^Lot 736 Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer C under erasure, rare, ex-Karon (Ponterio).

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer C under erasure, rare, ex-Karon (Ponterio). S-P5; KM-5.1; Cal-671. 26.87 grams. Nice full shield with bold P-erasure-C and denomination o-VIII, full but slightly doubled cross, nearly full crown and some legend, lightly toned VF+ with two small holes flanking an edge-crack, die-match with Sellschopp 141 / Paoletti 59 (once believed to be La Plata), desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Paul Karon Collection (Ponterio auction of March 17, 1990, lot 8).