Rare 1598-1602 Bolivia One Real Cob / Potosi Assayer B: Ballesteros

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Rare 1598-1602 Bolivia One Real Cob / Potosi Assayer B: Ballesteros :
$99.50

Offered is this rare slabbedJuan Ballesteros silverone real cob that is not a shipwreck coin. The coin was minted between 1598 and 1602 and sharply struck on both sides. TheB for assayer Juan Ballesteroscan be seen in the upperleft corner at the front under the P for PotosiMint .
The coin was minted in Bolivia at the Potosi Mint.. The obverse has theHapsburg Shielddesign. The reverse has a Greek Cross. Weight is 3.1 grams and is 21mm or about the same size as a U.S. Nickel. It is nicely centered with a full shield and fullcross. .
PROFESSIONALLY ATTRIBUTED COINS:This cob has been slabbed and attributedby a company that is not one of \'s official Big 4 certification andgrading companies.The coin was given the VF gradebased on thecondition of both sides, the sharp details, ability to date the coin because of the Assayer\'s B initial, and today\'s modern grading standards..
The Spanish kept very good records of the Assayers that worked in their mints in the New World. The Assayer tested for the silverpurity of the blanks or cobs to be sure it was in the purity range of 92% to 98% ( with impurities being copper or platinum) and weighed the coin after it was handstruck clipping off any excess silver. The official weight of an Eight Reales silver cob was 27.47 grams. The reference bookslist the name of the Assayers, theperiodof years that they served the king, and the mintmark initial that each man used on the coins during his stay athis specificmint. Dates were added to Mexico coins in 1607 and to Potosi coins in 1617.This information goes back for500 years. Coins carry a date, different cross designs, different crests or shield designs for each current king, different placements of the legend, and of course the mintmark which all can help determine when, where, and howthe coin was minted.
ThisOne Realsilver cob is listed with . It is sold with a30 day return privilege if returned in same condition as received. A $5.95 Priority Mail shippingwith a signaturetracking number will be added to the final winning offer.... This1 real slabbed cobwill be shipped Insured. Shipping to the USA