Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E Transitional Type VII/A, Mastalir Plate Coin.S-P37; KM-A20.7; Cal-1496.10.65 grams.Thin and rather underweight from corrosion yet with clear pillars and bold full shield (both with full crown above), lightly toned all over.Plate Coin #VII.1-A.aa (6) 2 on page 161 of Mastalir's book The Great Transition at the Potosi Mint 1649-1653: The 1652 Transitional 8 Reales (2015), and pedigreed to our Auction 20, with original lot-tag #1783, with original Herman Moro certificate.Recovered from: 1652 Transitionals
Estimate: 150-225 USD