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perdidogringo New Member Colombia 37 Posts	Posted 07/11/2015 6:29 pm Hi all, A friend of mine found this Spanish cob down south. Can any of you cob experts offer any info. on the date, mint, information, etc.? Thanks in advance! Edited by perdidogringo 07/11/2015 10:01 pm Report this Post to the Staff

philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 07/12/2015 09:45 am Well, I'm not a cob person, but until one comes along... I see a 4 between the bases of the two pillars, for a four reales. Between the crowns of the two pillars is a P, for the Lima mint. This style was only struck there during the first three years of the mint's operation, 1568-71, placing this coin among the very first struck in South America. Report this Post to the Staff
perdidogringo New Member Colombia 37 Posts	Posted 07/12/2015 11:55 am Thanks for replying, Philadelphian! So you are saying the P stands for Lima (the mint) and not the Assayer? Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 07/12/2015 12:40 pm The P here stands for the Viceroyalty of Peru, which until 1718 covered all of South America except Venezuela and Portugal's Brazil, and had its capital (and, until the one in Potosí opened in 1574, its only mint) in Lima. The assayer's initial should be to the left of the shield, and will likely be an R, for Rincon. Edited by philadelphian 07/12/2015 1:07 pm Report this Post to the Staff
perdidogringo New Member Colombia 37 Posts	Posted 07/13/2015 12:15 pm You nailed it, Philidelphian! Upon further inspection, there is an "R" to the left of the shield (see photo below). So the cob was made at the Lima mint 1568-1570, "P" standing for the Lima mint. and the 'R" for the Assayer, Alonso de Rincon. Many thanks for your help in identification! Now that identification is settled, I wonder the worth considering the condition. I'll have to look around the internet. Edited by perdidogringo 07/13/2015 12:18 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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