Silver Reales Cob

Very Rare 1643-1648 Bolivia Potosi / 1 Real Cob Assayer P/TR Pedro Trevino

Very Rare 1643-1648 Bolivia Potosi / 1 Real Cob Assayer P/TR Pedro Trevino
Very Rare 1643-1648 Bolivia Potosi / 1 Real Cob Assayer P/TR Pedro Trevino
Very Rare 1643-1648 Bolivia Potosi / 1 Real Cob Assayer P/TR Pedro Trevino
Very Rare 1643-1648 Bolivia Potosi / 1 Real Cob Assayer P/TR Pedro Trevino
Very Rare 1643-1648 Bolivia Potosi / 1 Real Cob Assayer P/TR Pedro Trevino
Very Rare 1643-1648 Bolivia Potosi / 1 Real Cob Assayer P/TR Pedro Trevino
Very Rare 1643-1648 Bolivia Potosi / 1 Real Cob Assayer P/TR Pedro Trevino
Very Rare 1643-1648 Bolivia Potosi / 1 Real Cob Assayer P/TR Pedro Trevino
Very Rare 1643-1648 Bolivia Potosi / 1 Real Cob Assayer P/TR Pedro Trevino
Very Rare 1643-1648 Bolivia Potosi / 1 Real Cob Assayer P/TR Pedro Trevino
Very Rare 1643-1648 Bolivia Potosi / 1 Real Cob Assayer P/TR Pedro Trevino
Very Rare 1643-1648 Bolivia Potosi / 1 Real Cob Assayer P/TR Pedro Trevino

Very Rare 1643-1648 Bolivia Potosi / 1 Real Cob Assayer P/TR Pedro Trevino
Multiple Mints in Spain were making all denominations of Reales. Assayers in Spain were supervising the heating and hammering of planchets from New World large Silver Bars from their colonies of Peru, Bolivia, Mexico, etc. The Assistant Assayers were in training at these Spanish Mints before being sent to the various New World Mints to supervise the minting of cobs from the mined silver deposits. Offered is this slabbed Bolivia One Real Silver Cob. It is a sea salvage coin with sea salt damage at. 5:00 on the shield side.. At 9:00 is the letters T/R for the assayer Pedro Trevino who was at the Potosi Mint from 1636 to 1648 with three different varieties or styles. Sedwick's Practical Book of Cobs lists this P-29 variety as RARE. This one real cob weighs 2.1 grams and is the size of a US dime..

The obverse has a sharp Hapsburg Shield. The reverse has the castles and lions in their correct positions.

The cross on the reverse is a Greek Cross and was found on the reverse of New World Mints at Potosi Bolivia and early coins minted at Lima Peru. This silver one real cob is listed with No Reserve. This item is in the category "Coins & Paper Money\Coins: World\South America\Bolivia". The seller is "raymarcompany99" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Bolivia
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Grade: Ungraded
  • Year: 1643-1648
  • Composition: Silver
  • KM Number: None

Very Rare 1643-1648 Bolivia Potosi / 1 Real Cob Assayer P/TR Pedro Trevino