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17th Cent, Potosí macuquina 8 reales
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
BOLIVIA - COLONIAL |
| Item Description: |
8R 1657P E Espinola Collection (27.60g) |
| Full Grade: |
NGC VF Details |
| Owner: |
jgenn |
Owner Comments:
This Spanish colonial 8 reales macuquina, also know as a cob, is from the Potosí mint in Alto Perú (Upper Peru), which would be renamed Bolivia in honor of the general and political leader Simón Bolívar. So this coin represents an important type of hammered coinage and is a stand-in for the nation of Bolivia.