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1657 - 8 Reales Coin Potosi Mint

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1657 - 8 Reales Coin Potosi Mint (coin front)
1657 - 8 Reales Coin Potosi Mint (coin back)
Value
8
Monetary System
Reales
Monetary Type
Collectors Coin
Circulation Date
1657
Legal Tender
No
Material
Silver
Printer / Manufacturer
Potosi Coin Mint
Other Details
Display piece with special mintage

This coin was produced in Potosí with the new design since 1652. In that year there are unique designs known as transitional dies, which adapted the currency again to the pillar design.

From 1652 until 1773, all the coins minted in Potosí were produced as hammered coinage with pillar design.

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