Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1651 E, rare, ex-Mastalir (Plate Coin). S-P36; KM-12b; Cal-746. 3.50 grams. Holed VF with choice full and bold date, nice complete cross, patchy dark surfaces. Pedigreed to the Robert Mastalir collection, plated on page 255 of his 2021 book The Great Transition at the Potosi Mint 1649-1652 / The 1649-1652 Crowned Shield Coinage and the Countermarks of 1652 / Part A: The 1649-1652 Crowned Shield Coinage.
($100-150)