Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1721Y, ex-Murray. S-P43a; KM-31; CT-881. 26.82 grams. Thick flan but not as chunky as later dates and with more legend (this with full and bold POTOSI), very minor doubling and typically holed at the top of the pillars, bold VF with deeply toned fields, high-point abrasions, die-match with Lazaro #268 (R2 rarity). Pedigreed to the Glenn Murray collection.
($2000-3000)