Cartagena, Colombia, cob 8 reales, assayer not visible (E ) below mintmark ( R)N to left (late 1620s), NGC AU 55. Restrepo-M45.3; S-C3; KM-3.4; Cal-Type 298. 27.49 grams. Broad flan with peripheral flatness but nice centers including top half of shield and nearly full cross-lions-castles, trace of N of mintmark to left and denomination VIII vertically to right. NGC #4771288-001.
($800-$1,200)