Bolivia 1680-P V real
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This specimen was lot 45756 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2026), where it sold for $264. The catalog description[1] noted, "BOLIVIA. Cob Real, 1680-P V. Potosi Mint. Charles II. PCGS VF-20." This type, struck 1667-1701, is probably the most common one real cob. It is the only one that can be collected by date. Assayer de Villar stamped coins 1679-97; issues after 1684 used a "VR" monogram.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.38 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 3.61 g.
Catalog reference: Cayón-7219, KM-23; Cal-270.
- Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, vol. 2, Madrid: Cayón-Jano S.L., 2005.
- Calicó, Xavier, Numismática Española: Catálogo General con Precios de Todas las Monedas Españolas Acuñadas desde Los Reyes Católicos Hasta Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Menzel, Sewall, Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins, New York: The American Numismatic Society, 2004.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2026 NYINC Showcase Auction, Ancient and World Coins, featuring the Kazmier Wysocki Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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