Bolivia 1679-P C real

Aureo y Calicó sale 422, lot 2688

This specimen was lot 2688 in Aureo y Calicó sale 422 (Barcelona, December 2023), where it sold for 95 € (about US$123 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "1679. Carlos II. Potosí. C. 1 real. MBC- [about very fine]." This type, struck 1667-1701, is probably the most common one real cob. It is the only one that can be collected by date. This example shows corrosion (most do), which likely accounts for this specimen's light weight. Assayer Cejas stamped coins only in 1679.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a more available date.

Specifications: 3.38 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 2,09 g.

Catalog reference: KM 23, AC. 268, Cayón-7216.

Sources:

• Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, 2 volumes, 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 Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
• 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]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta 422: Subasta Numismatica, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2023.

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• 1674 real
• 1679-V real
• 1679 2 reales
• 1679 4 reales
• 1679 8 reales
• 1684 real
• Coins and currency dated 1679
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