Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal, 1652E, Transitional Type V/A, very rare. S-P37; KM-RA20.5; CT-404. 26.55 grams. Perfectly round and evenly struck with full legends (including an impressively bold 1652 date) and inner details (slight weakness in centers), elegantly toned VF with hole at bottom of shield, die-match with Lazaro #128 but not pictured in Mastalir.
($4000-6000)