. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1647 (assayer not visible), very rare, ex-Ponte. KM-17a; Cal-Type 279. 13.42 grams. Crude strike with much flatness but all four digits of date fairly clear, choice right half of crown and bold PHI- of king's name with the PH clearly re-punched, VG with contrasting toning. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, (1647) Z/R/V, unique, ex-Ponte. S-P34; KM-unl (17a for type); Cal-unl (Type 279). 16.12 grams. Full shield with remarkably clear assayer and over-assayers, nearly full cross, crude and very overweight flan with uneven edge (small crack) and flat peripheries, deeply toned Fine+. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1649 Z, no countermark, rare, ex-Ponte. S-P34; KM-17a; Cal-1104. 17.02 grams. Choice broad flan with choice full shield and cross, bold 9 of date, seldom-seen denomination 4 to right, richly toned XF with some peripheral flatness. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, (1649-50) O, no countermark (rare), ex-Ponte. S-P35; KM-17b; Cal-Type 279. 13.83 grams. Bold full P-O to left, choice lions in full but partially flat cross, presumably non-salvage XF with parts of peripheries flat and parts of edge crude (small splits), curiously gold-toned. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, (1650) O, with crowned-T countermark on cross (unique), ex-Ponte, Mastalir Plate. S-P35; KM-17b; Cal-1106. 13.36 grams. Bold full cross with faint 165(0) date and nearly full countermark at bottom (apparently the only example known of this exact countermark on a 4 reales, according to Mastalir), nearly full shield with bold assayer to right, deeply toned VF that could be salvage but not indicated as such in Mastalir. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection and plated on page 222 of Mastalir's book The Great Transition at the Potosí Mint, 1649-1652: The 1649-1652 Crowned Shield Coinage and the Countermarks of 1652, Part B: The Countermarks of 1652 (2020).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1651 (modern 5) E, with crowned-C and crown-alone countermarks on shield (very rare with two countermarks), ex-Ponte, Mastalir Plate. S-P36; KM-17b; Cal-1108. 12.85 grams. Both countermarks full and overlapping toward the right side of a full shield with clear E to either side, bold modern 5 of date outside of weak full cross, unevenly rainbow-toned VG with minor edge-splits. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection and Sedwick Auction 16 (lot 567), plated on page 149 of Mastalir's book The Great Transition at the Potosí Mint, 1649-1652: The 1649-1652 Crowned Shield Coinage and the Countermarks of 1652, Part A: The Crowned Shield Coinage of 1649-1652, and on pages 72 and 274 of Part B: The Countermarks of 1652 (2021).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer C without erasure, extremely rare, ex-Ponte. S-P5; KM-3.2; Cal-369. 6.31 grams. Broad, round, evenly struck example with all inner details full but peripheries slightly crude, the full and clear P-C with no space or erasure in between mated with early cross showing "flat" lions, Fine with contrasting toning, plugged hole and light tooling. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 2 reales, 1617 M, ex-Ponte. S-P19; KM-8; Cal-629. 6.71 grams. Broad flan with exceptionally full four-digit date above expected erasure of dot-border outside of full but off-center cross, the well-detailed full shield also slightly off-center, VF with dark toning in crevices. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 2 reales, 1623 (date as 16ZIII) P, quadrants of cross transposed, very rare, ex-Ponte. S-P22; KM-unl (14 for type); Cal-unl (Type 239). 6.63 grams. While it is rare enough to see this odd date-variety with III instead of 3 in the higher denominations, this is the first time we have seen it in a 2 reales, and the digits are quite full and bold outside a full cross-and-tressure with nice lions (in the wrong quadrants, of course), also choice but doubled full shield with very bold assayer P to left, well-toned VF, odd-shaped flan. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 2 reales, 1628 T, rare, ex-Ponte. S-P24; KM-14a; Cal-898. 6.78 grams. Very bold full 16Z8 date outside of good full cross, nearly full shield with full P-T to left, non-round flan with parts of edge crude (as made), XF+ with traces of luster. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 2 reales, 1632 T, very rare, ex-Ponte. S-P26; KM-14a; Cal-902. 6.32 grams. Very choice full date outside of good full cross, full but cruder shield with clear •P•T to left, unevenly thick flan, VF with toning in crevices. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 1 real, 1628 T/P, ½R-sized castles and lions, very rare, ex-Ponte. S-P24; KM-12a; Cal-unl (Type 201). 3.10 grams. Full and bold date (all four digits) outside of off-center full cross with tiny castles and lions, very bold and certain assayer T/P (decidedly not P/T) to left of full shield with minor flat spots, Fine with contrasting toning. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 1 real, 1629 T, very rare, ex-Ponte. S-P26; KM-12a; Cal-717. 2.83 grams. Clear bottom half of date outside of full cross, weak and doubled shield with bold P-T to left, non-round flan with part of edge folded over (as made), VG with contrasting toning. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 1 real, 1636 T, very rare, ex-Ponte. S-P26; KM-12a; Cal-unl (Type 201). 2.66 grams. Very bold full 636 of date outside of doubled cross, full shield with clear P-T to left, lightly toned Fine with two plugged holes and odd lamination near edge. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 1 real, 1639 (T or TR), very rare, ex-Ponte. KM-12a; Cal-Type 201. 3.55 grams. Very bold full 639 date due to off-center reverse, upper half of shield and mintmark P on other side, VG+ with dark toning in crevices. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob ¼ real, Philip II, no assayer (style of 5th-period B), border of x's, extremely rare. S-P14; KM-unl; Cal-unl. 0.89 gram. Potosí cob ¼R are virtually unknown past the earliest issues, and this type with borders of x's is among the last. Almost all other examples with borders of x's known show a B to left and P to right, but this coin and one other appear to be the only ones lacking either of those letters, the border on the present piece clearly visible to the left of an off-center crowned castle-in-shield clearly without any letter punched over it or in between. The crowned lion-in-shield on the other side is full within a clear partial border as well. Bold VF overall, with slight surface porosity and some deep toning.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1652 E, Transitional Type I, rare, NGC AU 55, finest and only example in the NGC census. S-P37; KM-A20.1; Cal-unl. 26.88 grams. Broad flan with much legend among flat areas (full 1652 date) and large edge-crack, full interiors but all a bit double-struck, especially the pillars side, which still clearly shows the rare "two-line" arrangement that started the Transitional series, lightly toned and currently unique as straight-graded (as nearly all are salvaged). Please use this link to verify the certification number

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1652 E, Transitional Type I, rare, ex-Ponte, Janson Plate. S-P37; KM-A20.1; Cal-unl; Janson-18.1. 26.70 grams. Choice full pillars-and-waves with full crown above, full date in legend, bold but doubled shield with rather bold A-P-8 and O-E-52 to sides, XF with a few light stains and parts of edge crude (as made). Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection, Plate Coin on page 64 of Carlos Janson's La Moneda Circulante en el Territorio Argentino (2020), and plated on page 53 of Mastalir's The Great Transition at the Potosí Mint, 1649-1653: The 1652 Transitional 8 Reales (2015).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1652 E, Transitional Type II, very rare, ex-Ponte, ex-Capitana (1654), Mastalir Plate. S-P37; KM-A20.2; Cal-unl. 20.11 grams. Choice full inner details and most of legends due to good strike and deeply contrasting toning, one deep edge-crack, a bit of surface corrosion and thinning (otherwise AU), still very eye-catching overall. From the Capitana (1654), pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection, plated on pages 60-61 of Mastalir's The Great Transition at the Potosí Mint 1649-1653: The 1652 Transitional 8 Reales (2015).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1652 E, Transitional Type IV/A, ex-Ponte, Mastalir Plate, ANS 1988 Plate. S-P37; KM-A20.4; Cal-1493. 26.11 grams. Very broad flan with nearly full legends and choice full interiors (no doubling or flatness, also well centered) despite light surface corrosion, otherwise AU+, toned in crevices. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection, plated on page 99 of Mastalir's The Great Transition at the Potosí Mint 1649-1653: The 1652 Transitional 8 Reales (2015), also shown on page 2 of the American Numismatic Society Summer 1988 Newsletter advertising the upcoming landmark Coinage of the Americas Conference of 1988 (eventually dubbed The Coinage of El Peru).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1652 E, Transitional Type V/A, ex-Ponte. S-P37; KM-A20.5; Cal-1494. 27.41 grams. Choice example with bold full inner details and much legend including 100% full PHILIPPVS IIII due to slightly off-center shield side, full 652 of date in legend on other side, XF with darkly toned fields, slightly warped edge. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1652 E, transitional McLean Type I, variety with E in center above waves, retrograde 4 to left of shield, ex-Ponte, ex-Capitana (1654), Mastalir Plate, Janson Plate. S-P37; KM-A18 var; Cal-1109 var; Janson-19.1.4. 13.30 grams. Choice full interior details (the bold pillars curiously leaning left, with E-E-E above waves) on a broad flan with much legend including full date 1652, XF with dark surface oxidation (nice contrast), overall much better struck than usual with minimal flatness and doubling, also interesting as lacking a pomegranate at the bottom of the shield. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection and to the Capitana (1654), Plate Coin on page 40 of Mastalir's The Great Transition at the Potosí Mint 1649-1653: The 1652 Transitional Minor Denominations, 4, 2, 1 and 1/2 Reales (2016), and Plate Coin on page 71 of Carlos Janson's La Moneda Circulante en el Territorio Argentino (2020).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1652 E, transitional McLean Type I, ex-Ponte, Mastalir Plate. S-P37; KM-A18; Cal-1109. 14.09 grams. Attractively toned XF with typical flat areas, off-center strike, nearly full interior details. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection and the Ponterio auction of March 1991 (lot 758), Plate Coin on page 34 of Mastalir's The Great Transition at the Potosí Mint 1649-1653: The 1652 Transitional Minor Denominations, 4, 2, 1 and 1/2 Reales (2016).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1652 E, transitional McLean Type I, retrograde 4's, ex-Ponte, Mastalir Plate. S-P37; KM-A18 var; Cal-1110. 12.45 grams. Broad flan with much peripheral flatness but most central details clear (and no doubling) including both retrograde 4's (Mastalir's subtype II), nicely toned over very minor surface porosity. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection, Plate Coin on page 42 of Mastalir's The Great Transition at the Potosí Mint 1649-1653: The 1652 Transitional Minor Denominations, 4, 2, 1 and 1/2 Reales (2016).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 2 reales, 1652 E, transitional McLean Type I, rare, ex-Ponte, Mastalir Plate. S-P37; KM-15.1; Cal-914. 8.94 grams. Contrastingly toned VF with full and well-struck (also well-centered) pillars and shield, two full crowns, holed at top of pillars side but otherwise choice for the type and vastly overweight (mathematically closer to 3 reales than to 2 reales!). Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection, Plate Coin on page 96 of Mastalir's The Great Transition at the Potosí Mint 1649-1653: The 1652 Transitional Minor Denominations, 4, 2, 1 and 1/2 Reales (2016).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 2 reales, 1652 E, transitional McLean Type I, rare, ex-Ponte, Mastalir Plate. S-P37; KM-15.1; Cal-914. 6.16 grams. Broad flan with choice interior details but peripheries flat and with two edge-splits, VF details with dark (contrasting) surface oxidation. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection, Plate Coin on page 93 of Mastalir's The Great Transition at the Potosí Mint 1649-1653: The 1652 Transitional Minor Denominations, 4, 2, 1 and 1/2 Reales (2016).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 2 reales, 1652 E, transitional McLean Type IV, rare, ex-Ponte, ex-Capitana (1654), Mastalir Plate. S-P37; KM-A16.1; Cal-917. 6.63 grams. Solid AXF with nice toning, minimal surface porosity, central details mostly full (and without doubling) despite peripheral flat area, bold full 1652 date in legend, interesting type (Mastalir's IIB "mule") that shows how the cross side appears to have been settled on while the pillars side was further refined. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection and the Capitana (1654) as well as Sedwick Auction 11 (lot 359), Plate Coin on page 113 of Mastalir's The Great Transition at the Potosí Mint 1649-1653: The 1652 Transitional Minor Denominations, 4, 2, 1 and 1/2 Reales (2016).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 2 reales, 1652 E, transitional McLean Type V, rare, ex-Ponte. S-P37; KM-A16.2; Cal-916. 7.34 grams. Lightly toned VF with full interior details (also full crown and clear date below cross) but a couple flat areas in peripheries, interesting early/late mule that Mastalir calls IB (yet not plated in his reference). Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 1 real, 1652 E, transitional McLean Type II, ex-Ponte, Mastalir Plate. S-P37; KM-B13.2; Cal-748. 3.27 grams. Choice full interior details (rare for this type) with clear date in legend, parts of edge slightly crude (as made), lightly toned VF+ on a nicely oval flan. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection and the Ponterio auction of March 1996 (lot 1026), Plate Coin on page 162 of Mastalir's The Great Transition at the Potosí Mint 1649-1653: The 1652 Transitional Minor Denominations, 4, 2, 1 and 1/2 Reales (2016).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1652 E, post-transitional (Transitional Type VIII), 1-PH-6 at top. S-P37a; KM-21; Cal-1500. 25.84 grams. Broad, non-round flan (extending past design in places) with bold full cross-lions-castles and pillars-and-waves, very bold (1)-PH-6, three full dates and mintmarks and assayers, tiny edge-splits, AU- with faint traces of surface porosity.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1653 E, •PH• at top. S-P37a; KM-21; Cal-1503. 26.98 grams. Slightly oval flan with bold full cross and (off-center) pillars-and-waves, three bold dates (653 below cross) and assayers, two mintmarks, VF with lovely toning, clear •PH(•) variety but flat at top of cross (could be 8 or pomegranate).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1658 E, NGC XF details / holed. Ex-Espinola. S-P37a; KM-R21; Cal-1423. 26.47 grams. Broad flan with 100% full and well-struck details, rich old toning all over, quite lovely like most Royals of this period, typically holed at top of pillars / bottom of cross (as the coin is in almost perfect coin alignment), die-match with Lázaro 157 (rated R2) but even clearer than his example, to the extent that you can see that both the mintmarks on the pillars side have strange bottom-left extensions, perhaps related to the known error on this year's Royal 8R with mintmark and assayer transposed. Please use this link to verify the certification number

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1666 E, date as "666" between pillars. S-P37a; KM-21; Cal-unl (Type 335). 26.95 grams. Scarce and ever-popular variety with full and clear "666" date contained in 100% full pillars-and-waves, same date below full cross and prominent 66 of third date in legend, all three mintmarks and assayers as well, VF+ details with light toning but area of heavy pitting to right of cross. With certificate.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1671 E. S-P37b; KM-26; Cal-702. 24.84 grams. Full cross-lions-castles, nearly full pillars-and-waves (slightly doubled at left) with full assayer, two dates and mintmarks, slightly uneven edge with some peripheral flatness, nicely toned VF, inexplicably underweight.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1685 VR. S-P40; KM-26; Cal-726. 27.09 grams. Choice full pillars-and-waves (well centered) with very bold P-8-VR / PLV-SVL-TRA / VR-85-P, also choice but slightly off-center cross-lions-castles above bold second date, mintmark to left, beautifully toned VF+ with parts of edge slightly crude (as made).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1691 VR, rare, NGC XF details / holed. S-P40; KM-R26; Cal-687. 26.49 grams. Choice broad flan with 100% full legends, a modicum of light doubling but minimal flatness, well centered and with great contrasting toning, small hole at top of cross / near top of pillars, an exact die-match with Lázaro 229 (rated R3). Please use this link to verify the certification number

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1704/3 Y, rare, NGC AU 55, finest known in NGC census. S-P43a; KM-unl (R31 for type); Cal-unl (Type 174). 26.47 grams. Very broad flan (extending past the design in places) with superb full pillars side showing a bold 4/3 overdate in legend, the cross side also choice but slightly doubled and without a clear overdate, beautifully toned all over and the best example we know of. As expected, the cross side is a die-match with Lázaro 243, but the pillars side is not, hence the overdate is unlisted. Please use this link to verify the certification number

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales Heart, 1709 Y, NGC XF details / environmental damage, finest and only example in NGC census, ex-von Schuckmann. S-P43a; KM-unl; Cal-1525. 28.09 grams. As a type, the rarest and most highly sought pieces in Potosí cobs are Hearts, intentionally shaped at the mint and struck with Royal dies, presumably to be worn or otherwise displayed in a religious setting, as the flaming Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ was (and is) an important symbol in the Catholic Church. The first Hearts were struck in the late 1680s, then issued sporadically until the 1750s. The most desirable Hearts are the 8 reales, of which our records indicate only 41 examples exist across 17 dates, this being only the fifth we have offered, a die-match with Lázaro 324 (rated RU for unique, but not the same coin as this one, itself a die-match with the Royal issue per Lázaro 250), but with its "tail" pointing right instead of left relative to the pillars side, all deeply toned and boldly struck with just a few spots of surface oxidation, minimal doubling and no flatness, and (best of all) medal-aligned with its scalloped-edge stem, holed as usual, to make for a perfect pendant, as no doubt it was in its time. Pedigreed to the Siegfried von Schuckmann Collection (Renaissance auction of December 2000, lot 678). Please use this link to verify the certification number

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1709 Y. S-P43a; KM-31; Cal-1545. 25.90 grams. Typically chunky flan with full cross, full but doubled pillars featuring two dates on that side, much peripheral flatness, weakly struck XF or better with patches of light toning.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1709 Y. S-P43a; KM-31; Cal-1545. 26.73 grams. Bold full pillars-and-waves with full date and both mintmarks and assayers, full but crude cross with third mintmark to left and second date below, weakly struck VF with traces of black staining.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1722 Y, NGC AU details / holed. S-P43a; KM-R31; Cal-1494. 27.69 grams. Broad flan for the era with nearly full legends, choice full inner details despite doubling on cross side, lovely rich toning all over, holed to right of cross, die-match with Lázaro 270 and 271 (rated R3). Please use this link to verify the certification number

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1722 Y. S-P43a; KM-31; Cal-1558. 26.89 grams. Good full pillars and cross despite flatness and wear (Fine), with excellent contrast from dark fields, parts of two dates and all three mintmarks and assayers, minor edge-split.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1728 M, rare, NGC VF details / holed, tooled, finest and only example in NGC census. S-P44; KM-unl (R31a for type); Cal-1497. 26.33 grams. Bold full interior details and some legend including full and bold POTOSI and clear PHILIPPVS V, minimal doubling and nicely toned, just some scuffing on highest points and hole at top of pillars and cross (medal alignment), an exact die-match with Lázaro 275 (rated R4). It is interesting to note that the Royals of this date have a very different-shaped assayer M from the regular issues, possibly related to modification from previous assayer Y. Please use this link to verify the certification number

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1729 M. S-P44; KM-31a; Cal-1562. 25.42 grams. Very chunky flan with good full pillars-and-waves, lightly corroded cross (otherwise at least XF), bold date and three full assayer marks, splits and flatness in peripheries, very lightly toned.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1738 M. S-P47; KM-31a; Cal-1576. 27.26 grams. Exceptionally full and bold pillars, good full cross-lions-castles, two bold dates and all three mintmarks and assayers, full king's ordinal V in legend, deeply toned AXF on a typically chunky flan.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1742 P. S-P48; KM-31a; Cal-1581. 26.98 grams. Chunky VF with patchy dark toning, 100% full pillars, nearly full cross, two full and bold dates, flatness in peripheries.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1749 q. S-P50a; KM-40; Cal-511. 26.60 grams. Choice full pillars-and-waves with bold full date, off-center cross, three mintmarks and two assayers, Fine+ with patchy contrasting toning and verdigris, edge-crack.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1750 E/q, rare, NGC XF details / plugged. S-P51; KM-unl (R40 for type); Cal-unl (Type 64). 27.06 grams. Typically thick but even flan with very bold and well-centered details nicely set off by contrasting toning, the inevitable hole (in this case to left of cross / right of pillars) plugged with the details recreated on both sides, very clear E/q over-assayer at top right not noted on label and in fact overlooked also by Lázaro, with whose number 312 this coin is an exact die-match (rated R4). Please use this link to verify the certification number

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1750 E. S-P51; KM-40; Cal-515. 27.00 grams. Very chunky flan with sharply sloped edges and minor splits, bold full cross (slightly off-center), full but doubled pillars, two dates and mintmarks, parts of all three assayers, lightly toned VF+.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1751 E. S-P51; KM-40; Cal-516. 27.16 grams. Chunky flan with full pillars containing complete date and assayer on "flat" side, nearly full cross with second date on bulging other side, VF details with patchy dark toning (but no corrosion).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1760 Y-q-(V), very rare, ex-Mastalir. S-unl; KM-unl (40 for Type); Cal-unl (Type 65). 25.85 grams. Chunky flan showing full pillars with full and clear date, partial Y at upper right and q at bottom left (the V to right of cross not visible but known from another example), very rare "triple assayer" final issue of Ferdinand VI followed by V-Y under Charles III in the same year (see 1985 monograph by Carlos Janson in Cuadernos de Numismática y Ciencias Históricas), off-center cross, XF+ with light sediment on fields, flat peripheries with typical surface roughness (as made). Pedigreed to the Roberto Mastalir Collection, with his tag.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1760 Y-V/q-Y/q, unique, ex-Mastalir. S-unl; KM-unl (40 for Type); Cal-unl (Type 65). 26.90 grams. Very bold full date between good full pillars with fairly clear Y at upper right, wispy but logical V/q at lower left, plus nearly full cross with bold mintmark to left and certain Y/q to right (first and only example we have seen), deeply toned VF with old scratches in flat area to left of pillars. Pedigreed to the Roberto Mastalir Collection, with his tag.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1760 V-Y-Y, with Guatemala sun-over-mountains countermark (Type II, 1839) on cross side, rare, ex-Mastalir. Host: S-P57; KM-45; Cal-unl (Type 109). 26.55 grams. Full pillars with full date, clear left side of V at upper right, top and right of Y at bottom left, bold but off-center cross with nearly full Y to right and second date below, very deeply punched countermark (AU details) at bottom, VF with light toning. Pedigreed to the Roberto Mastalir Collection, with his tag.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1765 V-Y. S-P57; KM-45; Cal-1141. 26.63 grams. Chunky XF or better with nearly full cross containing well-detailed castle and lions, partial date below, full pillars with 100% full date and both assayers (V at upper right and Y at bottom left, the standard arrangement for this period), some dark staining and rust-colored sediment.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1769/8 (V)-Y, rare. S-P57; KM-45; Cal-1146. 26.79 grams. Very thick and chunky AVF with very bold date (including clear 9/8, only the second example we have seen) above full waves, nearly full cross with second date below, nicely toned.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1770/69 (V)-Y, rare, ex-Mastalir. S-P57; KM-45; Cal-1149. 26.98 grams. Large flan for the era with very bold full date (with clear 7/6 for overdate) and assayer Y to left, also with curious inverted A for V in PLV-SVL-TRA, most of cross but peripheries flat and bearing odd granularity (as made) on opposite sides, Fine+ with contrasting toning and sediment. Pedigreed to the Roberto Mastalir Collection, with his tag.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1770 V-J, very rare, ex-Mastalir. S-P58; KM-45; Cal-1151. 26.34 grams. Full pillars with complete 770 date, nearly full V at top right, the vertical left side and top serif of assayer J visible at bottom left, also full cross but rest of coin flat and rough (a natural aspect of this period, cause unknown) on a chunky flan, Fine+ with contrasting toning. Pedigreed to the Roberto Mastalir Collection, with his tag.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1771/0 V-Y, rare, ex-Mastalir. S-P59; KM-45; Cal-1153. 26.84 grams. Relatively broad but typically chunky flan (with opposing-side roughness as usual) with good full cross above date with clear overdate 1/0, full pillars with clear date but weaker overdate, nicely toned AVF. Pedigreed to the Roberto Mastalir Collection, with his tag.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1771 V-Y, V at top right and lower right on pillars side, with two Guatemala sun-over-mountains countermarks (Type II, 1839) on cross side, rare, ex-Mastalir. Host: S-P59; KM-unl (45 for type); Cal-unl (Type 109). 26.67 grams. Full date above waves with clear left side of V at both top and bottom on right side (only the third example we have seen), full cross with deep but featureless countermark in middle and shallower countermark with VF details at upper right, chunky-flan Fine with nice toning. Pedigreed to the Roberto Mastalir Collection, with his tag.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1772/1 (V)-Y, rare, ex-Mastalir. S-P59; KM-unl (45 for type); Cal-1155. 26.77 grams. Chunky flan with oversized cross, peripheral roughness on opposing sides (as made), clear date inside pillars with 2/1 overdate (only the second example known to us), clear top of Y assayer to left, crude VG with contrasting toning, minor edge-splits, some scratches in crevices. Pedigreed to the Roberto Mastalir Collection, with his tag.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1772 V-VY-V/VY, unique, ex-Portolà, ex-Mastalir. S-P59; KM-unl (45 for type); Cal-unl (Type 109). 26.87 grams. A choice coin for the period (typically chunky) with bold date between full pillars showing a surprisingly clear VY double assayer at bottom left, full V at top right, plus V punched over VY to right of excellent full cross, the first and only example we have seen with both assayers side-by-side in the same place, richly toned VF+. Pedigreed to the Gaspar de Portolà Collection (Aureo & Calicó auction of October 2019, lot 244) and to the Roberto Mastalir Collection, with his tag.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1773/2 (V-Y), ex-Mastalir. S-P59; KM-45; Cal-1157. 26.92 grams. Typically chunky flan with flat peripheries and sharply sloping edge, well-centered pillars with full date showing fairly clear overdate, most of oversized cross, contrastingly toned Fine. Pedigreed to the Roberto Mastalir Collection, with his tag.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1773 (V)-Y, P at upper right, Y at lower left, extremely rare, ex-Ugaz, ex-Mastalir. S-P59; KM-unl (45 for type); Cal-unl (Type 109). 26.28 grams. Very chunky flan with parts of edge crude (as made), typically oversized cross, well-centered pillars with clear date, most of mintmark P visible at upper right (possibly unique, as we have not seen another example) and top of assayer Y at lower left, Fine with spotty dark toning. Pedigreed to the Jorge Ugaz Collection (Sedwick Auction 30, with original lot-tag 721) and to the Roberto Mastalir Collection, with his tag.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1652 E, post-transitional (McLean Transitional Type III), 1-PH-6 at top with P/H, rare, ex-Ponte. S-P37a; KM-18 var; Cal-1112 var. 12.61 grams. Good full cross-lions-castles and bold full pillars, with two dates and mintmarks (and one full assayer), but best feature is the 1-PH-(6) at top with the letter P clearly punched over an H, per Mastalir subtype IVa, unevenly toned VF with traces of porosity, some heavy marks, and a little bit of warping in flat areas on edge. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1653/2 E, 1-PH-6 at top, rare, ex-Ponte. S-P37a; KM-unl (18 for type); Cal-unl (Type 282). 14.49 grams. Bold 53 date with very clear overdate inside choice but off-center full pillars-and-waves, bold PH at top, also nice full cross-lions-castles with second date below, high grade (lustrous AU) but with small spots of black "horn" silver here and there. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1653 E, PH at top (no dots), retrograde-4 denomination, ex-Ponte. S-P37a; KM-18; Cal-1116. 12.46 grams. Good full cross-lions-castles and fat pillars despite wear (VG) and scratches, three clear dates and assayers, most of PH at top (without dots) above full retrograde 4, traces of toning in crevices (rainbow colors inside cross). Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1653 E, •PH• at top, •pomegranate• above cross, ex-Ponte. S-P37a; KM-18; Cal-1115. 13.56 grams. Bold PH and date (re-punched 3), also with full crown and pomegranate on other side, but the full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles somewhat weakly struck (technically no worse than About Fine, with some light scratches), with spotty toning. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1655 E, •PH• at top, denomination 4 above cross, ex-Ponte. S-P37a; KM-18; Cal-1118. 13.29 grams. Odd-shaped flan with minor edge-splits, date below cross coincidentally occupying a flat protrusion in edge, full but partially weak cross and pillars with clear second date and full PH, non-toned Fine. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1655 E, PH at top (no dots), ex-Ponte. S-P37a; KM-18; Cal-1118. 12.86 grams. Oval flan with off-center cross, nearly full pillars-and-waves with full date and bold PH (no dots), tiny hole near edge, richly toned About Fine. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1656 E, PH at top, denomination •4• above cross, ex-Ponte. S-P37a; KM-18; Cal-1119. 12.80 grams. Choice full cross-lions-castles with bold •4• above and 656 date below, also full pillars-and-waves containing second date and two bold assayers, tiny but evident PH at top, XF with very slight surface porosity, edge-split, light rainbow toning. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1657 E, nothing at top, ex-Ponte. S-P37a; KM-unl (18 for type); Cal-unl (Type 284). 13.70 grams. Choice full cross-lions-castles, full but off-center pillars with clear date and bold assayer, choice crown at top above empty space (most examples show a pomegranate), full POTOSI in legend, AVF with flat peripheries and slightly crude edge (as made), nicely toned. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1658 E, ex-Ponte. S-P37a; KM-18; Cal-1125. 13.47 grams. Bold full pillars-and-waves, good full cross-lions-castles, two full dates and assayers and mintmarks, AVF with light rainbow toning. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1658 E, ex-Ponte. S-P37a; KM-18; Cal-1125. 13.31 grams. Nice round XF with faint surface granularity and peripheral flatness, good full pillars with two clear dates, good full cross, darkly toned all over. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1659 E, ex-Ponte. S-P37a; KM-18; Cal-1126. 13.61 grams. Broad flan with excellent full cross-lions-castles (off-center) and pillars-and-waves, two full dates and mintmarks and assayers, XF with light scratches and edge-split, sediment in crevices. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1659 E, 9/5 error in legend (unique), ex-Ponte. 13.07 grams. Round flan with much peripheral flatness, off-center pillars with bold 59 above waves and 100% full 1659 in legend with last digit clearly punched over a 5 in error (unique), weaker cross with assayer E to right, Fine with areas of light toning. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1660 E, ex-Ponte. S-P37a; KM-18; Cal-1127. 13.65 grams. Fine with glossy surfaces, full pillars-and-waves and (off-center) cross-lions-castles despite flat areas, parts of two dates and all three mintmarks and assayers, toned on fields. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1661 E, ex-Ponte. S-P37a; KM-18; Cal-1128. 12.45 grams. Very broad, odd-shaped flan with two bold dates on off-center pillars side, nearly full cross with full third date 661 below, nicely toned Fine with much peripheral flatness. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1662 E, ex-Ponte. S-P37a; KM-18; Cal-1129. 13.50 grams. Broad flan AU (non-toned, muted luster) with well-centered but weakly struck full cross-lions-castles, full but off-center pillars-and-waves with two bold dates on that side, two assayers and three mintmarks. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1663 E, ex-Ponte. S-P37a; KM-18; Cal-1163. 12.42 grams. Good full cross-lions-castles with bold king's ordinal IIII in legend, full pillars and complete waves with possible P/E in lower-right compartment, parts of all three dates, toned AVF with slightly crude edge (as made). Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1664 E, retrograde denomination 4, very rare, ex-Ponte. S-P37a; KM-unl (18 for type); Cal-unl (Type 284). 13.40 grams. Silvery Fine with full but off-center pillars-and-waves displaying a clear retrograde denomination 4 (only the second we have seen after the Karon/Johnson specimen), two clear dates on that side plus a third bold 64 below off-center cross, much peripheral flatness and small edge-split. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1664 E, ex-Ponte. S-P37a; KM-18; Cal-1131. 14.10 grams. Very bold full pillars-and-waves and choice full cross-lions-castles despite flat peripheries, two dates and mintmarks, three assayers, nicely toned AXF. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1665 E, ex-Ponte. S-P37a; KM-18; Cal-1132. 13.77 grams. Full pillars-and-waves, full but oddly doubled cross, two full dates and three assayers, full PHILIP(PVS) IIII in legend, lightly toned VF. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1666 E, ex-Ponte. S-P37a; KM-18; Cal-1133. 13.01 grams. Very broad flan with flat peripheries except for bold and full king's ordinal IIII, good full cross-lions-castles and pillars-and-waves, with two full dates and assayers and three mintmarks, VF with contrasting toning, plugged hole near split in flat space. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1667 E, ex-Ponte. S-P37b; KM-25; Cal-510. 13.87 grams. Round flan with good full cross showing bold date below and full CARO(LV)S II in legend, also full pillars with second bold date, parts of all three mintmarks and assayers, VF with rainbow toning in crevices. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1667 E, ex-Ponte. S-P37b; KM-25; Cal-510. 14.12 grams. Broad flan with peripheral flat areas but full pillars-and-waves and full cross with three clear dates, VF+ with light toning in crevices, partial king's ordinal II to confirm it is Charles II (also a die-match with previous lot). Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1668 E, ex-Ponte. S-P37b; KM-25; Cal-511. 13.85 grams. Broad flan with extensive peripheral flatness but remarkably full and bold 1668 in legend, also full 68 and bold denomination 4 between pillars, most of cross with clear E to right, lightly toned VF overall. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1669/8 E, rare, ex-Ponte. S-P37b; KM-unl (25 for type); Cal-unl (Type 94). 12.07 grams. Good full cross and pillars-and-waves despite peripheral flatness, remarkably with three visible dates, all of which show 9/8 overdate (only the second example we have seen), lightly brown-toned AVF with tiny edge-split. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1669 E, ex-Ponte. S-P37b; KM-25; Cal-512. 13.71 grams. Very broad, odd-shaped flan with choice full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles, bold date and assayer, all three mintmarks, XF with edge-split. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1670 E, ex-Ponte. S-P37b; KM-25; Cal-513. 13.91 grams. Lustrous AU+ with two full two-digit dates (one inside 100% full pillars-and-waves, the other below full but slightly weaker cross-lions-castles), parts of all three mintmarks and assayers, incipient toning on cross side. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1671/0 E, rare, ex-Ponte. S-P37b; KM-25; Cal-514. 13.05 grams. Full cross and (off-center) pillars despite flat areas, with two dates but overdate only below cross, parts of all three assayers, bold mintmark and (PO)TOSI in legend, toned AXF with parts of edge slightly crude (as made). Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1672 E, ex-Ponte. S-P37b; KM-25; Cal-516. 12.82 grams. Full pillars with clear date and two assayers, nearly full cross with third assayer to right, all well-centered on a peripherally flat flan with parts of edge crude (as made), Fine with patchy toning. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1673 E, ex-Ponte. S-P37b; KM-25; Cal-517. 12.70 grams. Bold full pillars-and-waves and nice full cross on a smallish flan, bold date, two mintmarks and assayers and denominations, unevenly toned VF with slight surface porosity on pillars side only. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1674 E, ex-Ponte. S-P37b; KM-25; Cal-518. 12.25 grams. Broad flan with full but crude pillars showing clear date and two bold mintmarks, weaker full cross, silvery Fine with localized surface corrosion, a few dark patches. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1675 E, ex-Ponte. S-P37b; KM-25; Cal-519. 13.52 grams. Very broad flan with ragged edge (as made) but otherwise nice, with choice full pillars, most of cross (doubled and off-center), clear date and three assayers, richly toned VF+ with light old marks in flat periphery. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1676/5 E, retrograde denomination 4, very rare, ex-Ponte. S-P37b; KM-unl (25 for type); Cal-unl (Type 94). 13.64 grams. Bold full pillars-and-waves with clear date and trace of second one in legend, half of off-center cross with third date below (all the dates showing evidence of 6/5, first example we have ever seen), the flan extending well past the design, peripherally flat Fine with black toning in crevices. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1676 E, ex-Ponte. S-P37b; KM-25; Cal-520. 12.62 grams. Odd-shaped flan with decent full cross-lions-castles and pillars-and-waves despite doubling and wear (richly toned VG), parts of all three dates visible. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1677 E, ex-Ponte. S-P37b; KM-25; Cal-521. 14.31 grams. Very bold full pillars-and-waves (slightly off-center) with clear date and particularly bold denomination and upper assayer, off-center cross with second bold denomination at top, three mintmarks, VF with toning in crevices, overweight flan. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1678 E. S-P37b; KM-25; Cal-522. 12.71 grams. Bold full pillars with 100% full waves below full E-78-P, full but off-center cross, lightly toned Fine+.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1678 E, ex-Ponte. S-P37b; KM-25; Cal-522. 12.93 grams. Off-center strike with nevertheless full cross-lions-castles and pillars-and-waves, clear date, bold denomination and two mintmarks, lightly toned About Fine. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1679 C, ex-Ponte. S-P38; KM-25; Cal-523. 14.10 grams. Oversized flan with full but slightly doubled pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles, very bold assayer and two dates, toned VF with weak spots. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1680 V, ex-Ponte. S-P39; KM-25; Cal-525. 13.71 grams. Full pillars with bold date and two assayers, off-center cross with bold second date and third assayer, VF with areas of black and brown toning, two large flat areas in peripheries. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1681 V, ex-Ponte. S-P39; KM-25; Cal-526. 12.89 grams. Very choice, well-centered example with excellent full cross-lions-castles, 100% full pillars-and-waves, all three dates and mintmarks and assayers, AU with contrasting toning and sediment in crevices. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1682 V, ex-Ponte. S-P39; KM-25; Cal-527. 13.02 grams. Very broad flan with choice full cross-lions-castles and pillars-and-waves, three full dates and mintmarks, silvery AU with parts of edge slightly crude (as made). Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1683 V, ex-Ponte. S-P39; KM-25; Cal-529. 13.22 grams. Full and well-centered pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles, three dates and mintmarks and assayers, VF+ with toned fields, some old scratches in peripheral flat area on cross side. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

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BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1684 VR, ex-Ponte. S-P40; KM-25; Cal-531. 12.82 grams. Oval flan with bold date between full but partially flat pillars, second date below good full cross-lions-castles, three mintmarks and assayers, richly toned VF. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1685 VR, ex-Ponte. S-P40; KM-25; Cal-532. 13.64 grams. Huge flan (almost 35mm!) with very well-centered full pillars-and-waves with choice crown above, the cross-lions-castles also full and well centered, with bold (CA)ROLVS in legend, three dates (two full and bold) and all three mintmarks and assayers, lightly toned AU-. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1686 VR, ex-Ponte. S-P40; KM-25; Cal-533. 14.12 grams. Non-toned AU- on a broad flan with choice full cross-lions-castles and full pillars, one bold date and part of another, plus all three mintmarks and assayers, tiny edge-split. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1687 VR, ex-Ponte. S-P40; KM-25; Cal-534. 13.12 grams. Nearly full cross with well-detailed lion and castle (one each) plus bold mintmark P, off-center pillars (one full) with bold date and denomination and second mintmark, very lightly toned XF+ with some peripheral flatness. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1688 VR, ex-Ponte. S-P40; KM-25; Cal-535. 13.22 grams. Full and bold CAROLVS II outside of doubled cross, full and well-centered pillars with flat areas at bottom two dates and assayers, VF with some spots of black oxidation. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1689 VR, ex-Ponte. S-P40; KM-25; Cal-536. 14.30 grams. Oddly barrel-shaped flan with full cross and pillars despite flat areas, choice full crown, one full date and part of another, plus parts of all three assayers and mintmarks, (C)AROLVS II in legend, AVF with some dark stains and spots of residue. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1690 VR, ex-Ponte. S-P40; KM-25; Cal-537. 13.21 grams. Oblong flan with great full pillars and cross (both well centered), one bold date and part of another, all three mintmarks and assayers, very lightly toned VF+. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1691 VR, ex-Ponte. S-P40; KM-25; Cal-538. 12.25 grams. Odd-shaped flan with one edge-split, full pillars-and-waves with one full date and part of another in the legend plus two bold assayers, crudely doubled cross with full crown above and one choice lion, low-contrast XF with very light toning. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1692 VR, ex-Ponte. S-P40; KM-25; Cal-539. 13.90 grams. Great full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles, both well centered on a broad flan with three dates and assayers and mintmarks, XF with very light and colorful toning over luster, flat peripheries. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1693 VR, ex-Ponte. S-P40; KM-25; Cal-540. 13.64 grams. Very large, odd-shaped flan with full crown above full pillars, bold full cross, two full dates, three assayers and mintmarks, full king's ordinal II, hairline edge-split, nice XF with very light toning in crevices. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1694 VR, ex-Ponte. S-P40; KM-25; Cal-541. 13.67 grams. Uneven strike with very bold date between pillars, very bold assayer inside of (C)AROL(VS) to right of off-center cross, VF with lightly toned fields, flat peripheries, small edge-crack. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1695 VR, ex-Ponte. S-P40; KM-25; Cal-542. 13.71 grams. Richly toned VF with great full cross-lions-castles and pillars-and-waves, both topped with well-detailed crowns, two dates, three mintmarks and assayers. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1697 VR, ex-Ponte. S-P40; KM-25; Cal-544. 13.23 grams. Good full cross and pillars (both well centered) with three bold dates, silvery VF+ with areas of minor porosity. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1697 CH, very rare, ex-Ponte. 12.66 grams. A traditional one-year rarity that was famously missing in Sellschopp in this denomination, this example with rich toning over lightly oxidized surfaces (VF overall), somewhat ragged edge (as made), but with well-centered full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles, two dates and assayer, three mintmarks. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1698 F, ex-Ponte. S-P42; KM-25; Cal-547. 12.78 grams. Very bold full pillars (slightly off-center) with choice date and mintmark and both assayers, well-centered full cross with bold third assayer, VF+ with toning around details, minor crack and split in edge. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1699 F, ex-Ponte. S-P42; KM-25; Cal-548. 13.33 grams. Round flan with crude strike and flat peripheries, one full pillar with bold date and mintmark plus two clear assayers, doubled cross with both lions full, VF for actual wear, incipient toning at edge only. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1699 F, ex-Ponte. S-P42; KM-25; Cal-548. 13.34 grams. Full pillars and cross but both with at least a little bit of doubling that affects both dates (neither clear, but certain enough), faint trunk of assayer F at top right, nicely toned VF with a couple tiny splits in edge. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1700 F, ex-Ponte. S-P42; KM-25; Cal-549. 12.78 grams. Broad flan with well-centered full pillars and cross-lions-castles, bold date and all three mintmarks, VF+ with toning in crevices, some flatness in peripheries. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1701 Y, posthumous Charles II, ex-Ponte. S-P43; KM-25; Cal-unl (Type 94). 13.81 grams. Chunky flan with one bold assayer and parts of two dates, nice tops of pillars, much flatness and odd small pits on reverse but technically AU or so for actual wear, posthumous king assumed (not visible, scarce in any case). Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1703 Y, ex-Ponte. S-P43a; KM-30; Cal-1155. 12.21 grams. Full pillars and cross but somewhat crudely struck (off-center and slightly doubled) with odd areas of raised metal (as made) in flat peripheries, bold date, parts of king's name, XF, lightly toned on fields, a few tiny spots of black. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1704 Y, ex-Ponte. S-P43a; KM-30; Cal-1156. 12.92 grams. Odd shape with undulating edge, two bold full dates within and outside of nearly full pillars, bold full cross, nicely toned XF. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1705 Y, ex-Ponte. S-P43a; KM-30; Cal-1157. 12.71 grams. Full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles on a slightly chunky flan with one full date and assayer and parts of both the others, bold denomination 4, richly toned VF+ with minor edge-split. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1706 Y, ex-Ponte. S-P43a; KM-30; Cal-1158. 12.64 grams. Odd-shaped flan with flat peripheries, full pillars-and-waves with bold date nonetheless, doubled and off-center cross, Fine with contrasting toning in crevices, small part of edge slightly bent. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1706 Y, ex-Ponte. S-P43a; KM-30; Cal-1158. 9.99 grams. Silvery XF+ but very crudely struck, with most of pillars and cross bold but peripheries flat and both dates weak (but certain), two clear assayers. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1707 Y, ex-Ponte. S-P43a; KM-30; Cal-1159. 13.29 grams. About Fine with dark toning, edge-split, well-centered full pillars and cross with messy but certain date. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1708 Y, ex-Ponte. S-P43a; KM-30; Cal-1160. 12.48 grams. Fine with flat peripheries, clear date and assayer, slightly doubled in center of pillars, very lightly toned. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1709 Y, ex-Ponte. S-P43a; KM-30; Cal-1161. 13.44 grams. Very bold date within full and well-centered pillars, full but slightly off-center cross, nicely toned VF, scarce date. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1712 Y, rare, ex-Ponte. S-P43a; KM-30; Cal-1164. 13.72 grams. Full cross and pillars with clear date, VF with flat peripheries, large edge-crack, first example we have seen or handled. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1713 Y, ex-Ponte. S-P43a; KM-30; Cal-1165. 12.16 grams. Broad flan, full pillars with two full dates on that side (very rare thus), choice full cross with partial third date below, faint scratches in flat area in periphery but otherwise XF with toning around details, small edge-crack, overall rather choice for this crude period and also very scarce. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1714 Y, ex-Ponte. S-P43a; KM-30; Cal-1166. 13.33 grams. Rather crude flan (even for this period), but with good full cross and pillars, two clear dates and part of a third, plus bold full assayer, very scarce, lightly toned AVF with deep edge-crack. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1716 Y, ex-Ponte. S-P43a; KM-30; Cal-1168. 11.78 grams. Full cross, off-center pillars, two clear dates, crude strike with much flatness and edge-crack, VG with black toning in crevices and slight surface porosity (possibly from the Princess Louisa of 1743). Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1717 Y, ex-Ponte. S-P43a; KM-30; Cal-1169. 13.43 grams. Full pillars and cross with three dates, XF with lightly toned fields, parts of edge crude (as made) but overall rather choice for this period. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1719 Y, ex-Ponte. S-P43a; KM-30; Cal-1171. 12.67 grams. Deeply toned VG with flat peripheries and cracked edge but with bold date between full pillars, well-centered full cross with partial second date below, scarce date that was missing in both Sellschopp and Karon. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1721 Y, ex-Ponte. S-P43a; KM-30; Cal-1173. 13.49 grams. Full pillars with choice tops, nearly full cross, two full assayers and clear dates (very scarce, only the second example we have seen or handled), AVF with toning in crevices, neat shape with three edge-points. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1722 Y, ex-Ponte. S-P43a; KM-30; Cal-1174. 12.22 grams. Choice example with bold date between well-centered full pillars, full cross with partial second date below, contrastingly toned About Fine with much peripheral flatness. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1722 Y. S-P43a; KM-30; Cal-1174. 13.71 grams. Chunky flan with crude strike, most of pillars and cross with parts of two dates, flat peripheries with small edge-crack, richly toned Fine overall.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1723 Y, ex-Ponte. S-P43a; KM-30; Cal-1175. 12.87 grams. Two bold dates, one between full pillars and the other below nearly full cross, VG with contrasting toning, very scarce (missing in Karon). Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1724 Y, ex-Ponte. S-P43a; KM-30; Cal-1176. 13.35 grams. Crude flan with edge-split and peripheral flatness, nearly full cross and pillars with clear date and assayer (very scarce), Fine overall. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1725 Y, (Louis I), rare, ex-Ponte. S-P43b; KM-A35; Cal-34; Bustos-P4R-25. 13.19 grams. Bold full pillars-and-waves, nearly full cross, two bold dates and two assayers despite flat areas, Fine with toning in crevices, type and king assumed (not visible) in the absence of any examples known with Philip V legend. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1726 Y, Louis I, rare, ex-Ponte. S-P43b; KM-A35; Cal-35; Bustos-P4R-26. 13.38 grams. Chunky flan with flat areas from uneven thickness, good full cross and bold full pillars-and-waves nonetheless, two bold dates, bottom of (P)R for king's ordinal visible, better than VF for actual wear, toned in crevices. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1727 Y, (Louis I), rare, ex-Ponte. S-P43b; KM-A35; Cal-36; Bustos-P4R-27. 13.24 grams. Chunky VF (for the period) with full pillars, doubled full cross, two clear dates and assayers and mintmarks but no part of the king or ordinal (the type assumed), toned in crevices. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1760 V/q-Y/q-V/q, unique, ex-Mastalir. S-P57; KM-unl (44 for type); Cal-unl (Type 71). 14.02 grams. Bold full date between full pillars with fairly clear V/q at top right and Y/q at bottom left, also with most of V/q to right of nearly full cross with well-detailed lions and castles (for the period), typically chunky flan with steeply sloping sides, deeply toned VF, first example of this complicated but logical over-assayer combination we have ever seen, attributable to Charles III (likely punched over Ferdinand VI) according to Janson in his 1985 monograph in Cuadernos de Numismática y Ciencias Históricas, but without any part of king's name or ordinal visible. Pedigreed to the Roberto Mastalir Collection, with his tag.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1770/69 V-Y, rare, ex-Mastalir. S-P57; KM-unl (44 for type); Cal-unl (Type 71). 13.37 grams. Very chunky but nicely round flan with very clear 770/769 and bold denomination 4 between nearly full pillars, very bold cross (also nearly full), attractively toned XF+ with surface roughness on opposing sides (as made). Pedigreed to the Roberto Mastalir Collection, with his tag.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1771 V-Y, Y at lower right on pillars side, unique, ex-Mastalir. S-P59; KM-unl (44 for type); Cal-unl (Type 71). 13.38 grams. Very chunky and crude but with bold full pillars showing clear date, full assayers V at top right and Y at bottom right (first and only example we have seen), most of cross, deeply toned XF (for the period) with surface roughness on opposing sides (as made). Pedigreed to the Roberto Mastalir Collection, with his tag.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1772 V-Y, ex-Mastalir. S-P59; KM-44; Cal-918. 13.43 grams. Choice grade for the period (AU-) but rather crude and chunky flan with shear marks and natural hole in edge, very bold and nearly full pillars with clear date, exceptionally bold but off-center cross with one lion well detailed, attractively toned, with typical surface roughness on opposing sides (as made). Pedigreed to the Roberto Mastalir Collection, with his tag.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 2 reales, 1670/69 E, rare. S-P37b; KM-24; Cal-387. 6.80 grams. Slightly off-center strike with nice full cross-lions-castles showing clear 70/69 below, clean date 70 within full pillars-and-waves, parts of all three assayers, darkly toned AXF with traces of surface porosity. Pedigreed to Sedwick Auction 15, with original lot-tag 566.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 2 reales, 1693 VR, NGC MS 62. S-P40; KM-24; Cal-426. 6.58 grams. Nearly full cross-lions-castles and pillars with 100% full waves, three complete dates (rare thus) and mintmarks, two full assayers, bold king's ordinal II, richly toned and choice, tied with one other for second finest in NGC census behind a single MS 63. Please use this link to verify the certification number

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 2 reales, 1760 V/q-Y/q-V/q, unique, ex-Mastalir. S-unl; KM-unl (38 for type); Cal-unl (Type 45). 6.65 grams. Full pillars and cross with two full dates, clear V/q at top right and Y/q at bottom left plus V/q to right of cross (first example we have seen or heard of), but perhaps the most important aspect is a clear (FERN)AND(VS) in the legend (which we would expect to be over-punched with CAROLVS if Carlos Janson was right in his 1985 monograph in Cuadernos de Numismática y Ciencias Históricas), VF with light toning in crevices and a few tiny black spots. Pedigreed to the Roberto Mastalir Collection, with his tag.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 2 reales, 1773/2 V-Y, V at lower right on pillars side, very rare, ex-Mastalir. S-P59; KM-43; Cal-704. 5.57 grams. Bold full pillars with very clear 773/2 (especially the overdate), full V at top right and most of same at bottom right, with clear P at top left and what appears to be the top of a Y at bottom left, bold but off-center cross, only Fine (and a little underweight) but with very nice old toning. Pedigreed to the Roberto Mastalir Collection, with his tag.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 1 real, 1652 E, post-transitional, 1-PH-6 at top, NGC VF 35. S-P37a; KM-13; Cal-750. 4.31 grams. Excellent full pillars-and-waves, perfectly centered and detailed including full I-PH-6, P-I-E, PLV-SVL-TRA, and E-52-P, the cross off-center and a bit cruder but with 100% full crown above, richly toned all over, second finest in NGC census behind a single AU 58. Please use this link to verify the certification number

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 1 real Royal, 1732 M, very rare, NGC XF details / holed, finest and only example in NGC census. S-P44; KM-unl; Cal-unl (Type 80). 3.72 grams. Perfectly round and even in thickness with bold but slightly crude strike per the period, full inner details (the cross perfectly centered) and only a small part of legend visible (clear ANO on slightly off-center pillars side), deeply toned all over, with hole to left of cross, only the second example we have seen. Curiously, as noted in lot 660, Royals of this assayer have a very different-shaped M from the regular issues, possibly related to modification from previous assayer Y. Please use this link to verify the certification number