Catalog
1/2 Real - Charles III
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Potosí |
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| Year | 1760-1773 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Cob-type macuquina flan of irregular shape, struck by hammer using a hand-cut die. The field displays a crowned monogram composed of the royal cypher, partially legible due to the characteristic off-center strike inherent to cob coinage. Fragmentary Latin legend surrounds the central device, reading elements of CAROLVS TERTIVS D G in abbreviated form. The planchet is roughly oval with jagged, hand-sheared edges typical of Potosí cob production. Strike details are weak in areas consistent with the crude hammered technique employed at colonial mints. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | POTOSI•ANO•DATE (1760-1773) or CAROLVS•III or CAROLVS• with some abbreviation of (T)ERTIVS•D•G• |
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