^Lot 636 Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1657 E, pomegranate above cross, PCGS XF details / hol

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1657 E, pomegranate above cross, PCGS XF details / holed. S-P37a; KM-R21; Cal-1419. 25.60 grams. The date 1657, being the very end of all the transitional experimentation that started in 1652, is characterized by lots of variation in its 8R Royals, enabling Lazaro to find seven different varieties (with multiple examples of each), this one (die-match with Lazaro #154 ([R3]) noteworthy for its complete pomegranate with flanking leaves between the tops of the pillars, with choice full details (including legends) on a broad, round flan with practically no doubling or weak strike, richly toned, holed outside the right end of the cross. PCGS #35342265.