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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 8227915, member: 110226&quot;]Here&#039;s one more 8 reales cob.</p><p><br /></p><p>Due to a debasement scandal at the Potosi Mint, cobs struck in the 1630s and particularly the 1640s to 1651 were countermarked and devalued to 7 1/2 reales by the Crown.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are a number of different countermarks.&nbsp; This example, a cob of 1651, assayer E, has the crown in a beaded circle countermark on the shield side, bold and in the middle.</p><p><br /></p><p>1652 saw the introduction of a totally new design, replacing the shield with a pillars and waves design, a design that remained until the last year of cob production for the Potosi mint in 1773.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is KM C19.15 (rare).</p><p><br /></p><p>26.4 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1446126[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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