Watch List notes:

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1653 E, dot-PH-dot at top, four-digit date below cross, NGC AU 58, finest known in NGC census. S-P37a; KM-21; Cal-1504. 26.66 grams. Beautifully toned and with choice high points, including two dates and part of a third (the one below the cross being the scarce variety in four digits, more typical of Royals for this date), crown and PH at top of pillars and crown and pomegranate above the full cross, but also some flat spots, overall quite attractive with natural, unmolested surfaces. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of June 1993, with original lot-tag 710.
($500-750)