Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1629 T), denomination 8, heavy-dot borders, mounted cross-side out in thick silver bezel with 14K gold prongs and shackle bail. 43.44 grams total. Bold full cross and nearly full shield, both slightly doubled, lightly toned AU with edge-crack, mounted with cross rotated 90 degrees clockwise to fit the vertical oval-shaped bezel (the edge probably lightly rounded to fit), bottom of 162 of date visible but known to be 1629 because of heavy-dot borders combined with Arabic-8 denomination (as opposed to VIII). With photo-certificate.
($250-375)