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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal, 1657E, pomegranate with leaves at top, 3-digit date between pil

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Cobs - Potosi Silver Start Price:2,800.00 USD Estimated At:3,500.00 - 5,000.00 USD
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal, 1657E, pomegranate with leaves at top, 3-digit date between pil
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal, 1657E, pomegranate with leaves at top, 3-digit date between pillars. Lazaro-154 (same dies); S-P37a; KM-R21. 26.5 grams. Typically choice, full details all over (including full legends), evenly struck on a perfectly round flan, VF+ with lightly toned fields, holed (as usual) at top of cross. Interestingly, like almost all the Royals of this date (with the exception of one with a dot instead), this coin shows a pomegranate between the tops of the pillars (this particular die with leaves flanking the pomegranate), as opposed to the PH that is seen instead on all 1653-1656 and some 1657. Also, the "main" date between the pillars is 657, which sets it apart from all the regular issues and about half the Royals.