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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E transitional Type VII/A, Mastalir Plate Coin.S-P37; KM-A20.7; Cal-1496.16.22 grams.Deeply toned and thin from corrosion but with choice full pillars showing full crown above bold HP monogram, dot-P to left and dot-E to right above first line and E-52-P below second line, clear 1652 date in legend, off-center and slightly doubled shield with crown above, dot-A-P-8 to left and dot-O-E-52 to right, in fact one of only two examples known of this die variety (Die 5) with two different styles of lion (one in each quadrant).Plate Coin #VII.a-A.aa(5)2 on p. 160 of Roberto Mastalir's book The Great Transition at the Potosi Mint 1649-1653: The 1652 Transitional 8 Reales (2015), pedigreed to our Auction 20, with original lot-tag #884.Recovered from: 1652 Transitionals

Estimate: 400-600 USD