Spanish Cob 1/2 Real Identification Help (Id: 17th Century Potosi 1/2 Real Cob)

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perdidogringo New Member Colombia 37 Posts	Posted 09/25/2016 8:17 pm Hi All, I found this clipped 1/2 real yesterday while metal detecting. Can any of the cob experts determine a date and origin? Many thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

Pistareen Valued Member United States 309 Posts	Posted 09/25/2016 8:55 pm This appears to be a Potosi half real cob, with monogram of one of the Philips. I place it with Philip III, circa 1620. It was most probably made before 1700. These were undated and many had Assayer initials "T" Report this Post to the Staff
perdidogringo New Member Colombia 37 Posts	Posted 09/27/2016 3:16 pm Thanks for the response, Pistareen! I've been doing some more online research and it has led me to suspect that it is a Philip IV 1/2 real cob from Bogota. Looks very similar to this one: https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=l...706&lot=1083 What do you think? This was found a few hours from Bogota, which would increase the likelihood, no? Report this Post to the Staff
perdidogringo New Member Colombia 37 Posts	Posted 09/28/2016 12:37 pm Some better photos for the cob experts.... Report this Post to the Staff
SebastianTrez New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 01/16/2019 5:05 pm Wow, That is one beautiful 1/2...and yes Nuevo Reino aka Columbia !! Mucho Primero !! Congrats, I have always loved the cobs you find and post. Been awhile since I was in this forum. Report this Post to the Staff
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