MEXICO, Mexico City, 3 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Early Series," assayer Rincón, three bars denomination, extremely rare, NGC XF 40, ex-Angert. Nesmith-5d type/5d; Cal-114; S-M1; KM-14. 10.09 grams. This gem checks off all the boxes for the discerning collector: rarity, quality and pedigree. It is one of only a few examples of non-salvaged, problem-free 3 reales, and one of only four to be straight-graded by NGC. Its rarity cannot be understated, especially in comparison to the type with three dots for the denomination. This coin's pedigree is similarly impressive, once residing in Francisco J. Angert’s collection, which Robert Nesmith studied and mentioned specifically in his landmark reference on coinage of this period, The Coinage of the First Mint of the Americas at Mexico City: 1536-1572, published in 1955. In fact, it appears on page 68 as another example of Nesmith’s 5d (the other being in the National History Museum in Mexico). In August 1972 this coin sold in an Almanzar auction to a prominent south Texas collector, Pat Pace, and from there became part of the Paul Karon collection that was auctioned by Superior in December 1992 (lot 141). Several other examples reside in museums or permanent collections but are missing in many prominent collections, another testament to its rarity. Note that below the pillars is a Gothic R for the initial of the first assayer of the Mexico City mint, Francisco del Rincón, whose tenure lasted just two years, from 1536 to 1538. The 3 reales coins were some of the earliest emissions from the mint, and this three-bar type was apparently minted after the three-dot type, according to Robert Nesmith. A Gothic R is also used in the pillars legend, while there is a prominent Latin M at the end of INDIARVM on the pillars side (which interestingly does not contain ? as seen in IOhA?A in the shield-side legend). Gothic m’s for the mintmark flanking either side of the shield are used throughout Rincón’s tenure. The letters A, O, L, V, and D are Latin instead of Gothic, with the last-mentioned created from a Latin O and a Gothic I punch. All in all, these coins are a mixture of original Gothic punches and Latin (sometimes crude) substitutes once the Gothic punches wore out. Given the number of different dies from this time period, it’s probable that dies wore out quickly. Matching its pedigree, this coin has rich old toning, full details including legends, just a bit weakly struck just above the centers. Its return to the market now is a rare opportunity. Pedigreed to the F.J. Angert Collection (Guatemala) and to the Paul Karon Collection (Superior auction of December 1992, lot 141), also Plate Coin on page 34 of Paoletti's 8 Reales Cobs of Potosí (3rd edition, 2016), earlier sold in the Almanzar auction of August 1972 (lot 2220). Please use this link to verify the certification number The Rincón Three Reales of Mexico Charles-Joanna by Cori Sedwick Downing (Updated May 2025)

MEXICO, Mexico City, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Late Series," assayer L to left, mintmark oM/O to right (L-oM/O), rare, ex-Hubbard. Nesmith-94 for type; Cal-136; S-M9; KM-18. 13.61 grams. Richly rainbow-toned XF with full legends and inner details, the pillars side slightly off-center and with diagonal scratch (old), first we have seen of this over-assayer type. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, 1 real, Charles-Joanna, "Late Series," assayer L to right, mintmark M to left (M-L), ex-Hubbard. Nesmith-84d; Cal-72; S-M9; KM-9. 3.33 grams. Broad flan with full legends and inner details, semi-lustrous AU- with weaker spots across centers, traces of rainbow toning. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag. (Note: Printed catalog calls this a 2R in error.)

MEXICO, Mexico City, copper 4 maravedís, Charles-Joanna, no assayer (period of assayer G), king's name as CHAROLVS. Nesmith-6; Cal-26; KM-unl. 6.04 grams. Broad flan extending past outer border in places, full inner details (save for a couple weak spots), VF with typical light surface corrosion, odd diagonal surface crack across lion, lots of copper color with a few spots of dark toning.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer O below mintmark oM to left, solid-dot stops in obverse legend, cinquefoil stops in reverse legend, ex-Hubbard. S-M11; KM-43; Cal-661. 27.14 grams. Attractively toned XF with full and well-detailed but slightly doubled shield and cross-lions-castles, much legend including most of PHILIPPVS•II• and (on the other side) ET flanked by cinquefoils, bold denomination 8 to right and full but doubled oMO to left, popular type as once believed to be the first "crown" of Mexico. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer F (pre-dated type), ex-Hubbard. S-M12a; KM-44.1; Cal-881. 26.95 grams. Richly old-toned AXF with excellent full cross-lions-castles and shield with clear oMF to left and denomination 8 to right, parts of legend visible including with GRATIA and boxy x-shaped stops, two hairline edge-splits. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer F (pre-dated type), NGC XF 45, ex-Hubbard. S-M12a; KM-44.1; Cal-881. 27.38 grams. Broad flan with partially flat peripheries yet some clear legend including GRATIA and boxy x-shaped stop after king's ordinal, bold full oMF, full but lightly struck shield and cross (the latter slightly off-center), richly toned all over. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his original tag/envelope. Please use this link to verify the certification number

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer F, ex-Hubbard. S-M12a; KM-44.1; Cal-881. 27.34 grams. Beautifully toned XF with superb, well-centered and well-detailed full cross-lions-castles and shield with bold oMF to left, the legends all flat (except for part of king's ordinal III) due to uneven thickness (hence exact type uncertain), small thin part on edge slightly bent. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag, and to the Christensen auction of December 1959 (lot 676).

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, 1611 F, N's for M's in legend, PCGS VF35, "top pop," ex-Rutherford. S-M17; KM-44.3; Cal-895. 27.41 grams. Choice full date flanked by typical boxy x-shaped stops, full oM (the assayer below and denomination on other side weaker), lightly toned, good full cross and shield despite flatness from uneven thickness yet with clear erroneous N's at the end of HISPANIARVM and INDIARVM. Pedigreed to the S.P. Rutherford Collection (stated on label). Please use this link to verify the certification number

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer D (early 1630s), ex-Hubbard. S-M18a; KM-45; Cal-Type 319. 27.30 grams. Urn-shaped flan of uneven thickness with full oMD in small letters, full but partially flat shield and cross (the latter with inward-curving "wings" on fleur-tips and characteristic round-bottom castles indicative of ca. 1632-3), nicely toned AVF. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer D (early to mid-1630s). S-M18a; KM-45; Cal-Type 319. 27.05 grams. Large barrel-shaped flan with much peripheral flatness due to uneven thickness, the shield and cross nevertheless full, with round-bottom castles but normal fleur-tips (ca. 1633-34), weak but certain oMD, non-toned Fine with minor edge-split.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P (mid-1630s). S-M19; KM-45; Cal-Type 319. 27.45 grams. Crude and unevenly thick urn-shaped flan with flat peripheries but nearly full shield (off-center) and good full cross with distinctively narrow, flat-base castles of 1636-37, Fine with deeply rainbow-toned reverse.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P (late 1640s to early 1650s), ex-Hubbard. S-M19; KM-45; Cal-Type 319. 27.45 grams. Urn-shaped flan of varying thickness, with bold full oMP, good full shield and cross, the latter with round-bottom castles characteristic of 1649-54, flat peripheries, nicely toned Fine with edge-split. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, 1653 P, with chopmark and test-cuts from circulation in Asia. S-M19; KM-45; Cal-1356. 27.45 grams. Unevenly thick flan with blunted points on edge, bold full date, clear denomination 8, full but weaker shield and cross, the latter with one deep, round, chopmark, plus two light test-cuts on edge, overall Fine, lightly toned.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, (1666) G/P, rare, NGC VF details / cleaned. S-M19a; KM-45; Cal-1375. 27.25 grams. Broad, odd-shaped flan with blunted points and much peripheral flatness, some cross, off-center shield with fairly clear G/P to left and king's ordinal •IIII• in legend, no toning. Please use this link to verify the certification number

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, 1676 G, extremely rare. S-M20; KM-46; Cal-637. 27.07 grams. Crazy large triangular flan with one tip bent, mostly flat and weakly struck (also with surface porosity and encrustation, AVG overall, with dark patches) yet with weakly visible 676 of date outside of mintmark oM.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible (L, 1702-5), very odd shape, ex-Hubbard. S-M21a; KM-47; Cal-Type 170. 26.48 grams. Basically a 2½"-long thin rectangle with ½" protrusion on one side in middle (with old hole there), mostly flat and weak (toned VG) yet with remarkably bold PHILIP(PVS) and denomination 8, plus one full castle and lion of a distinctive pre-assayer J style, very eye-catching and interesting. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, (1714) J, new-style obverse, old-style reverse, ex-Hubbard. S-M22; KM-47; Cal-1401. 26.81 grams. A bit worn (About Fine) but with decent detail including full oMJ, most of off-center shield (with odd extra metal in center, as made) and full cross-lions-castles (good for studying the last of the "old-style" punches), lightly toned. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, 1724 (D), extremely rare. S-unl; KM-unl (47 for Type); Cal-unl (Type 170). 26.26 grams. Indescribable shape with much flatness but clear 4 and base of 2 of date visible, confirmed as Philip V by the "floating" rectangle for Austria in the shield, bold oM mintmark, one nice lion in partial cross, toned About Fine with some golden red color on fields.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer R (1729-30), ex-Hubbard. S-M24; KM-47a; Cal-Type 170. 27.09 grams. Curiously roundish flan with bold full oMR, nearly full shield and cross (both well centered), richly toned Fine with flat and beveled peripheries (as made). Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, 1731 F, ex-Hubbard. S-M26; KM-47a; Cal-1425. 26.32 grams. Somewhat rectangular flan with good full cross, bold full date and oMF, About Fine with patchy toning. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer O below mintmark oM to left, ex-Hubbard. S-M11; KM-36; Cal-505. 13.73 grams. Broad flan with mostly bold legends (some flat) including full king's name rendered as PHILPPVS due to doubling, choice full shield with oMO to left, good full crown and cross-lions-castles, lightly rainbow-toned AU-. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer O below mintmark oM to left, ex-Hubbard. S-M11; KM-36; Cal-505. 13.43 grams. Choice broad flan with 100% full and bold legends, also nice full shield and cross (no flatness or doubling), full oMO, toned AVF with sediment in crevices. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer O below mintmark oM to left, ex-Hubbard, ex-Sundstrom. S-M11; KM-36; Cal-505. 13.08 grams. Broad flan with choice full crown and much legend, bold oMO, well-detailed but slightly doubled full shield, good full cross-lions-castles, toned XF. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag, and to the Birger Sundstrom Collection (Christensen auction of December 1959, lot 662).

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer O below mintmark oM to left, ex-Hubbard. S-M11; KM-36; Cal-505. 13.55 grams. Toned VF+ with good full shield and cross-lions-castles, full oMO, some legend and nearly full crown, part of edge crude (as made). Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer O below mintmark oM to left, ex-Hubbard. S-M11; KM-36; Cal-505. 13.52 grams. Choice full cross-lions-castles and shield with bold oMO to left, full crown and nearly full legends including PHILIPPVS II, lightly toned XF. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer O below mintmark oM to left, ex-Hubbard. S-M11; KM-36; Cal-505. 13.72 grams. Round but slightly unevenly thick flan with some weak spots in otherwise full shield and cross-lions-castles, nearly full legends including bold king's ordinal II with figure-eight stops, XF with very light rainbow toning. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer O below mintmark oM to right, ex-Hubbard. S-M11; KM-36; Cal-506. 13.58 grams. Choice full cross-lions-castles, well-detailed but slightly doubled full shield with bold full oMO to right (scarcer variety), nearly full crown and much legend despite some peripheral flatness, nicely toned VF+. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer O below mintmark oM to right, ex-Hubbard. S-M11; KM-36; Cal-506. 13.67 grams. Excellent full cross-lions-castles and shield, full denomination o-iiii to left and oMO to right (scarcer variety), much legend including full PHILIPPVS, deeply rainbow-toned AU- with one small spot of residue. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer F (pre-dated type), ex-Hubbard. S-M12a; KM-37.1; Cal-745. 13.50 grams. Bold full oMF (slightly doubled) to left of good full shield with full ordinal III in legend below, including boxy x-shaped ornaments, also with clear DEI GRA(TIA), full but slightly weaker cross-lions-castles, AVF with very light rainbow toning. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer F, ex-Hubbard. 13.86 grams. Broad flan for the type but with flat peripheries, good full cross-lions-castles and shield but the latter slightly doubled, as is the full oMF to the left, lightly toned AVF with areas of green-gold residue on shield. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer F, ex-Hubbard. 13.36 grams. Odd-shaped flan with nice full cross-lions-castles and shield with full oMF to left below clear bottom half of penultimate digit 1 of date, flat peripheries due to uneven thickness, lightly toned AVF. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer D (ca. 1630), ex-Hubbard. S-M18a; KM-38; Cal-Type 275. 13.60 grams. Roundish AVF with full cross featuring exaggerated fleur-tips, full oMD and denomination 4 flanking nearly full shield, all well centered within flat peripheries ringed with rainbow toning, blunted points on edge. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 4 reales, Charles II, assayer G, neat shape, rare. S-M20; KM-39; Cal-Type 91. 13.28 grams. Squarish flan with tail in one corner, nearly full and well-detailed cross and shield with full assayer G to left (style of ca. 1668), lightly toned Fine with some old marks.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 4 reales, 1732 F, ex-Hubbard. S-M26; KM-40a; Cal-1096. 13.40 grams. Very thick, squarish flan with well-centered full cross-lions-castles, full 732 of date above oMF to left of off-center shield, old-toned AVF with crudely plugged hole at top. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible (F), variety with three tiny castles in each quadrant, rare, ex-Hubbard. S-M12a; KM-unl (32.1 for type); Cal-unl (Type 125). 6.83 grams. Off-center Fine+ with flat peripheries but good full shield and cross, the latter clearly exhibiting the strange castle variety that occurred for 1 and 2 reales only, lightly toned all over. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayer F, quadrants of cross transposed, rare, ex-Hubbard. S-M12a; KM-unl (32.1 for type); Cal-unl (Type 125). 6.70 grams. Odd-shaped flan with thick protrusion, full shield and cross despite flat areas, bold denomination II to right and clear assayer F to left, full HISPANIARVN (N instead of M) and figure-eight stops in legend, toned AVF with hairline edge-crack. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayer F (pre-dated type), ex-Hubbard. S-M12a; KM-32.1; Cal-610. 6.71 grams. Broad flan with choice full cross-lions-castles and shield (both well centered) with oMF to left inside clear bottom of GRATIA in legend, also with king's ordinal III and boxy x-shape stop visible, very lightly toned AXF. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayer A, ex-Hubbard. S-M16; KM-32.2; Cal-Type 126. 6.94 grams. Broad flan in a fat barrel shape (more like later issues) with good full cross and shield despite flat areas, clear oMA (possible A/F) and king's ordinal III with boxy x-shape stop in legend, lightly toned XF with sediment on fields. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 2 reales, 1730 R, ex-Hubbard. S-M24; KM-35a; Cal-795. 6.68 grams. Rhomboid flan with nearly full and well-detailed cross and shield, both well centered within flat peripheries, the latter with bold full oMR to left next to clear 173 of date, richly toned XF. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 1 real, Philip II, assayer O below mintmark oM to left and assayer O to right, rare, ex-Hubbard. S-M11; KM-unl (26 for type); Cal-unl (Type 88). 3.19 grams. Choice and well-centered full cross-lions-castles and shield with clear oMO to left and O to right, legends mostly flat, lightly toned VF. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 1 real, Philip II, assayer o (small) to right, mintmark oM to left, rare, ex-Hubbard. S-M11; KM-26; Cal-224. 2.82 grams. Good full cross (doubled on right side) and choice full shield with bold oM to left and o to right, nicely toned XF with minor edge-splits, some legend. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 1 real, Philip II, assayer O to right, mintmark oM to left, ex-Hubbard. S-M11; KM-26; Cal-224. 3.41 grams. Choice example with 100% full inner details and legends, also nearly full crown, lightly toned AXF. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 1 real, Philip III, assayer F (pre-dated type), reverse struck from a ½-real die, unique, NGC AU 53. S-M12a; KM-27.1; Cal-482. 2.97 grams. Very bold strike on a broad flan, the full cross-lions-castles and shield exceptionally well detailed plus clear oMF and denomination I, also with part of GRATIA visible, the reverse legend (with figure-eight stop) complete as the smaller ½R design (first we have seen), richly toned all over. Please use this link to verify the certification number

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 1 real, 1610/09, assayer not visible (F or F/A), ex-Hubbard. KM-27.2; Cal-Type 102. 3.22 grams. Very bold full 0/9 of date above mintmark oM, denomination I to right, good full shield and cross, lightly toned AVF with parts of edge slightly crude (as made). Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 1 real, 163(?) D, rare, ex-Hubbard. S-M18a; KM-28; Cal-Type 199. 3.28 grams. Full but off-center cross, nearly full shield with bold oMD (the o triple-punched) inside clear bottom of 163 of date, the final digit unclear (only 0, 1, 2, or 3 are possible, all of which are quite rare), nicely toned F/VF. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 1 real, 1634 (P), very rare. S-M19; KM-unl (28 for type); Cal-unl (Type 199). 3.49 grams. Odd-shaped flan (squarish but with two rounded sides) with nearly full well-centered cross, clear bottom half of 34 of date above mintmark oM, lightly toned with some dark areas near edge, VG/AVF overall.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 1 real, 1658 P, struck from 2R dies, extremely rare, ex-Hubbard. S-M19; KM-unl (28 for type); Cal-708. 3.14 grams. Great full cross-lions-castles, bold oMP to left of nearly full shield, bottoms of all four digits of date visible, richly toned Fine+ with small edge-crack (odd-shaped flan), all details oversized as struck from 2R dies (exactly matching the single-known 2R example for that year). Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 1 real, 166(?) G, rare, ex-Hubbard. 3.15 grams. Full oMG inside of clear 166 of date (last digit flat; if 6 or 7, then this is Philip IV posthumous, if 8 or 9, then this is Charles II; rare either way), nearly full and well-centered cross, lightly toned AVG. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 1 real, 1720 (J), very rare. S-M22; KM-30; Cal-486. 3.34 grams. Bold 20 of date, most of shield and cross, F/VG with very light toning.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 1 real, 1730 G/R, rare, ex-Hubbard. S-M25; KM-unl (30 for type); Cal-unl (Type 77). 3.24 grams. Perfectly triangular flan with 100% full and bold 1730 date and G/R assayer, most of shield and nearly full cross, richly toned Fine. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 1 real, 1731/0 F, ex-Hubbard. S-M26; KM-unl (30 for type); Cal-498. 3.16 grams. Oblong flan with bold oM mintmark and 31 of date (rare so clear), full but slightly oxidized cross (rusty color), toned Fine overall. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob ½ real, Philip II, assayer O to right, mintmark oM to left, no king's name in legend, ex-Hubbard. S-M11; KM-20; Cal-126. 1.62 grams. Broad flan with most of legends (DEI) GRATIA HISP(A)N / + RVM ET INDIA(RVM RE)X with figure-eight stops, full but off-center cross-lions-castles (doubled at bottom only), choice full crown and monogram (well centered) with clear oM to left and O to right, toned AXF with some brown sediment in crevices. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob ½ real, Philip II, assayer F to right, mintmark oM to left, new monogram with retrograde L, S above middle, rare, ex-Hubbard. S-M12; KM-20; Cal-131. 1.56 grams. Bold full crown and monogram with clear oM to left (just the top of the assayer to right visible), good full cross-lions-castles with curious figure-eight ornament after REX in legend, black-toned VF. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob ½ real, Philip III, assayers F-oD, with F at top left, oM at top right, and oD below monogram, rare, ex-Hubbard. S-M14a; KM-20; Cal-132 (under Ph. II). 1.64 grams. Choice full monogram with bold full F, oM, and oD, full but off-center cross-and-tressure with some legend on that side, VF with light brown and black staining, edge-split, and hole through the crown. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob ½ real, 1610 F, ex-Hubbard. S-M17; KM-21; Cal-393. 1.72 grams. Very choice full cross-lions-castles and monogram due to black oxidation around details, also bold full oM to left, assayer F to right, and fleur below monogram, full 0 of date in legend with possible evidence of under-digit (surprisingly common, but unknown with clean F versus F/A), lightly toned AVF. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob ½ real, 1616/5 F, extremely rare, ex-Hubbard. S-M17; KM-unl (21 for type); Cal-unl (Type 86). 1.72 grams. Nearly full 616/5 of date in legend (with edge-split on the last digit), good full monogram with oM to left and "E" punched over small F to right, good full cross, lightly toned VF with sediment in crevices, hole in crown. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob ½ real, 1619/8/7 (D/F), very rare, ex-Hubbard. S-M18; KM-unl (21 for type); Cal-unl (Type 86). 1.68 grams. Clear date except for last digit (a double-overdate mess), bold full oM to left and *-fleur-* below full but partially weak monogram, full cross, Fine with crusty on fields and lots of fine scratches. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob ½ real, 1622/1/0 D, extremely rare. S-M18a; KM-unl (22 for type); Cal-unl (Type 169). 1.59 grams. Messy but full 22 of date (the under-digits less certain), full assayer D to right of crude monogram (full crown above), most of cross, VG with old test-marks in edge.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob ½ real, 1645 P, extremely rare, ex-Hubbard. S-M19; KM-unl (22 for type); Cal-unl (Type 169). 1.55 grams. Off-center strike resulting in full date consisting of a clear 164 and rather skinny 5 (less certain), full oMP, •fleur• below monogram, nearly full cross, richly toned Fine+. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob ½ real, 1667 G, posthumous Philip IV, rare. S-M19a; KM-unl (22 for type); Cal-574. 1.43 grams. Oblong flan with very clear full oMG and 667 of date, most of monogram, good full cross (well centered), AVF with dark toning on fields.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob ½ real, 1689 (L), rare. S-M21; KM-23; Cal-unl (Type 35). 1.16 grams. Small teardrop-shaped flan with very bold full 89 of date, nearly full cross, G/VG with lightly rainbow-toned fields.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob ½ real, 1691 (L), rare. S-M21; KM-unl (23 for type); Cal-unl (Type 35). 1.73 grams. Clear bottom half of 691 of date, nearly full crown, well-centered full cross, VG.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob ½ real, 1709 J, very rare, ex-Hubbard. S-M22; KM-24; Cal-218. 1.52 grams. Full 170 of date but last digit weak, full oMJ, well-centered full monogram, lightly toned Good with lots of green encrustation. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob ½ real, 1720 (J), very rare, ex-Hubbard. S-M22; KM-24; Cal-229. 1.93 grams. Good full crown with clear 720 above, nearly full cross-lions-castles (slightly off-center), very lightly toned Fine. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob ½ real, 1721 (J), very rare, ex-Hubbard. S-M22; KM-24; Cal-230. 1.66 grams. Rather off-center obverse with full 21 of date near center as a result, nearly full cross (only slightly off-center), VG with very light toning. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob ½ real, 1724 (D), very rare, ex-Hubbard. S-M22a; KM-unl (24 for type); Cal-233. 1.53 grams. Clear bottom half of all four digits of date, full oM, most of monogram and crown, also nearly full cross-lions-castles, lightly toned Fine+. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob ½ real, Louis I, 1725 (D), very rare, ex-Hubbard. S-M23; KM-25; Cal-7. 1.62 grams. Off-center obverse with still-bold monogram below full crown, above which is a weaker but clear 25 of date, also with clear (L)V- of the king's name, most of cross (also off-center) with some faint scratches on that side, overall AVF, lightly toned. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob ½ real, 1732/1 F, rare, ex-Hubbard. S-M26; KM-24a; Cal-241. 1.60 grams. Bold full date above oM mintmark (the top of the under-digit I peeking above the 2), rest of obverse weaker, most of cross, very lightly toned AVF. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob ½ real, 1733 F, rare, ex-Hubbard. S-M26; KM-24a; Cal-244. 1.27 grams. Bold full oMF below 173 of date (last digit weaker but certain), good full cross, brown-toned AVF with dark oxidation. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob ½ real, 1733 (F), rare, ex-Hubbard. S-M26; KM-24a; Cal-244. 1.09 grams. Small, pentagonal flan with full date and oM mintmark, messy full cross with golden residue on that side, otherwise toned AVF. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his tag.

PERU, Lima, 2 reales, Philip II, assayer R (Rincón) to left, motto PL-VSVL-T above denomination. S-L1; KM-8; Cal-333. 6.09 grams. Bold full shield with small R to left, full crown above, and nearly full legends with HISP / NIARVM (very rare type), full but doubled pillars, VF deeply contrasting toning over porous surfaces.

PERU, Lima, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, P-8 (flat top) to left, *-oD to right, NGC MS 63, finest known in NGC census, ex-Viceroy of Toledo. S-L4; KM-14; Cal-655. 27.40 grams. Superb full inner details and nearly full legends, with luster all over per the exceptional grade, no doubling and no interior flatness, the perfect coin for the grade-conscious connoisseur, with neat old pedigree to boot. Pedigreed to the Viceroy of Toledo Collection (Aureo auction of April 2007, lot 126), stated on label. 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, NGC AU details / cleaned. S-L4; KM-14; Cal-654. 27.02 grams. Full flan with 100% full legends and crown and great full inner details, trivial doubling, interior flan-crack, traces of light toning. Please use this link to verify the certification number

PERU, Lima, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, P-8 to left, *-oD to right. S-L4; KM-14; Cal-655. 25.36 grams. Typically broad flan with full crown and most of legend including full PHILIPPVS, good full cross and shield, all a bit dark and corroded but still nice.

PERU, Lima, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, *-ii to left, P-oD to right, PCGS AU55, finest known in PCGS census. S-L4; KM-9; Cal-338. Nice full cross and shield without doubling or flatness, full crown and some legend, muted luster, sediment in crevices, the highest graded by PCGS with only two finer at NGC. Please use this link to verify the certification number

PERU, Lima, cob ¼ real, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, unique mule struck with ½R obverse die with P to left, •D to right, star below monogram. S-L4; KM-unl (2 for type); Cal-unl (Type 56). 0.81 gram. Crazy muling error with choice full monogram on obverse and lion in crowned shield on reverse, small parts of legend visible, deeply toned AU details with very light surface porosity, the first and only example of this error we have ever seen or heard of, very important for the Peruvian and/or cuartilla specialist.

PERU, Lima, cob ¼ real, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, P-oD flanking castle, *-P flanking lion. S-L4; KM-unl (2 for type); Cal-unl (Type 56). 0.47 gram. Bold full inner details and small parts of legend (enough to see that the king's name is on the lion side, opposite the norm), AU- details with surface porosity and some holes from corrosion, contrastingly toned.

PERU, Lima, cob ¼ real, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, * to right of castle, P-* flanking lion. S-L4; KM-unl (2 for type); Cal-unl (Type 56). 0.67 gram. Broad flan for the type with much of king's name in legend around well-detailed full castle, the lion weaker and off-center, nicely toned VF.

PERU, Lima, cob ¼ real, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, *-P flanking castle. S-L4; KM-2; Cal-102. 0.69 gram. Good full castle and lion and most of both crowns, deeply toned XF with slight surface porosity.

PERU, Lima, cob ¼ real, Philip II, assayer I to left, * to right of castle, rare. S-unl; KM-unl (2 for type); Cal-unl (Type 56). 0.37 gram. Good full castle with clear I to left and * to right (rare assayer Jacomé Bricanino, who Jorge Proctor revealed in 2022 was behind the non-sequential 1592 issue, all in ¼R), lion and crown above both full but a little corroded, overall XF, contrastingly toned.

PERU, Lima, cob 8 reales, 1684 V, PCGS VF details / environmental damage. S-L6; KM-24; Cal-589. 27.17 grams. Full cross (slightly doubled) and pillars (slightly off-center, resulting in bold ANO between quatrefoils in legend), two bold dates and part of a third, all three mintmarks and assayers, some weak strike, low-contrast toning with patch of dark oxidation at edge on cross side. Please use this link to verify the certification number

PERU, Lima, cob 8 reales, 1695 R. S-L12; KM-24; Cal-600. 27.26 grams. Bold full pillars-and-waves (slightly off-center) and cross-lions-castles, both with slight doubling at top (displaced crown / denomination), attractively toned AXF with minor edge-splits.

PERU, Lima, cob 8 reales, 1698 H. S-L13; KM-24; Cal-605. 26.86 grams. Fine with patchy dark toning, full cross-lions-castles, full but slightly doubled pillars-and-waves, three mintmarks and two assayers.

PERU, Lima, cob 8 reales, 1742 V. S-L22; KM-34a; Cal-1321. Choice full cross-lions-castles, the other side off-center and doubled but with one full pillar and date, partial second date in legend, third date below cross, lightly toned AU with areas of light surface corrosion.

PERU, Lima, cob 8 reales, 1751 (R). S-L23; KM-44; Cal-449. 27.01 grams. Neatly pillow-shaped flan with typically flat and sloping peripheries but clear top half of date in two places (between pillars and below cross), deeply toned VF with tiny edge-split.

PERU, Lima, cob 8 reales, 1752 R, rare. S-L23; KM-unl (44 for type); Cal-450. 27.07 grams. Thick and chunky flan (almost rectangular) with typically crude strike showing just the centers, the date clear nonetheless (desirable as the final issue of Lima cobs), technically XF or better but peripherally flat, lightly toned on fields.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer M/R, extremely rare. S-P2; KM-5.1; Cal-unl (Type 195). 27.34 grams. Broad flan with nearly full legends (including D,G,ISPANIARVM) and very choice full inner details, the shield and cross-lions-castles exceptionally bold and so well detailed as to be easily matched with Rincón dies, the M/R also very clear and bold (as are the mintmark and denomination), which is why this was the first 8 reales to be identified as such to establish physically that undocumented assayer M was definitively the second assayer of Potosí. AXF with toning around details, crudely holed at bottom of shield. It is worth noting that the obverse of Sellschopp-29 / Paoletti-49 is a die-match with this coin, but neither author recognized it as M/R.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (1st period), "heavy" lions in cross, rare, NGC AU details / cleaned. S-P4; KM-5.1; Cal-672. 27.26 grams. Broad round flan ("Great Module") with choice full crown and legends including full PHILIPPVS, also choice full cross-lions-castles with distinctive lions (unique to this assayer and this period, Sellschopp-155, missing in Paoletti) and well-detailed full shield with P-B to left and o-VIII to right, minimal doubling, incipient toning in crevices. Please use this link to verify the certification number

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer L/L/? (2nd period?), no H in HISPANIARVM, small crown, rare. KM-5.1; Cal-670. 27.01 grams. Very broad flan extending past the outer border in places, full legends with clear D,G,ISPANIARVM (like Sellschopp-53 et seq and Paoletti-56 but different dies), well-detailed full shield and crown (small variety) and (slightly doubled) cross-lions-castles, very clear P-L/L that is punched over a previous letter that is traditionally believed to be B but looks more like M on this example (which gibes with the fact that the tressure-dimples around the cross are deep, and aspect that changed with assayer B, hence also this issue could be from L's 1st period instead), lightly toned VF with traces of sediment in crevices. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of October 1992, with original lot-tag 789.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer L/L/? (2nd period?), no H in HISPANIARVM, large crown, rare. KM-5.1; Cal-670. 24.75 grams. Similar to the previous lot but different dies, this with notably larger crown above the shield, also a very broad flan extending past the outer border in places, the legends full with particularly complete PHILIPPVS, full crown and shield and cross-lions-castles, bold P-L/L that is punched over a previous letter traditionally believed to be B but actually looks more like M (combined with deep tressure-dimples around the cross, hence possibly from 1st-period L instead), VF details with surface porosity and low weight.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (2nd period). S-P6; KM-5.1; Cal-672. 27.09 grams. Broad flan with full crown and lots of legend, choice full cross and shield, bold denomination o-VIII, assayer doubled, VF with darkly contrasting toning in crevices, punch-mark below cross, die-variety per Sellschopp-148 / Paoletti-66.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer C below erased B or B/L, rare. S-P5; KM-5.1; Cal-671. 27.28 grams. Exceptionally broad flan extending well past the outer border in places, nearly full legends and crown, choice full cross-lions-castles and shield (very well detailed) with bold P-erasure-C to left and o-VIII to right, AXF with toning in crevices, a mix of known dies (obverse of Paoletti-59 and reverse of Paoletti-60).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer C below erased B or B/L, rare. S-P5; KM-5.1; Cal-671. 18.98 grams. Small diameter due to loss of about 9 grams shaved from the edge, also with vertically shifted double-strike to left of shield rendering two C's (similar to lot 1102 of the "Americas" sale) that at various times has been considered a separate die variety but is actually the same Paoletti-59 obverse mixed with Paoletti-60 reverse as the prior lot, VF with dark toning in crevices on obverse only.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer C or B/C below erased B or B/L, rare. KM-5.1; Cal-Type 195. 26.09 grams. A previously unrecorded obverse die with details similar to known examples of B/C but the assayer unfortunately too weak to tell, a great coin otherwise with choice full crown and legends and inner details on an exceptionally broad flan that extends past the outer border in many places, VF+ with light sediment on fields.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B/C under erased B or B/L, very rare, ex-Sellschopp (Plate), Grunthal-Sellschopp Plate. S-P6; KM-5.1; Cal-unl (Type 195). 24.47 grams. Choice full inner details with very bold P-erasure-B/C (a traditional rarity) and denomination o-VIII, much bold legend and full crown despite some edge-loss due to rough jewelry removal, attractively toned VF with great pedigree. Pedigreed to the Sellschopp Collection (Swiss Bank Corp. auction of September 1988, with original lot-tag 461) and Plate Coin 144 in his book Las acuñaciones de las cecas de Lima, La Plata y Potosí 1568-1651 (1971), also Plate Coin 298 on page 139 of Grunthal-Sellschopp's The Coinage of Peru (1978).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (early 3rd period), ex-Sellschopp (Plate), Grunthal-Sellschopp Plate. S-P10; KM-5.1; Cal-672. 27.01 grams. Broad flan extending past the outer border in a couple places, with full crown and legends, choice full interior details including bold assayer that appears to be a makeshift B crafted from an S-punch, AXF with toning in crevices, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Sellschopp Collection (Swiss Bank Corp. auction of September 1988, with original lot-tag 486) and Plate Coin 156 in his book Las acuñaciones de las cecas de Lima, La Plata y Potosí 1568-1651 (1971), also Plate Coin 307 on page 142 of Grunthal-Sellschopp's The Coinage of Peru (1978).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer not visible (style of early 3rd-period B). S-P10; KM-5.1; Cal-672. 25.92 grams. Broad flan extending past the outer border in places, with lots of legend and nearly full crown, good full cross and shield but flat where the mintmark-assayer should appear, XF details with light surface corrosion, darkly toned in crevices.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (mid-3rd period). S-P10; KM-5.1; Cal-672. 26.85 grams. Fine+ with choice full crown and much legend, full but centrally weak cross-lions-castles and shield with full P-B to left showing odd circular flaw on the bottom of the B that makes it look like it is over another letter (this particular part of 3rd period known for small or broken B's), contrastingly toned.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (late 3rd period). S-P10; KM-5.1; Cal-672. 27.34 grams. Very well-detailed full shield and cross with distinctive style of castles with four windows(Sellschopp-182 / Paoletti-84), nearly full crown and some legend, XF with contrasting encrustation in crevices.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer A, ex-Sellschopp (Plate). S-P11; KM-5.1; Cal-674. 26.71 grams. Beautifully toned XF+ with choice full shield and cross-lions-castles, full P-A, interesting 180-degree double-strike on obverse manifest only in the legend, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Sellschopp Collection (Swiss Bank Corp. auction of September 1988, with original lot-tag 525) and Plate Coin 213 in his book Las acuñaciones de las cecas de Lima, La Plata y Potosí 1568-1651 (1971).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer A. S-P11; KM-5.1; Cal-674. 27.19 grams. Unusually bold cross-lions-castle and assayer, also full shield and denomination plus lots of legend as struck on a broad, slightly odd-shaped flan, XF with dark toning around details.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer A. S-P11; KM-5.1; Cal-674. 27.75 grams. Thick and slightly overweight flan with well-detailed full cross and shield that are slightly double-struck in such a way as to render the assayer boldly twice, deeply toned AXF with edge-split, gold-colored residue on obverse.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (4th period). S-P12; KM-5.1; Cal-672. 26.85 grams. Broad flan with full crown and much legend including full PHILIPPVS, well-detailed full cross-lions-castles and shield with particularly bold P-B to left, attractively toned XF with hole at top of cross. Pedigreed to the Coins & Antiquities, Ltd (Almanzar) auction of September 1986, with original lot-tag 113.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (4th period). S-P12; KM-5.1; Cal-672. 27.12 grams. Round but unevenly thick flan with good full shield and cross-lions-castles (the latter slightly doubled), also nearly full crown, VF+ with nice natural toning (light).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer RL. S-P13; KM-5.1; Cal-675. 27.16 grams. Oddly oblong flan with full crown and lots of legend (curious peripheral doubling on reverse making it look like EET INDIARVM), bold full cross and shield and P-RL, richly old-toned VF with traces of reddish sediment on shield, cataloged in 1981 as "a beautiful cob with fully legible legends." Pedigreed to the Galerie des Monnaies (New Orleans) auction of July 1981 (lot 561) and to the Ponterio auction of June 1993, with original lot-tag 683.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer RL. S-P13; KM-5.1; Cal-675. 27.37 grams. Very bold AXF with well-detailed full cross-lions-castles, crown, and shield, clear RL assayer, nearly full king's name in legend, nicely toned VF+ with a few dark spots.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (5th period, early style). S-P14; KM-unl (5.1 for type); Cal-672. 26.68 grams. Well-detailed full shield and cross-and-tressure with traces of doubling, nearly full crown and bold PHILIPVS in legend, borders of boxes and distinctive X-pattern of fleurs in New Burgundy, silvery XF.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (5th period, early style). S-P14; KM-unl (5.1 for type); Cal-672. 24.61 grams. Broad flan with lots of legend and full crown, full shield and cross with distinctive "alien head" lions per Sellschopp-280, misshapen assayer due to slight doubling, steel-gray toning on lightly corroded surfaces, AU details otherwise. From the "Randwijk Hoard" (Laurens Schulman auction of February 1990) found in the Netherlands in 1987.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (5th period, borders of x's). S-P14; KM-5.5; Cal-unl (cf 672). 27.29 grams. Nicely centered on a round flan (albeit of uneven thickness) with complete borders of x's on both sides, full P-B, good full shield and cross-lions-castles, very lightly toned XF with spots of green and black.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (late 5th period). S-P14; KM-unl (5.1 for type); Cal-672. 27.51 grams. Good full shield and cross with lions matching those of curved-leg R, bold full P-B and denomination o-VIII, compact flan (thick), AXF.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (late 5th period). S-P14; KM-unl (5.1 for type); Cal-672. 27.32 grams. Full cross and shield (the latter slightly doubled), clear P-B, nearly full crown, VF.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer R (curved leg), ex-Sellschopp (Plate), Grunthal-Sellschopp Plate. S-P15; KM-10; Cal-912. 26.32 grams. Broad flan with some bold legend including full king's ordinal III, full P-R to left of nice full shield, the cross also full but weaker due to concavity, lightly toned XF with great pedigree. Pedigreed to the Sellschopp Collection (Swiss Bank Corp. auction of September 1988, with original lot-tag 561) and Plate Coin 287 in his book Las acuñaciones de las cecas de Lima, La Plata y Potosí 1568-1651 (1971), also Plate Coin 359 on page 155 of Grunthal-Sellschopp's The Coinage of Peru (1978).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer R (curved leg). S-P15; KM-10; Cal-912. 26.67 grams. Bold VF with nice toning, great full shield with P-R to left and nearly full crown above, also good full cross-lions-castles. Pedigreed to the Coins & Antiquities, Ltd (Almanzar) auction of September 1986, with original lot-tag 115.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer R (curved leg). S-P15; KM-10; Cal-912. 27.12 grams. Bold full shield and cross contrasted with darkly toned fields, AVF. Pedigreed to the Coins & Antiquities, Ltd (Almanzar) auction of May 1987, with original lot-tag 213.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer R (curved leg). S-P15; KM-10; Cal-912. 26.49 grams. Very bold assayer to left of good full shield, the cross also full, but with some doubling here and there, AVF with deeply contrasting toning.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer R (curved leg). S-P15; KM-10; Cal-912. 27.55 grams. Unevenly struck with flat areas mixed with choice details (net AVF) including one castle, most of shield, king's name and ordinal, and denomination o-VIII, traces of verdigris, odd arc-shaped flan-crack in center of shield.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer R (curved leg). S-P15; KM-10; Cal-912. 26.92 grams. Bold but doubled cross, full but slightly corroded shield (weak assayer) with bold king's ordinal III in legend, net AVF details with black toning in crevices.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q/R (curved leg), rare. S-P17; KM-10; Cal-915. 20.07 grams. Oblong shape due to corrosion-loss on edge, still with full shield and cross but also a full and clear Q/R, net Fine, typically silvery. From the Atocha (1622), with original Fisher tag 85A-213826 (certificate missing).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer C, rare, ex-Atocha Research Collection. S-P16; KM-10; Cal-unl (Type 164). 24.86 grams. Broad flan of varying thickness (with minor corrosion near edge only), good full shield with bold full P-C to left (one of the clearest examples we have ever seen), full but doubled cross, VF details with contrasting toning. Interestingly, this coin was cataloged under the category UNCERTAIN in the Atocha Research Collection, as Philip III assayer C was unknown at the time (1988). From the Atocha Research Collection (coin 220), with original Fisher tag 85A-237439 (certificate missing).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q/C, rare. S-P16; KM-10; Cal-914. 25.17 grams. Very solid flan for salvage (VF with minimal surface corrosion), with choice full cross and shield, the latter with clear Q below dot inside a partially erased C below mintmark P, some dark toning in crevices. From the Atocha (1622), with original Fisher tag 85A-155904 (certificate missing).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q/C, rare, ex-Sellschopp (Plate), Grunthal-Sellschopp Plate, Paoletti Plate. S-P16; KM-10; Cal-914. 27.12 grams. Broad, somewhat oblong flan with parts of legend bold, including king's name PHYLYPVS, also full P•Q with traces of previous assayer C under the Q, full shield and cross but centrally weak due to flan concavity, Fine overall, elegantly toned and highly pedigreed. Pedigreed to the Sellschopp Collection (Swiss Bank Corp. auction of September 1988, with original lot-tag 603) and Plate Coin 365 in his book Las acuñaciones de las cecas de Lima, La Plata y Potosí 1568-1651 (1971), also Plate Coin 405 on page 166 of Grunthal-Sellschopp's The Coinage of Peru (1978), and Plate Coin 132 on page 103 of Paoletti's 8 Reales Cobs of Potosí (2016).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer M/Q, quadrants of cross transposed, rare, ex-Sellschopp (Plate), Grunthal-Sellschopp Plate. S-P18; KM-unl (10 for type); Cal-unl (Type 164). 27.24 grams. Crudely unevenly thick flan with much central weakness in the otherwise full shield and cross, the nearly full crown well detailed on the other hand, and with clear M/Q assayer, king's ordinal III, also full lion above castle in left half of cross, overall Fine with verdigris and brown toning/sediment, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Sellschopp Collection (Swiss Bank Corp. auction of September 1988, with original lot-tag 607) and Plate Coin 374 in his book Las acuñaciones de las cecas de Lima, La Plata y Potosí 1568-1651 (1971), also Plate Coin 410 on page 167 of Grunthal-Sellschopp's The Coinage of Peru (1978).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer M/Q, quadrants of cross transposed, rare. S-P18; KM-unl (10 for type); Cal-unl (Type 164). 20.92 grams. Bold full M/Q to left of full shield, the cross also full but partially doubled, VF interiors but with edge-loss from corrosion, black toning here and there. From the Atocha (1622), with original Fisher tag 85A-125291 (certificate missing).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer M (pre-dated type), quadrants of cross transposed. S-P18; KM-unl (10 for type); Cal-920. 27.14 grams. Full cross with clear REX in legend, good full shield with bold P•M to left, denomination O-VIII to right inside PHYLYPVS III, nice VF with dark toning around details.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T (ca. 1620). S-P21; KM-10; Cal-Type 165. 24.52 grams. Full cross and shield with P+T to left and denomination O-VIII to right, XF details with lightly porous surfaces now lightly brown-toned, previously cataloged in Ponterio (with photo) as from the Atocha, Grade 1, with certificate, but now missing the tag and certificate. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of February 2000 (lot 348).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1628 T, "hunched over" lions, PCGS VF25. S-P24; KM-19a; Cal-1451. 24.30 grams. Squarish flan with good full shield and cross, the latter with bottom half of Z8 of date visible twice ("Z8Z8") due to doubling in legend only, clear assayer T, both sides loaded with orange-sediment, inexplicably underweight. Please use this link to verify the certification number

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1629 T, denomination o-VIII, heavy-dot borders, PCGS XF40. S-P26; KM-19a; Cal-1454. 25.89 grams. Full 9 of date outside of full but doubled cross, choice full shield (well detailed) with •P•T to left and •o-VIII• to right, orange sediment in crevices, inexplicably slightly underweight. Please use this link to verify the certification number

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer T (late 1620s), "hunched over" lions, PCGS XF40, ex-Pat Johnson. S-P25; KM-19a; Cal-Type 327. 25.85 grams. Broad flan with doubling on both sides, full shield flanked by •P•T• and O-VIII, full cross with full Z of date in legend beyond which are the bottoms of I6Z from the doubling (misconstrued as 1622 by PCGS, contrary to the "hunched over" lions of 1627-9 only), orange sediment in crevices, inexplicably slightly underweight. Pedigreed to the Pat Johnson Collection (stated on label). Please use this link to verify the certification number

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer T (late 1620s), "hunched over" lions. S-P25; KM-19a; Cal-Type 327. 26.92 grams. Choice example with very bold full shield and cross-lions-castles, 16 of date visible (style of lions indicates 1627-29 only), clear P•T, very lightly toned AXF with a few edge-splits.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer T (1629-30), denomination 8, fine-dot borders, NGC MS 62. S-P25; KM-19a; Cal-Type 327. 27.43 grams. Superb full shield and cross-lions-castles (both well centered and well detailed) with frosty surface and faint luster per the grade (traces of orange sediment), clear •P•T and •8•, finest known in the NGC census for examples without visible dates. Please use this link to verify the certification number

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1631 T, cross-fleury ornaments, NGC AU details / rev scratched. S-P26; KM-19a; Cal-1456. 26.63 grams. Broad flan with bold full PHILIPPVS IIII and 631 of date in legends, full cross (weak) and shield with clear PxT to left and x8x to right (the x's being distinctive cross-fleury ornaments), lightly toned. Please use this link to verify the certification number

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1634 T. S-P26; KM-19a; Cal-1459. 28.76 grams. Choice full shield, the cross also full but off-center and slightly doubled, with bold full final digit 4 of date in legend, chunky overweight flan, lightly gray-toned VF.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer TR (mid- to late 1630s). S-P27; KM-19a; Cal-Type 327. 27.73 grams. Bold full cross-lions-castles, full but partially weak shield, Fine with contrasting toning around some details, thick flan (slightly overweight). Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of June 1993, with original lot-tag 683.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1642 FR/TR, very rare. S-P28; KM-unl (19a for type); Cal-unl (Type 327). 26.51 grams. Very bold full FR assayer with traces of smaller TR inside, clear 64Z of date, typically chunky flan with full but weak shield and cross (the latter off-center), deeply toned VG.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1644, assayer not visible, "furry" lions, rare. KM-19a; Cal-Type 327. 27.29 grams. Better grade (XF+ or even AU) with good full cross and shield (the latter slightly doubled), full 44 of date visible in legend straddling an edge-crack (one 4 weak at 11 o'clock and the other bold at top).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1646 T, upper half of shield transposed, unique. S-P30; KM-unl (19a for type); Cal-unl (Type 327). 26.19 grams. This coin is a fascinating puzzle, as the important pieces are all there (full shield and cross) but obfuscated by a rotated double-strike that requires an examination of both strikes to get the whole picture. Most obvious is the fact that the upper half of the shield is transposed, the first and only example we have seen for the mid- to late 1640s (based on the "furry" lions in the cross); but upon close examination you can also see P-T to the left of the shield and a full small 6 of the date at 11 o'clock outside the cross, preceded by the bottom of a small 4 nestled in the border of dots (the small digits a characteristic of 1646-47 only). The question, however, is whether that 6 of the date is the final digit or the second digit (hence 1647 is also possible), as it is positioned at the point of the tressure-brace of the second strike, which would be about 10 o'clock instead. In any case, the coin is no worse than Fine+ for wear, with light contrasting toning, XRF tested at 97% silver (a rather high fineness, perhaps to somehow make up for the fraudulent coins that were being produced at this time).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1646 V/TR, very rare. S-P32; KM-unl (19a for type); Cal-unl (Type 327). 27.99 grams. Broad flan with great full shield and cross within the confines of a VF grade (lightly toned), but with crude edge (as made) and flat peripheries nevertheless containing a full 4 and bottom of 6 of date (small digits), the V/TR full and matching others but a bit indistinct on this example.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 164(6 or 7), assayer not visible. KM-19a; Cal-Type 327. 25.68 grams. Full cross with bold full 16 of date in small digits (1646-47 only) due to doubling in legend, also full but very small denomination 8 to right of nearly full shield, overall About Fine with toning in crevices, edge-crack, somewhat crude with much weak strike and inexplicably slightly underweight.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1648 Z/R, with crown-alone countermark (extremely rare variety) on cross, very rare, Mastalir Plate. S-P34; KM-unl (19a for type); Cal-unl (Type 327). 24.42 grams. Fascinating coin with good full shield flanked by full denomination •oo• to right and assayer Z/R to left (not Z/TR as proposed by Ponterio and Mastalir, as TR ended in 1647, by our records), off-center cross with 100% full countermark (Mastalir's K1c, just five known), bottom half of 8 visible in doubled legend, unevenly struck AVF with a few dark spots, edge-crack. Plate Coin on page 242 of Part B (The Countermarks of 1652) of Robert Mastalir's book The Great Transition at the Potosí Mint 1649-1652: The 1649-1652 Crowned Shield Coinage and the Countermarks of 1652 (2021), also pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of July 1994 (lot 799).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1649 Z, with crowned-L countermark on cross, extremely rare, NGC AU details / environmental damage, finest and only example in NGC census, Mastalir Plate. S-P34; KM-R19b; Cal-unl (Type 321). Very broad flan with 100% full crown and legends including PHELIPVS and 1649 date, plus choice full inner details, the shield side slightly doubled and the cross side slightly off-center with most of countermark visible in bottom-right quadrant, possibly unique (not listed in Lázaro), deeply toned, with slight traces of porosity near edge. Plate Coin on page 33 of Part A (The 1649-1652 Crowned Shield Coinage) and on page 111 of Part B (The Countermarks of 1652) of Robert Mastalir's book The Great Transition at the Potosí Mint 1649-1652: The 1649-1652 Crowned Shield Coinage and the Countermarks of 1652 (2021). Please use this link to verify the certification number

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1650 O, with two crowned-O countermarks on the cross side. S-P35; KM-19b; Cal-1488. 26.78 grams. Very broad flan with great full shield and cross, the latter with bold 165 of date and two nearly full countermarks, full P-O to left and denomination 8 to right of shield, VF with contrasting toning, somewhat rare as non-shipwreck.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1650 (modern 5, with dots, date at 11 to 1 o'clock) O, with crowned-•F• (two dots) countermark on shield, NGC AU 58 (c/s AU strong), ex-Brameld. S-P35; KM-unl (19b for type); Cal-unl (Type 327). 27.35 grams. Very broad flan extending well past the outer border in places, with edge-crack associated with a bold full countermark on well-detailed full shield, full P•O• to left, full cross-and-tressure with bold full •6•5•0 date followed by five-dot ornament at top, light orange sediment in crevices (rare as non-salvage). Pedigreed to the David Brameld Collection. Please use this link to verify the certification number

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer C below erased B or B/L, very rare. S-P5; KM-4.2; Cal-524. 13.35 grams. Full and finely detailed but slightly doubled shield with clear assayer C to left (the erasure lost to doubling), nearly full crown, the full cross-lions-castles also doubled and slightly off-center, also holed at the top, overall XF with toning in crevices.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1619 T. S-P21; KM-9; Cal-777. 13.56 grams. Most of 619 of date visible outside of full but off-center cross, the bold full shield also off-center with equally bold P+T to left, richly toned AVF.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1629 T, date as "6129," unique. S-P26; KM-unl (17a for type); Cal-unl (Type 279). 13.33 grams. Full and bold IZ9 of date with clear but weaker 6 before it, the first example of this transposition error we have ever seen for this period, full but off-center cross ("flat" lions), choice full shield with bold full denomination O-iiii to right but fresh scratch to left, otherwise VF with faintly toned fields.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer Z, ex-Ugaz. S-P34; KM-17a; Cal-Type 279. 13.99 grams. Crude flan with jagged edge (probably as made), most of cross and shield but peripheries flat, bold full assayer Z to left (enhanced by tooling), Fine with toning and copper color (but XRF shows good silver fineness). Pedigreed to the Jorge Ugaz Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 2 reales, 1620 (T), rare. S-P21; KM-8; Cal-633. 6.58 grams. Bold full 6Zo of date outside of full cross, bold full shield, slightly silvery VF with tiny edge-split. Pedigreed to Sedwick Auction 19 (lot 867).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 1 real, 1636 TR, very rare. S-P27; KM-12a; Cal-724. 3.55 grams. Clear P•TR to left of nearly full shield, good but off-center cross with bottom half of date visible, VF+ details but some dark patches on lightly oxidized surfaces. Pedigreed to Sedwick Auction 21 (lot 975).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1652 E, post-transitional (Transitional Type VIII/B), 1-PH-6 at top. S-P37a; KM-21; Cal-1500. 26.53 grams. Bold full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles (all well centered, with traces of doubling), the 1-PH-6 particularly bold, also with clear king's ordinal IIII, two dates and mintmarks and assayers, attractively toned non-salvage VF with hairline edge-crack.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1653 E, •PH• at top, •pomegranate• above cross. S-P37a; KM-21; Cal-1503. 27.11 grams. Bold full pillars with full •PH• at top and very strong date, also nice full cross-lions-castles, attractively toned VF+ with a few old marks and traces of encrustation.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1653 E, •PH• at top, •pomegranate• above cross. S-P37a; KM-21; Cal-1503. 26.81 grams. Slightly doubled non-toned XF+ with great full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles, parts of all three dates and mintmarks and assayers visible, bold •PH•.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1655 E, PH at top, pomegranate above cross. S-P37a; KM-21; Cal-1509. 27.01 grams. Bold full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles, the latter slightly doubled, with two dates, three mintmarks and assayers, richly toned AVF.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1656 E, PH at top, pomegranate above cross, rare. S-P37a; KM-R21; Cal-1416. 27.43 grams. Choice bold details, especially the legend date (albeit tooled) due to slightly off-center pillars side (an unrecorded die, the cross side a die-match with Lázaro-146, rated R2), contrastingly toned XF+ with expertly repaired hole at edge on left side of crown above cross.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1657 E, 657 between pillars, 57 below cross, pomegranate above, with Guatemala sun-over-mountains countermark (Type II, 1839) on cross, rare, NGC VF details / holed, tooled (c/s XF standard). S-P37a; KM-R21; Cal-1422. 26.18 grams. Particularly fine style of Royal with smaller central elements (1R-sized punches for dates and assayer E to right of cross, for example) and more legend as a result (100% full details, no doubling or flatness), also with fancy, leafy pomegranate (versus the previous PH) below crown at top of pillars, deeply toned, with full countermark in bottom-left quadrant of cross, crudely holed at right end, the cross side a die-match with Lázaro-153 but the pillars side apparently unrecorded (despite the appearance of four other pillars sides in Lázaro). Please use this link to verify the certification number

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1658 E, pomegranate above cross. S-P37a; KM-21; Cal-1520. 27.55 grams. Full pillars-and-waves and cross despite flat areas, two dates and assayers, mostly darkly toned Fine.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1659 E. S-P37a; KM-21; Cal-1523. 26.48 grams. Full pillars-and-waves, full but weaker cross, three full dates and mintmarks despite flat areas and distracting uneven toning, sediment, oxidation, and verdigris, overall AVF.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1663 E. S-P37a; KM-21; Cal-1527. 27.61 grams. Nicely toned AVF with good full cross-lions-castles and pillars-and-waves, all three dates and mintmarks and assayers, parts of edge slightly crude (as made).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1665 E, date 665 below cross, PCGS VF35. S-P37a; KM-21; Cal-1530. 27.16 grams. Doubled and uneven strike with much flatness but full waves and nearly full cross, parts of all three dates (mislabeled as 1655 by PCGS, double-thick slab), richly toned. Please use this link to verify the certification number

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1670 E. S-P37b; KM-26; Cal-701. 27.17 grams. Bold full pillars-and-waves and cross with exceptionally well-detailed castles, flat peripheries, XF with traces of porosity and dark encrustation around details.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1676 E. S-P37b; KM-26; Cal-708. 27.53 grams. Superb full pillars-and-waves with well-detailed full crown at top, good full cross-lions-castles as well, three dates and mintmarks and assayers, CAROLVS visible, lightly toned VF+.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1678 E. S-P37b; KM-26; Cal-711. 27.03 grams. Bold full pillars-and-waves with most of crown above, full cross with both castles and one lion choice, bold date and two assayers, lightly toned XF+.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1682 V. S-P39; KM-R26; Cal-678. 27.60 grams. Typically broad flan with 100% full details, AVF details with lightly gilt surfaces, holed at top of pillars / near right end of cross, die-match with Lázaro-207 (R1).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1683 V. S-P39; KM-26; Cal-721. 25.72 grams. Very broad flan but inexplicably underweight, with full but partially flat inner details (slightly off-center), some legend and both crowns, AVF with edge-split, some dark patches and spots of orange encrustation.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1684 VR, NGC AU details / holed. S-P40; KM-R26; Cal-680. Superb full details on both sides without any flatness or doubling or centering problems, also beautifully toned, the inevitable hole at top of cross (near top of pillars) mercifully small, die-match with Lázaro-213 (R1). Please use this link to verify the certification number

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1685 VR. S-P40; KM-26; Cal-726. 26.75 grams. Full pillars-and-waves with very bold and full second date in legend due to off-center strike (lots of blank space past the border), the cross-lions-castles also full with third date below and parts of king's name bold, three assayers, lightly toned VF+ with rather large edge-crack.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1686 VR. S-P40; KM-26; Cal-727. 27.32 grams. Barrel-shaped flan with full but lightly struck pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles, parts of all three dates and assayers and mintmarks, About Fine with contrasting sediment in crevices.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1687 VR. S-P40; KM-26; Cal-729. 27.75 grams. Choice full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles, two bold dates and assayers, parts of all three assayers, richly toned AXF with edge-crack.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1688 VR, rare, NGC VF details / holed. S-P40; KM-R26; Cal-684. 26.53 grams. Broad flan with beautiful full details on both sides due to deeply contrasting toning and general lack of flatness or doubling, die-match with Lázaro-223 (rated R3, but we note five entries are listed at NGC), strategically holed at the top of the pillars / through the O of CAROLVS. Please use this link to verify the certification number

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1690 VR. S-P40; KM-26; Cal-733. 26.44 grams. Chunky flan with decent full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles despite minor doubling and flat areas, parts of all three dates and assayers, XF+ with light steel-gray toning and one small copper spot.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1692 VR. S-P40; KM-26; Cal-735. 26.10 grams. Broad flan with great full pillars-and-waves, full cross-lions-castles, two full dates and part of a third, well-toned VF with dark patches and surface oxidation, small edge-split.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1693 VR. S-P40; KM-26; Cal-736. 27.06 grams. Bold date inside full pillars-and-waves with right pillar leaning outward due to doubling, second date below full cross-lions-castles, non-toned XF+ with traces of surface porosity.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1697 F/CH, very rare. S-P42; KM-26; Cal-unl (Type 111). 26.48 grams. Chunky flan with much peripheral flatness but full pillars and nearly full cross nonetheless, clear date and assayer with faint CH behind it, lightly toned AVF with minor old scratches.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1698 F, rare, NGC AU details / holed, cleaned. S-P42; KM-R26; Cal-694. 26.95 grams. Choice full details with lovely toning all over, the tops of the pillars just slightly doubled but without any flatness or centering issues, typically holed at top of cross (near bottom of pillars), die-match with Lázaro-237 (R2), tied with one other for finest in the NGC census. Please use this link to verify the certification number

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1698 F, rare, PCGS XF details / plugged. S-P42; KM-R26; Cal-694. 27.15 grams. Same dies as previous lot (a match with Lázaro-237, R2) but with slightly more legend and wear, richly toned, with hole containing brass-colored plug at right end of cross / near top of pillars. Please use this link to verify the certification number

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1700 F. S-P42; KM-26; Cal-746. 27.20 grams. Chunky flan with several sharp points on edge, bold date above waves, full right-hand pillar with clear assayer F at top left (traces of porosity on that side), most of cross, toned VF.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1706 Y, rare, NGC XF details / plugged, cleaned. S-P43a; KM-R31; Cal-1478. 27.11 grams. Full inner details and most of legends, well-centered strike with minimal doubling for the period, toned on fields, die-match with Lázaro-246 (R3), tied with one other for finest in the NGC census, with expertly repaired hole in crown above cross / about 4 o'clock on pillars side. Please use this link to verify the certification number

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1709 Y, rare. S-P43a; KM-R31; Cal-1481. 26.27 grams. Small-diameter flan with nearly full king's name in legend due to slightly off-center strike, rather worn (VG) with hole near top of pillars / 7 o'clock on cross side, toned in crevices with traces of gilding, die-match with Lázaro-250 (R3).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1722 Y. S-P43a; KM-31; Cal-1558. 27.39 grams. Full pillars and cross, both well centered within flat peripheries, steel-toned Fine with edge-crack.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1737 E. S-P46; KM-31a; Cal-1573. 27.51 grams. Typically chunky flan with good full pillars-and-waves, off-center full cross-lions-castles with full PHILIPP(VS) outside of bold third assayer, all three dates visible, black-toned XF with traces of surface oxidation.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1737 M/E, rare, NGC XF details / holed. S-P47; KM-R31a; Cal-1506. 26.67 grams. Broad flan for the period with small parts of the legends in addition to the choice full inner details, with slight doubling only on the upper part of the cross, great contrasting toning all over, die-match with Lázaro-287 (rated R2), curiously with clear assayer M at upper right but M/E at lower left and to right of cross, holed at top of pillars / left of cross. Please use this link to verify the certification number

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1738 M, rare, NGC XF details / holed, ex-Karon, Lázaro Plate. S-P47; KM-R31a; Cal-1508. 26.53 grams. Typically thick and perfectly round flan with choice, bold, full inner details (well centered) but no legends (small diameter), attractively toned, with neatly drilled hole to right of cross / left of pillars, rated R3 in Lázaro. Plate Coin 289A in the 2003 Addendum to Lázaro's Los Redondos de Lima, Méjico y Potosí (1996), pedigreed to the Paul Karon Collection (Superior auction of December 1989, lot 408). Please use this link to verify the certification number

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1740 P, rare. S-P48; KM-31a; Cal-1579. 26.84 grams. Lustrous, non-toned AU with slight surface porosity (a few dark spots), bold full pillars and cross (both well centered), parts of all three mintmarks and assayers (rare for this date).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1742 C. S-P49; KM-31a; Cal-1583. 26.75 grams. Chunky flan with full pillars and cross, XF with some light black and red toning on fields, two bold assayers.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1743 C. S-P49; KM-31a; Cal-1584. 26.44 grams. Chunky XF with contrasting toning but surface porosity, excellent full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles with two dates and three assayers.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1747 q. S-P50; KM-31a; Cal-1590. 26.99 grams. Good full pillars-and-waves, off-center full cross, two full dates plus part of a third, chunky AXF with some surface oxidation.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1749 q. S-P50a; KM-40; Cal-511. 26.70 grams. Odd-shaped flan (squarish with shear-mark on one side) with choice full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles, lightly toned XF+, two bold dates and assayers plus all three mintmarks.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1750 E. S-P51; KM-40; Cal-515. 27.11 grams. Black-toned UNC with choice full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles (all slightly doubled), rare grade.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1752 q. S-P52; KM-40; Cal-522. 26.56 grams. Chunky flan with nearly full cross-lions-castles and pillars-and-waves, lightly toned AU with areas of surface roughness (as made).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1753 q. S-P52; KM-40; Cal-524. 27.01 grams. Slightly off-center strike on crude flan (chunky) with bold date between full pillars, most of cross, lightly toned XF.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1753 C, NGC AU / excavation recovery. S-P53; KM-40; Cal-526. Lustrous all over, with full pillars, off-center cross, clear date and king's ordinal VI, but all a bit softly struck on a chunky flan. Please use this link to verify the certification number

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1754 C, NGC AU / excavation recovery. S-P53; KM-40; Cal-527. Full date, most of cross and pillars, lustrous but a bit softly struck, peripherally flat, housed in an extra-thick slab. Please use this link to verify the certification number

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1754 C+q. S-P53; KM-40; Cal-528. 26.87 grams. Chunky flan with very crude edge (several sharp points, one edge-split), bold date within full pillars with C at top right and q at bottom left, nearly full cross with C to right, lightly toned AXF.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, denomination set of ½-1-2-4-8 reales, 1757 q, ex-Americas. S-P54. 51.55 grams total. A well-matched complete denomination set for the year 1757 (easier said than done), all around F-VF grade and most with toning, the ½ real holed and the 2 reales lightly oxidized, but all with clear dates, with desirable nice pedigree too. Pedigreed to the "Americas" Collection (Kagin's auction of August 1983, with original lot-tag 1284).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1762 V-Y. S-P57; KM-45; Cal-1138. 27.06 grams. Bold king's ordinal (TE)RTIVS in legend past clear date below incomplete cross, full pillars containing full second date, chunky AU with dark sediment in crevices.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1766 V-Y. S-P57; KM-45; Cal-1142. 26.54 grams. Choice detail for the era, with 100% full date and assayers V and Y within full pillars, good full cross with very bold full second date below and partial third assayer to right, VF with toning in crevices, hairline edge-crack that extends to center of pillars side (only).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1767 V-(Y). S-P57; KM-45; Cal-1143. 26.40 grams. Very chunky flan with ragged edge and light surface roughness on opposing sides (as made), bold full pillars and cross-lions-castles, one bold date and parts of both the others, 100% full assayer Y at bottom left, attractively toned VF+.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1671 E, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P37b; KM-26; Cal-702. 25.66 grams. Fine with much flatness but full pillars and cross nonetheless, some doubling, small hole near edge. Plate Coin 1072 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1675 E, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P37b; KM-26; Cal-706. 28.27 grams. Broad, barrel-shaped flan (overweight) with edge-crack, good full cross, full but doubled pillars, Fine+ with flat areas, toned in crevices, three mintmarks and assayers. Plate Coin 1079 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1687/6 VR, rare, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P40; KM-26; Cal-728. 26.28 grams. Broad flan with a couple edge-points, full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles with all three mintmarks and assayers, two full dates with part of a third, the overdate only on the pillars side (bottom of 6 in legend, clear 7/6 between pillars), listed in Calbetó as 1687/5, which does exist but is different from this coin, Fine+ with flat areas, uneven toning. Plate Coin 1103 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1700 F, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P42; KM-26; Cal-746. 26.40 grams. Bold full pillars-and-waves with particularly strong date and assayer, double-struck cross, Fine with tiny hole near edge, small spots of black toning. Plate Coin 1122 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1705 Y, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P43a; KM-31; Cal-1540. 26.58 grams. Bold king's name and assayer Y outside of off-center cross, full and well-centered pillars with bold second assayer Y, thick-flan VG with dark toning in crevices. Plate Coin 1134 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1709 Y, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P43a; KM-31; Cal-1545. 26.42 grams. Bold date, not much else due to extensive flatness on a chunky flan, overall Good, with small spots of black toning. Plate Coin 1141 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1714 Y, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P43a; KM-31; Cal-1550. 26.82 grams. Full and well-centered pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles, clear date between pillars and parts of both others, Fine with light surface corrosion, black toning in crevices, some dark oxidation. Plate Coin 1146 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1716 Y, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P43a; KM-31; Cal-1552. 26.51 grams. Good full pillars with bold date, most of cross with one full castle and bold denomination 8 at top, chunky flan with peripheral flatness, dark toning in crevices, VF overall. Plate Coin 1149 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1720 Y, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P43a; KM-31; Cal-1556. 27.48 grams. Very bold date below full but doubled cross, clear second date between full pillars, Fine+ with light surface oxidation, toned in crevices. Plate Coin 1153 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1727 Y, Louis I, rare, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P43b; KM-35; Cal-50. 25.63 grams. Rounded flan (lightly shaved around edge) with bold full cross and pillars, three full dates (particularly rare thus), three assayers, king's ordinal I visible in legend, VF with toned fields, dark patch of oxidation near edge. Plate Coin 1166a in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970), also pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of May 1987, with original lot-tag 828.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1730 M, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P44; KM-31a; Cal-1563. 26.31 grams. Neat urn-shaped flan (chunky) with great full cross-lions-castles and one choice full pillar, three dates and mintmarks, full (P)OTOSI, AXF with contrasting toning. Plate Coin 1174 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1731 M, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P44; KM-31a; Cal-1564. 26.89 grams. Chunky flan with unusually crisp full pillars-side details including two dates, the cross also full with bold third date below, full king's ordinal V below that, AXF with black toning in crevices. Plate Coin 1175 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1732 M, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P44; KM-31a; Cal-1565. 26.78 grams. Choice round flan (still chunky) with great full pillars and cross, two bold dates, all three mintmarks and assayers, VF with dark toning in crevices. Plate Coin 1176 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970), also pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of May 1987, with original lot-tag 829 (one of two coins in lot).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1732 YA, very rare, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P45; KM-31a; Cal-1566. 26.78 grams. Bold date and clear assayer within full pillars-and-waves, second date below cruder cross, Fine+ with flat areas and traces of surface oxidation, toned in crevices. This date is much rarer than 1733 for this assayer, but an abundance of high-quality cast counterfeits makes it seem otherwise. Plate Coin 1177 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970) and pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of May 1987, lot 829 (one of two coins in lot).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1733 E, rare, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P46; KM-31a; Cal-1568. 26.79 grams. Rather chunky flan with one sharp point, doubled pillars side with one choice full pillar, two clear dates and assayers, full but weaker cross with third date below and third assayer to right (rarer than YA for this date), XF with traces of surface oxidation and encrustation, toned in crevices. Plate Coin 1179 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1733 E, retrograde E to right of cross, rare, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P46; KM-31a; Cal-1568. 26.59 grams. Great full cross-lions-castles and pillars-and-waves with two dates, three mintmarks, full retrograde-E assayer to right of cross, VF with toning in crevices. Plate Coin 1180 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1735 E, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P46; KM-31a; Cal-1570. 26.84 grams. Excellent full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles, the latter with particularly bold tressure, three full dates and mintmarks, VF with toning in crevices. Plate Coin 1183 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1738 M, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P47; KM-31a; Cal-1575. 26.20 grams. Chunky flan with two bold dates and part of a third, full cross and pillars (the latter slightly off-center), AVF with contrasting sediment on fields. Plate Coin 1187 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1739 M, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P47; KM-31a; Cal-1577. 26.83 grams. Chunky flan with full pillars containing very bold date plus most of another in legend, very bold but off-center full cross, three assayers, VF+ with traces of oxidation and encrustation, toned in crevices. Plate Coin 1188 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1740 M, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P47; KM-31a; Cal-1578. 26.92 grams. Chunky flan with long sharp point, full cross with choice lions and castles, full but doubled pillars, AXF with toning in crevices. Plate Coin 1189 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1740 P, rare, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P48; KM-31a; Cal-1579. 27.24 grams. Bold full pillars and cross, well centered on a typically chunky flan, with two dates and mintmarks and assayers, VF+ with dark encrustation in crevices, rare assayer for the date. Plate Coin 1190 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1741 P, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P48; KM-31a; Cal-1580. 26.44 grams. Full and bold 1741 date in legend (rare thus) below bold assayer P next to second date within crudely doubled pillars, nice but incomplete cross with bold P to either side, toned AXF with light surface porosity. Plate Coin 1190 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1742 C, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P49; KM-31a; Cal-1583. 27.11 grams. Very choice full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles with two bold dates, three mintmarks, XF with darkly toned fields, typically chunky flan. Plate Coin 1193 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1744 q, clipped, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P50; KM-31a; Cal-1587. 23.65 grams. Bold full pillars and cross-lions-castles, two dates and assayers, XF with toning in crevices, sharply clipped on edge in its time (about 10% lost). Plate Coin 1196 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1747 q, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P50; KM-31a; Cal-1590. 27.08 grams. Great full pillars-and-waves, nearly full cross (cruder), VF with toned fields. Plate Coin 1200 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1748 q, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P50a; KM-40; Cal-510. 26.78 grams. Chunky oblong flan with great full pillars and cross, three mintmarks and assayers, bold date between pillars with bottom of 8 of third date in legend, small hole in flat area near edge below cross, VF with faint toning on fields. Plate Coin 1201 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1750 q, with Guatemala sun-over-mountains countermark (Type II, 1839) on cross, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P50a; KM-40; Cal-512. 25.64 grams. Full and deep VF countermark at bottom of full cross with bold P to left and 8 above, nearly full pillars with clear date and two assayers, Fine with toned fields, holed in flat area near edge. Plate Coin 1203 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1750 E, with Guatemala sun-over-mountains countermark (Type II, 1839) on cross, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P51; KM-40; Cal-515. 25.41 grams. Full but shallow Fine countermark to right of full cross-lions-castles (off-center), full pillars with bold date and assayer, Fine with toned fields, underweight from light edge-clipping in its time. Plate Coin 1204 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1751 q, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P52; KM-40; Cal-518. 27.09 grams. Chunky flan with two dates and assayer around 100% full left pillar, cross full but cruder, Fine+ with toning in crevices. Plate Coin 1205 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1752 q, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P52; KM-40; Cal-522. 25.04 grams. Full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles with two dates and assayers and mintmarks, king's ordinal VI in legend, AVF with contrasting toning, possibly lightly shaved (underweight). Plate Coin 1207 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1753 C, with Guatemala sun-over-mountains countermark (Type II, 1839) on cross, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P53; KM-40; Cal-526. 24.92 grams. Full XF countermark contained within bottom-right quadrant of bold full cross with assayer to right, full pillars with bold date, contrastingly toned AVF with neat hole in edge-point. Plate Coin 1209 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1754 q, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P54; KM-40; Cal-531. 27.16 grams. Chunky flan with crudely sheared edge (as made), bold full pillars and cross, three dates, VF with lightly toned fields. Plate Coin 1210 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1755 q, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P54; KM-40; Cal-533. 26.55 grams. Full but slightly off-center pillars and cross, three assayers, two dates (one bold), clear FERDI(NANDVS) in legend, chunky VF with lightly toned fields. Plate Coin 1212 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1756 q, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P54; KM-40; Cal-534. 26.73 grams. Pillow-shaped flan with sharp edge-points, three bold dates (rare thus), king's ordinal VI, good full cross and pillars, contrastingly toned VF. Plate Coin 1213 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1758 q, with Guatemala sun-over-mountains countermark (Type II, 1839) on cross, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P54; KM-40; Cal-536. 25.06 grams. Strong full AU countermark in bottom-right quadrant of full cross, slightly off-center pillars with bold date, contrastingly toned Fine with crude hole at bottom of pillars / left of cross. Plate Coin 1215 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1760 Y-q-V, rare, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-unl; KM-unl (40 for Type); Cal-unl (Type 65). 26.78 grams. Chunky flan with very bold date within full pillars, nearly full cross, Fine with darkly toned fields, parts of all three assayers visible (Y at top right, q at bottom left, and V to right of cross). Plate Coin 1218 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1760 V-V, with Guatemala sun-over-mountains countermark (Type II, 1839) on cross, rare, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-unl; KM-unl (45 for type); Cal-unl (Type 109). 25.93 grams. Strong AU countermark at top left of full cross with bold assayer V to right, good full pillars with another full assayer V at bottom left (not Y like normal), AVF with light toning on fields, tiny hole at bottom of cross / left of pillars. Plate Coin 1219 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1762 V-Y, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P57; KM-45; Cal-1138. 26.74 grams. Chunky and crude, nevertheless with bold date between full pillars, clear V and Y assayers, off-center cross with second date below, odd lamination flaw to right, AVF with light toning in crevices. Plate Coin 1221 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1763 V-Y, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P57; KM-45; Cal-1139. 26.99 grams. Chunky Fine+ with full date and both assayers V and Y among full pillars with part of second date in legend, off-center cross with bold mintmark P to left and -IVS of king's ordinal ("tertius") in legend, lightly toned, with as-made surface roughness on opposing sides. Plate Coin 1222 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1765 V-Y-V, with Guatemala sun-over-mountains countermark (Type II, 1839) on cross, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P57; KM-45; Cal-1141. 26.38 grams. Full VF countermark contained within upper-left quadrant of full cross with assayer V to right, weaker full pillars with clear date, VG with toning in some crevices. Plate Coin 1224 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1767 V-Y, with Guatemala sun-over-mountains countermark (Type II, 1839) on cross, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P57; KM-45; Cal-1143. 26.12 grams. Full VF countermark at bottom of incomplete cross (oversized), full pillars with bold assayer Y above small hole near edge, Fine+ with black toning in crevices. Plate Coin 1227 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1768 V-(Y), ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P57; KM-45; Cal-1145. 26.85 grams. Chunky oblong flan with two bold full dates, one next to full pillar and the other below nearly full cross with clear assayer V to right, AVF with black toning around details. Plate Coin 1230 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1769/8 V-Y, rare, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P57; KM-45; Cal-1146. 26.17 grams. Very crude oblong flan with good full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles nonetheless, with one full date (showing clear 9/8) and parts of both the others, bold -IVS of king's ordinal ("tertius"), Fine+ with black toning in crevices. Plate Coin 1232 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1770 (V), P at bottom left, rare, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-unl; KM-unl (45 for type); Cal-unl (Type 109). 26.40 grams. Oblong flan with long axis lined up with bold pillars containing very bold date, the cross also aligned on the same axis with second date below, plugged hole at one end, VF with lightly toned fields, rare variety with assayer P both left and right above waves. Plate Coin 1237 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1771/0 V-Y, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P59; KM-45; Cal-1153. 25.99 grams. Chunky, urn-shaped flan with full date including bold 1/o between full pillars, bold full cross-lions-castles with hole at top and second date below, About Fine with darkly toned fields. Plate Coin 1239 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970). NOTE: PHOTO IN PRINTED CATALOG IS SWITCHED WITH NEXT LOT.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1771 V-(Y), ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P59; KM-45; Cal-1154. 26.76 grams. Fat chunky flan with one very bold full pillar flanked by bold date and assayer V, nearly full cross-lions-castles with -IVS of king's ordinal ("tertius") in legend, lightly toned VF. Plate Coin 1240 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970). NOTE: PHOTO IN CATALOG IS SWITCHED WITH PREVIOUS LOT.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1772 (V-Y), ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P59; KM-45; Cal-1156. 26.78 grams. Round and almost Royal-like flan with choice full cross-lions-castles (oversized) and full pillars with bold date and assayer V, VF+ with toning in crevices. Plate Coin 1242 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1773/2 V-Y, V at lower right on pillars side, rare, ex-Calbetó (Plate). S-P59; KM-unl (45 for type); Cal-unl (Type 109). 26.86 grams. Chunky flan with very bold date above full waves (clear 3/2, missed by Calbetó) with assayer V to right, nearly full cross with bold second assayer V to right, VF with toned fields, holed twice (to either side of pillars). Plate Coin 1247 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1773/2 V-Y, with double Guatemala sun-over-mountains countermark (Type II, 1839) on cross, ex-Calbetó (Plate). Host: S-P59; KM-45; Cal-1157. 26.93 grams. Double-punched VF countermark in top-left quadrant of bold but incomplete cross, bold full date (with clear 3/2, missed by Calbetó) within nearly full pillars, AVF with toned fields on a very chunky flan. Plate Coin 1246 in Calbetó's Compendio de las piezas de ocho reales (1970).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1653 E, •PH• at top, •pomegranate• above cross. S-P37a; KM-18; Cal-1115. 13.46 grams. Full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles, bold •PH•, all three dates and assayers and mintmarks, AVF with lightly toned fields.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1685 VR. S-P40; KM-25; Cal-532. 13.79 grams. Broad thin flan with choice full pillar-tops, bold CAROLVS II, and three assayers despite random flat areas and partial doubling, parts of all three dates visible, lightly tan-toned VF+.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1710 Y, rare, PCGS VF30, ex-Pat Johnson, ex-Karon. S-P43a; KM-30; Cal-1162. 13.4 grams. Full pillars and cross with much crude flatness but two dates and three assayers nonetheless, toned on fields, first example of this date in this denomination we have ever auctioned. Pedigreed to the Pat Johnson and the Paul Karon Collections (both stated on label) and to the Ponterio auction of March 1990, with original lot-tag 395. Please use this link to verify the certification number

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1728 M, ex-Ponte. S-P44; KM-30; Cal-1178. 12.40 grams. Worn (VG) with flat areas but clear date and two assayers nonetheless, toned in crevices, some old marks. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1729 M, rare, ex-Ponte. S-P44; KM-30a; Cal-1179. 13.65 grams. Pillow-shaped flan with sharp-point corners, great full pillars and cross-lions-castles, two bold date and assayers and mintmarks, non-toned XF+. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1730 M, ex-Ponte. S-P44; KM-30a; Cal-1180. 13.71 grams. Odd-shaped flan with very choice full pillars-and-waves, full but off-center cross, two bold dates and assayers, three bold mintmarks, attractively toned XF. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1731 M, rare, ex-Ponte. S-P44; KM-30a; Cal-1181. 13.32 grams. Clear date and assayer despite heavy wear (VG+), most of cross and pillars with toning in crevices. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1732 M, rare, ex-Ponte. S-P44; KM-30a; Cal-1182. 12.61 grams. Full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles with two bold dates and mintmarks, two assayers, toned VF with old bruise below cross. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1732 YA, very rare, ex-Ponte. S-P45; KM-30a; Cal-1183. 13.44 grams. Attractively toned XF with full pillars featuring bold date and denomination, weak but certain assayer, good full cross-lions-castles (off-center). Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1733/2 YA, very rare, ex-Ponte. S-P45; KM-30a; Cal-1184. 13.28 grams. Nearly full pillars and cross-lions-castles, two dates (the 3/2 overdate plainly visible between pillars), one full assayer, king's ordinal V visible, attractively toned XF. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1733 E, retrograde E to right of cross, very rare, ex-Ponte. S-P46; KM-30a; Cal-unl (Type 145). 13.73 grams. Lemon-shaped flan with two sharp points, full but off-center pillars with two dates on that side, the cross well centered but double-struck with very bold full retrograde E to right, non-toned XF. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1734 E, ex-Ponte. S-P46; KM-30a; Cal-1187. 14.20 grams. Choice full cross-lions-castles, the pillars-and-waves full too, with two dates, three mintmarks, attractively toned AU- with somewhat ragged edge (as made). Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1735 E, ex-Ponte. S-P46; KM-30a; Cal-1189. 13.20 grams. Choice full cross-lions-castles and pillars (both well centered), two dates, three mintmarks and assayers, contrastingly toned AXF with parts of edge slightly crude (as made). Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1736 E, ex-Ponte. S-P46; KM-30a; Cal-1190. 13.41 grams. Curiously squarish flan with choice full pillars, full but off-center cross-lions-castles, lightly toned AXF. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1736 E, ex-Ponte. 13.61 grams. Choice full pillars with all details complete (date, denomination, two assayers and mintmarks, also PLV-SVL-TRA), full but slightly off-center cross-lions-castles with second date below and third mintmark and assayer to sides, lightly toned VF+. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1737 E, ex-Ponte. S-P46; KM-30a; Cal-1191. 13.51 grams. Lightly toned AU+ with lustrous in crevices, choice full cross-lions-castles and pillars-and-waves (the latter slightly off-center), curious pimple on edge (as made) that no doubt would have worn off if circulated. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1737 M, ex-Ponte. S-P47; KM-30a; Cal-1192. 13.21 grams. Bold full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles with slight doubling on both sides, all three dates and assayers and mintmarks, toned XF+. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1738/7 M, rare, ex-Ponte. S-P47; KM-unl (30a for type); Cal-unl (Type 145). 13.59 grams. Chunky flan with full cross-lions-castles and pillars, two dates but with 8/7 overdate on cross side only, non-toned XF with some old marks. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1738 M, ex-Ponte. S-P47; KM-30a; Cal-1193. 13.87 grams. Non-toned AU- with good full pillars and cross-lions-castles, two dates, three assayers. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1739 M, ex-Ponte. S-P47; KM-30a; Cal-1196. 13.42 grams. Bold full pillars-and-waves and great full cross-lions-castles (both well centered), two dates, three assayers, VF+ with contrasting toning on fields. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1740 M, ex-Ponte. S-P47; KM-30a; Cal-1197. 13.33 grams. Good full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles (both well centered) with two full dates, three mintmarks, VF with light toning in crevices. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1740 M, ex-Ponte. S-P47; KM-30a; Cal-1197. 12.46 grams. Richly toned AU- with corrosion on part of edge only, choice full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles, three clear dates (rare thus). Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1740 P, ex-Ponte. S-P48; KM-30a; Cal-1198. 13.07 grams. Chunky AU with faint surface porosity and light brown toning, good full cross-lions-castles and pillars-and-waves, two dates and three mintmarks, full assayer P (scarcer than M for this year). Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1741 P, ex-Ponte. S-P48; KM-30a; Cal-1199. 13.42 grams. Frosty Mint State with very bold full pillars and cross-lions-castles (both well centered), two dates and three assayers. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1742 P, ex-Ponte. S-P48; KM-30a; Cal-1200. 13.44 grams. Odd-shaped flan with good but slightly doubled full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles, two dates and three assayers, VF with very light toning, traces of surface oxidation. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1742 P, ex-Ponte. S-P48; KM-30a; Cal-1200. 13.10 grams. Chunky flan with ragged edge (as made), full pillars and cross-lions-castles (the latter slightly off-center), richly toned, traces of faint porosity. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1742 C/P, rare, ex-Ponte. S-P49; KM-30a; Cal-1201. 13.57 grams. Chunky flan with full pillars and cross-lions-castles, two mintmarks and dates and assayers (both with clear C/P), very lightly toned XF+. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1743 C, ex-Ponte. S-P49; KM-30a; Cal-1203. 12.71 grams. Full pillars and cross-lions-castles (the latter slightly off-center) with two dates and assayers, clear PHILI- of king's name, VF with light toning in crevices. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1743 C, ex-Ponte. S-P49; KM-30a; Cal-1203. 13.05 grams. Good full pillars and cross-lions-castles (the latter slightly off-center) with two bold dates, lightly toned XF, typically chunky flan. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1744 C, ex-Ponte. S-P49; KM-30a; Cal-1204. 13.71 grams. Chunky flan with well-centered full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles, two dates and three assayers, AU with traces of black oxidation. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1744 C, ex-Ponte. S-P49; KM-30a; Cal-1204. 13.59 grams. Chunky flan with nearly full cross and pillars, two dates and assayers, non-toned AU-. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1744 C, ex-Ponte. S-P49; KM-30a; Cal-1204. 13.46 grams. Toned AXF with full but softly struck pillars and (off-center) cross, two dates and assayers. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1744 q, ex-Ponte. S-P50; KM-30a; Cal-1205. 13.59 grams. Lightly toned AU on a chunky flan with bold full cross-lions-castles, nearly full pillars, two dates and assayers. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1745/4 q, very rare, ex-Ponte. S-P50; KM-unl (30a for type); Cal-unl (Type 145). 13.05 grams. Very chunky flan with ragged edge (as made), slightly off-center strike with full pillars and cross-lions-castles, two full dates with 5/4 overdate below cross only, lightly toned AU-. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1746 q, ex-Ponte. S-P50; KM-30a; Cal-1208. 13.50 grams. Richly toned AU- on a chunky flan with well-centered full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles, two dates, typical surface roughness on opposing sides. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1747 q, ex-Ponte. S-P50; KM-30a; Cal-1209. 12.82 grams. Very bold full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles set off by contrasting toning, two dates, AXF with light old scratch on cross. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1748 q, ex-Ponte. S-P50a; KM-39; Cal-399. 13.60 grams. Richly toned AU- with full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles, two bold dates and part of a third, all three assayers visible. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1749 q, ex-Ponte. S-P50a; KM-39; Cal-400. 13.57 grams. Non-toned AU on a chunky flan with full cross-lions-castles, full but slightly off-center pillars-and-waves. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1749 q, ex-Ponte. S-P50a; KM-39; Cal-400. 13.38 grams. Chunky oblong flan with 100% full pillars, full but off-center cross-lions-castles enabling (F)ERDIN- of king's name to be visible, bold and richly toned XF+ with two full dates, three assayers. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1750 q, ex-Ponte. S-P50a; KM-39; Cal-401. 13.68 grams. Bold but slightly off-center full cross-lions-castles and pillars, king's ordinal VI in legend, richly toned AU-. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1750 q, ex-Ponte. S-P50a; KM-39; Cal-401. 13.48 grams. Chunky AU with light toning, nearly full cross-lions-castles and pillars, two full dates and assayers. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1750 E/q, ex-Ponte. S-P51; KM-39; Cal-402. 13.46 grams. Squarish flan with ragged edge (as made), choice full pillars-and-waves, slightly off-center full cross-lions-castles, two bold dates and assayers (both with E/q), richly toned AU with beautiful blue luster in crevices. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1750 E/q, ex-Ponte. S-P51; KM-39; Cal-402. 13.25 grams. Choice and well-centered full cross-lions-castles and pillars-and-waves with two dates and three assayers (all showing E/q), richly toned AU with traces of surface porosity. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1750 E, ex-Ponte. S-P51; KM-39; Cal-403. 13.53 grams. Chunky AXF with light toning, bold full cross-lions-castles (off-center) and full but softly struck pillars, three assayers. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1751 q/E, over-assayer on pillars side, ex-Ponte. S-P52; KM-39; Cal-unl (Type 55). 13.50 grams. Chunky VF+ with light toning, full but off-center pillars and cross with two bold dates and assayers (but q/E only on pillars side). Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1751 q/E, over-assayer on cross side, ex-Ponte. S-P52; KM-39; Cal-unl (Type 55). 13.46 grams. Choice full pillars and cross-lions-castles with two bold dates and last digit of third in legend, all three assayers with clear q/E to right of cross, clean q at bottom left on pillars side, and what looks like q/c at top right, richly toned XF+ with traces of surface porosity. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1751 q/E, over-assayer on cross side, ex-Ponte. S-P52; KM-39; Cal-unl (Type 55). 12.09 grams. Very chunky flan with lustrous UNC surfaces (non-toned) but light corrosion near edge, bold full pillars and cross with tiny lions and castles (2R size?), full E/q to right of cross but clear clean-q assayer at top right on pillars side. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1751 q, ex-Ponte. S-P52; KM-39; Cal-405. 13.47 grams. Very bold full pillars-and-waves, full cross with weak sides, two dates, faintly toned AU- on a chunky flan. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1752 q, ex-Ponte. S-P52; KM-39; Cal-406. 13.50 grams. Choice full cross-lions-castles and pillars-and-waves (both well centered), with two dates and assayers, three mintmarks, very lightly toned XF. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1753 q, ex-Ponte. S-P52; KM-39; Cal-407. 13.78 grams. Squarish chunky flan with full pillars and cross (the latter off-center), two full dates and three assayers, silvery AVF with just a couple spots of dark toning. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1753 q, ex-Ponte. S-P52; KM-39; Cal-407. 13.61 grams. Deeply toned XF+ with full pillars, most of cross, two full dates, three full assayers, chunky flan. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1753 C/q, rare, ex-Ponte. S-P53; KM-39; Cal-unl (Type 55). 15.36 grams. Broad flan (overweight) with full pillars and nearly full cross, two bold dates, two assayers with C/q to right of cross only, VF with light uneven toning, small edge-split, traces of surface porosity. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1754 C+q, ex-Ponte. S-P53; KM-39; Cal-410. 13.61 grams. Bold full pillars-and-waves, messily doubled cross, still with two full dates and three clear assayers (C at top right, q at bottom left, and C to right of cross), lightly toned AU+ with traces of golden luster in crevices. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1754 C+q, ex-Ponte. S-P53; KM-39; Cal-410. 13.41 grams. Chunky oblong flan with two bold full dates, slightly off-center full pillars and cross-lions-castles, bold (P)OTO(SI) and part of king's name in legends, three assayers (C at top right, q at bottom left, and C to right of cross), lightly toned XF. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1754 C+q, ex-Ponte. S-P53; KM-39; Cal-410. 13.41 grams. Triangular flan with ragged edge (as made), nearly full pillars (one full) and cross, two dates and assayers (clear C to right of cross and q at bottom left on pillars side), lightly toned XF with very faint traces of surface porosity. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1754 C+q. S-P53; KM-39; Cal-410. 13.53 grams. Full but softly struck pillars and cross on chunky flan with parts of two dates and two assayers (C to right of cross, q at bottom left of date on pillars side), silvery AVF with incipient toning.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1755 q, ex-Ponte. S-P54; KM-39; Cal-412. 13.20 grams. Frosty UNC with luster in crevices but traces of porosity on high points, full pillars and nearly full cross, two full dates and assayers, chunky flan. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1756 q, ex-Ponte. S-P54; KM-39; Cal-413. 13.64 grams. Very thick chunky flan (small diameter) with well-centered full cross, nearly full pillars, two dates, VF+ with toning in crevices. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1758 q, ex-Ponte. S-P54; KM-39; Cal-415. 13.42 grams. Chunky oblong flan with one sharp point, nearly full cross and pillars, VF. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1759 q, ex-Ponte. S-P54; KM-39; Cal-416. 13.19 grams. Chunky odd-shaped flan with blunted points, bold full date and denomination between well-centered pillars, most of cross with bold mintmark to left, XF with traces of toning. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1760 V-Y-V, ex-Ponte. S-P57; KM-44; Cal-904. 13.28 grams. Very bold date between nearly full pillars (traces of V and Y at top left and bottom right), good full cross-lions-castles with traces of second date below and third assayer (V) to right, lightly toned VF. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1761 V-Y-V, ex-Ponte. S-P57; KM-44; Cal-905. 13.58 grams. Exceptionally bold full pillars and cross-lions-castles (the latter off-center) with all three assayers visible, two bold dates, part of king's name, chunky XF with contrasting toning. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1762 V-Y-V, ex-Ponte. S-P57; KM-44; Cal-906. 13.28 grams. Chunky VF+ with light toning, well-centered full pillars and cross-lions-castles, two dates. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1763 V-Y-V, ex-Ponte. S-P57; KM-44; Cal-907. 13.26 grams. Full pillars with bold date, full cross-lions-castles with second date below, all three assayers clear, chunky VF with part of edge crude (as made). Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1764 V-(Y), ex-Ponte. S-P57; KM-44; Cal-908. 13.18 grams. Very thick and chunky flan with both dates exceptionally bold (full pillars, cross off-center), well-toned VF with old scuff on cross. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1765 V-Y, ex-Ponte. S-P57; KM-44; Cal-909. 13.38 grams. Chunky XF+ with bold full pillars-and-waves, nearly full cross-lions-castles (off-center), two full dates, unevenly toned. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1766 (V)-Y, ex-Ponte. S-P57; KM-44; Cal-910. 13.33 grams. High grade (AU- with luster) but the pillars side a bit softly struck (the cross very bold), with bold full date showing a very clear re-punching of the final digit 6 (looks at first like 6/5, but the bottom more curved than tailed), second date (clean) below cross. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1766 V-Y-V, ex-Ponte. S-P57; KM-44; Cal-910. 13.39 grams. Broad, odd-shaped flan with 100% full pillars featuring bold date and bottoms of 66 in legend, full cross-lions-castles, both denominations very bold, all three assayers, attractively toned AXF. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1766 V-(Y), ex-Ponte. S-P57; KM-44; Cal-910. 13.49 grams. Richly toned XF with bold full pillars and cross-lions-castles, two dates, slight surface roughness on opposing sides (as made). Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1767 V-Y, ex-Ponte. S-P57; KM-44; Cal-911. 13.50 grams. Chunky flan with well-centered full pillars, bold but off-center cross, two full dates, lightly toned XF+ with slight surface roughness on opposing sides (as made). Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1768 (V-Y), ex-Ponte. S-P57; KM-44; Cal-912. 13.85 grams. Chunky flan with crude strike but full date and half of another, AXF with areas of vivid rainbow toning in crevices, much less common date than 1761-67 (for whatever reason). Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1769 (V-Y), ex-Ponte. S-P57; KM-44; Cal-913. 13.56 grams. Chunky flan with bold cross-lions-castles (nearly full, slightly off-center), bold date between pillars, unevenly toned VF+, a but less common than 1761-67. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1770/69 V-Y, rare, ex-Ponte. S-P57; KM-unl (44 for type); Cal-unl (Type 71). 13.02 grams. Chunky AVF with full cross-lions-castles, slightly off-center pillars with full date exhibiting a very clear 70/69, lightly toned. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1770/69 V-(Y), rare, ex-Ponte. S-P57; KM-unl (44 for type); Cal-unl (Type 71). 13.33 grams. Attractively toned VF+ on a chunky flan with bold full pillars and nearly full cross-lions-castles, two dates, the 770 between pillars with clear 7/6 but only a faint tail of a 9 under the 0. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1771/0 V-(Y)-V, rare, ex-Ponte. S-P59; KM-44; Cal-915. 13.16 grams. Lightly toned AVF with 771/0 between full pillars, bold second assayer V to right of off-center cross, chunky flan as usual. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1772 (V)-Y, assayer Y at bottom right, rare, ex-Ponte. S-P59; KM-unl (44 for type); Cal-unl (Type 71). 13.22 grams. Very chunky but nicely toned VF+ with sharp point, oversized cross with date below, second date between full pillars with most of Y to right (known for 1771 as well). Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1773 V-(Y), rare final date of cobs, ex-Ponte. S-P59; KM-44; Cal-920. 13.47 grams. Chunky but choice (AU with light toning), the typically oversized cross-lions-castles unusually well centered, nearly full pillars with bold date and assayer V, traces of faint surface porosity. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1773 V-(Y), rare final date of cobs, ex-Ponte. S-P59; KM-44; Cal-920. 13.36 grams. Very chunky XF with vivid rainbow toning all over, bold date, oversized cross. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1773 V-(Y), rare final date of cobs, ex-Ponte. S-P59; KM-44; Cal-920. 13.29 grams. Full date between pillars, most of oversized cross-lions-castles, non-toned AXF. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 2 reales, 1654 E, •PH• at top, denomination above cross. 6.05 grams. Broad flan with choice full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles, two dates and mintmarks, all three assayers, AXF with toning on fields, flat area in periphery.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 2 reales Royal (galano), 1728 M, extremely rare. S-P44; KM-unl; Cal-849. 6.28 grams. Full and well-centered interior details but practically no legend except for the bottom of the 8 of third date, the cross slightly doubled, attractively toned Fine with expertly repaired hole at top (medallic alignment), the only example of this date known to us and one of only a handful known for the entire type (a type that is not even listed in KM). Pedigreed to Sedwick Auction 18 (lot 772).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 2 reales, 1770 (V-Y). S-P57; KM-43; Cal-698. 6.75 grams. Chunky teardrop shape with sharp point, two bold dates, attractively toned VF, scarce this nice.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob ½ real Royal (galano), 1741, unique. S-P48; KM-unl (R27a for type); Cal-unl (Type 56). 1.42 grams. Full and well-centered cross-lions-castles with hole at top, off-center monogram with bold full date above the hole, perfectly round VF with uneven toning, first and only example we have ever seen or heard of.