Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (5th period), borders of x's on both sides, NGC MS 61, finest known in NGC census. S-P14; KM-5.5; Cal-672. 27.33 grams. Lustrous and devoid of wear, broad flan with full interior details (trifle doubled) and most of legends and crown, prominent borders of x's, minor flan-cracks, the finest of just three in the NGC census but also the highest grade we have seen for this issue.
($300-450)