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Cobs

1038. Panama, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer oB to right, mintmark AP above denomination II to left, very rare. S-AP4;
KM-3.3; CT-506. 6.73 grams. Nicely toned VF with good full shield, doubled full cross, much bold legend, very bold mintmark and assayer. Die
match with Proctor 2R.1B. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

1039. Panama, cob 1/2 real, Philip II, assayer P to right, assayer M below, mintmark AP to left of monogram, very rare,
unrecorded die combination. S-AP1; KM-1; CT-720. 1.56 grams. Lightly toned XF with minor surface porosity, good full cross (with small lions)
and monogram and crown, bold mintmark and assayer P (the M very weak), broad flan with lots of legend. Very few of these dual-assayer 1/2R
are known, and this specimen does not match the die combinations of any of the three listed and shown in Proctor. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

Colombia

1040. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 1/2 real, Philip IV, dated (16)(?)2, assayer not visible, quadrants of cross transposed, Restrepo
Plate Coin. Restrepo-M16.12; KM-8. 1.74 grams. Good full monogram and cross, the former with -PVS of king’s name below and the latter with
full 2 of date at 11 o’clock, typically small and thick, richly toned VF+. Plate Coin in Restrepo’s Coins of Colombia (2012). Estimate: $100-$150.

1041. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 1/2 real, Philip IV, assayer not visible, quadrants of cross transposed. Restrepo-M16.12; KM-8. 1.69
grams. Very off-center monogram with bold full king’s ordinal as a result (rare thus), well-centered (nearly full) cross, AVF. Estimate: $100-$150.

1042. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 1/2 real, Philip IV, assayer not visible. Restrepo-M16.12; KM-8. 1.70 grams. Good full cross and mono-
gram, AVF with light surface porosity but contrastingly toned, somewhat rare with lions and castles in proper quadrants (possibly Cartagena
mint). Estimate: $100-$150.

1043. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 1/2 real, Charles II, no assayer, dot below monogram, rare. Restrepo-M16.12; KM-A8. 1.94 grams.
Atypically broad, squarish flan with full monogram over a single dot, (CARO)LV(S) in legend, nearly full cross with lions and castles in proper
quadrants, AVF. Estimate: $70-$100.
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