Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayer Q/C, rare, ex-"Americas." S-P17; KM-8. 6.8 grams. Choice and well-toned VF with bold full shield and cross, clear Q/C assayer, king's ordinal III. This coin and the previous lot were the "discovery coins" for this assayer C as announced by Louis Hudson in the early 1980s, as documented on three of his tags (a photocopy of which accompanies this lot). Pedigreed to the "Americas" collection (Kagin's auction of August 1983, lot #1112).
($150-225)