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399. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1652E Transitional, McLean Type II, rotated 4’s for denomination, rare. S-P37; KM-B18;
CT-734. 13.40 grams. Choice specimen with minimal surface corrosion and nice toning, bold full pillars and cross, minor doubling, very solid
and attractive. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of April 1999, with original lot-tag #245 and generic certificate from the salvagers. Estimate:
$750-$1,100.

Pillars-and-waves

400. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E, 1-PH-6 at top,
post-transitional (Transitional Type VIII/B). S-P37a; KM-21;
CT-434. 22.32 grams. Choice full pillars-and-waves, full but slightly off-
center cross, traces of doubling and surface corrosion, light toning and
sediment in crevices, two dates and assayers, three mintmarks. Pedigreed
to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $250-$375.

401. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E, 1-PH-6 at top,
post-transitional (Transitional Type VIII/B). S-P37a; KM-21;
CT-434. 23.87 grams. Solid coin with minimal surface corrosion, deep
toning and sediment on fields setting off the bold details, which include
full pillars-and-waves, doubled cross, three dates, peripheral flatness.
Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $250-$375.

402. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E, 1-PH-6 at top, post-transitional (Transitional Type VIII/B). S-P37a; KM-21; CT-434.
22.88 grams. Broad flan with very light surface corrosion, toned all over, full pillars-and-waves and cross (the latter doubled), two dates, edge-
split. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $200-$300.

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