Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1768 V-Y, ex-Bir. S-P57; KM-45; Cal-1145. 26.21 grams. VF+, crude, chunky, squarish flan with very bold cross-lions-castles and one full pillar, two drilled holes near top of cross and spots of reddish encrustation. Pedigreed to the Mark Bir collection (Sedwick Auction 8, with original lot-tag 1502) with his tag.
($125-200)