| Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC > Treasure Auction 35 | Auction date: 7 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 1887 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot  | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1771 (V-Y), cut down for circulation in North Africa (Barbary). S-P59; KM-45; Cal-1154. 14.97 grams. In circulation along the Barbary coast of North Africa there was a 15- to 16-gram silver coin known as a "30 para," minted in Tripoli in 1773, that could have been linked to these cut-down cobs. Bust 8R cut down to this weight are also known. This VF example is clipped to a roughly pentagonal shape with partial pillars and cross still showing though clearly dated, gray-green tone throughout. Estimate: $100 - $150 |  |
