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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 25843986, member: 110226&quot;]My contribution for the year 1712 is a very crude coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Viceroy of Peru, Potosi, 8 reales, (1)712 Y (Diego de Ybarbouru).</b></p><p><b>KM 31</b></p><p><b>26.66 grams</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1647691[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><br /></p><p>This is a very typical example for this date and for the period to about 1725 when the quality improved somewhat.&nbsp; The intent behind the minting of this coin was to produce coinage rapidly, as Philip V needed a flow of money to pay for the Spanish War of Succession, which had another two years to run.&nbsp; Crude flans and dies were the norm, along with sloppy minting.&nbsp; This coin is actually pretty decently centered on a typically uneven flan.&nbsp; The full date&quot;712&quot; is visible, albeit mushy, and a partial date can be seen on the reverse at six o&#039;clock.</p><p><br /></p><p>Grading these coins is quite problematic.&nbsp; Given the crudeness the coin could be described as a nearly as struck Fine.&nbsp; Many of these coins probably had no better than VG details coming from the mint.&nbsp; That is why bold, pleasing, well struck examples command considerable premiums.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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