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767. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (2nd pe- 768. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (2nd
riod), “Great Module.” S-P6; KM-5.1. 26.94 grams. Attractively toned period), “Great Module.” S-P6; KM-5.1. 27.27 grams. Typically broad
VF+ with choice full shield and cross, nearly full crown and legends flan with choice full crown, full legends, full but partially weak shield
(very minor doubling), slight surface porosity. Estimate: $250-$375. and cross, bold P-B, nicely toned VF. Estimate: $350-$500.

769. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer C below erasure, very rare. S-P5; KM-5.1; CT-136 (under La Plata). 27.03 grams.
Choice full shield with bold P-erasure-C and denomination o-VIII, choice full cross-lions-castles and tressure, broad flan with room for legend
but mostly flat in the peripheries, beautifully toned VF, a traditional rarity that was claimed by Sellschopp to be struck in La Plata (an error
that still persists in lesser catalogs today). Note: This coin shows very clearly that the erasure between the assayer and the mintmark was at
least partially a B. Estimate: $3,000-up.

770. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd
period). S-P10; KM-5.1; CT-158. 27.14 grams. Bold (nearly full) legends
with unusual space between H and I in HISPANIARVM, good crown,
full but weaker shield and cross, tiny assayer B (probably meant for a
smaller denomination) with broken bottom (looks like an R), toned
Fine+ with natural edge-split. Estimate: $200-$300.

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