Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1656E, PH at top, NGC XF 45, finest known in NGC census.S-P37a; KM-21; Cal-Type 335.27.05 grams.Somewhat chunky for the period, with bold full pillars-and-waves and full but less-bold cross (both slightly doubled), all three dates and mintmarks and assayers plus king's ordinal IIII, lightly toned all over, currently the best of four entries at NGC.Pedigreed to the Arturo Rosenheim collection.
($350-500)