BOLIVIA, Colonial (as Alto Perú). Felipe IV. King of Spain, 1621-1665. AR 8 Reales (37mm, 26.75 g, 11h). Royal presentation strike. Cob type. Potosí mint. Dated 1654 P. Good VF.

CNG Feature Auction 127
Lot: 720.
Closing Date: Sep 18 2024 11:00 ET

World, Silver

Estimate: $ 3 000

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BOLIVIA, Colonial (as Alto Perú). Felipe IV. King of Spain, 1621-1665. AR 8 Reales (37mm, 26.75 g, 11h). Royal presentation strike. Cob type. Potosí mint. Dated 1654 P. Coat-of-arms / Crowned Pillars of Hercules set on ocean waves. Menzel Po-279; ME 6567; Calicó y Trigo 413; KM R21. Toned, holed, a few scratches. Good VF. A rare royal presentation piece.

From the Gerald F. Borrmann (Northern California Gentleman) Collection. Ex Patrick H.C. Tan Collection (Triton XIV, 4 January 2011), lot 1464; Heritage 458 (6 January 2008), lot 50281.

Many assayers at the Spanish crown’s new world mints struck “royal” or “presentation” pieces. Particular care was taken in the striking of these coins, which generally exhibit full or nearly full legends and careful, well-centered strikes. Often found holed, these coins, “...give an idea of what the mints were actually capable of doing when they devoted the necessary effort to minting full-design, high-quality cob coins” (Menzel p. 31)

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 127 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 17-18 September 2024. This lot is in Session Three, which will begin 18 September at 9 AM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.

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