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811. Lot of 2 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayers
P and T, one a Sellschopp Plate Coin. KM-19a. 52.52 grams total.
The assayer-T coin has a very nice full shield, full but slightly doubled
cross, attractive toning, AVF; the assayer-P coin is holed, with full
shield and cross (the latter off-center), richly toned Fine, with desir-
able pedigree. The assayer-P coin is Plate Coin #443 in Sellschopp’s Las
Acuñaciones de las Cecas de Lima, La Plata y Potosí (1971), and is
pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of June 1994, with original lot-tag #139.
SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $200-$300.

815. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)29T, rotated legend
(date at 3 o’clock), denomination o-VIII, heavy-dot borders.
S-P26; KM-19a; CT-470. 27.19 grams. Oddly diamond-shaped flan with
choice full shield and cross enhanced by contrasting toning, bold P-T,
full 9 of date placed 90 degrees clockwise from normal, attractive VF
with black spot at bottom of shield. Estimate: $300-$450.

812. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1)627T, quadrants of
cross transposed, rare. S-P24; KM-19a; CT-466, 467. 26.73 grams. Thick,
roundish flan with nice full shield and cross, bold date and denomina-
tion, problem-free VF with very light toning. Estimate: $250-$375.

816. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 16(29)T, fine-dot borders.
S-P26; KM-19a; CT-470. 26.06 grams. Full but lightly struck shield and
cross, bold assayer, much legend but date incomplete due to doubling,
lightly toned XF. Estimate: $200-$300.

813. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P/T
(1628). S-P25; KM-19a; CT-469. 27.00 grams. High grade (choice XF,
probably from the ca.-1629 “Panama hoard”), with great full shield and
cross (well struck, minimally doubled), full P-P/T and denomination
O-VIII. Estimate: $150-$225.

817. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1629(T), denomination
•8•, fine-dot borders. S-P26; KM-19a; CT-470. 27.20 grams. Somewhat
crude, with flat spots and minor porosity but technically no worse than
AVF and with most of shield and cross visible, full denomination and
clear bottom half of date, no toning. Estimate: $175-$250.

814. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1629T/P, ex-”Panama Consign to our LIVE FLOOR Auction #18
hoard,” denomination •8•, heavy-dot borders. S-P25; KM-19a. October, 2015
26.58 grams. Choice full crown, full but slightly doubled shield and
cross, full P-T/P and denomination, very clear and full 9 of date, typi-
cal VF with orange sediment on fields. From the ca.-1629 “Panama
hoard.” Estimate: $200-$300.
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