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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1646P/T, struck with 1R cross-side die, extremely rare, Dym Plate Coin. Janson-15.26.6; S-P33; KM-14a. 4.51 grams. With very bold and full date and P-P (and fairly clear P/T), this is the original discovery piece for proving the activity of assayer P (Peralta) in 1646-7, as it was featured in an article by Kurt Dym 23 years ago, and only a small handful of P specimens in other denominations have come to light since then (note that description for the 1R specimen in our Auction #10 mistakenly refers to this Dym specimen as a 1R). It is a very distinctive coin, oddly shaped and with "in between" weight (possibly due to copper content, which is why most of the assayer-P coins ended up being recalled and melted), also with reverse struck from a 1R die (hence the clear date), choice full shield and cross and lovely rich toning, VF for grade, with minor edge-split. A very important small cob that will surely end up in another sophisticated collection now. Plate Coin in the article "Los Ensayadores de la Ceca de Potosi al Tiempo del Gran Engano, 1645-1648," by Kurt Dym in issue #87 of Cuadernos numismatica (1993). ($1000-2000)