771. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd 774. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd period).
S-P10; KM-5.1; CT-158. 27.10 grams. Choice full shield and cross and nearly full crown and legends, AXF with beautiful toning on fields, but with natural crack that extends past the middle of the planchet. Estimate: $200-$300.
period, crude style). S-P10; KM-5.1; CT-158. 27.41 grams. Choice bold
details, including nearly full legends and crown, but all a bit doubled, with attractively toned fields, VF, minor edge-split, distinctive style of lions and castles. (Note: Paoletti calls this type Group B8 and places it within what we consider 5th period, possibly due to its box-like borders, but commas in the legends indicate an earlier period to us.) Estimate: $250-$375.
772. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd period). S-P10; KM-5.1; CT-158. 27.21 grams. Full cross and crown and shield but with some weak spots due to uneven thickness, some bold legend, AVF with toning around details, natural edge-crack. Estimate: $200-$300.
775. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd period, crude style).
S-P10; KM-5.1; CT-158. 27.14 grams. Full but slightly doubled shield and cross, full P-B and nearly full crown of a distinctively smaller style, VF+ with decent toning, minor natural edgesplits. (Note: The time placement of this type, with distinctive lions and castles, is in dispute, for Paoletti calls it Group B8 within what we consider 5th period, possibly due to its box-like borders, but commas in the legends indicate an earlier period to us.) Estimate: $150-$225.
773. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd
period). S-P10; KM-5.1; CT-158. 27.39 grams. Full but lightly struck shield and cross, the legends and P-B bolder, problem-free VF with toning around details. Estimate: $200-$300.
776. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer A. S-P11; KM-5.1; CT-157. 27.25 grams. Broad
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flan with room for legends but the peripheries mostly flat, the shield and cross attractively complete but slightly doubled, bold P-A, nicely toned XF. Estimate: $350-$500.
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