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8 Reales - Carlos III
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Colombia |
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| Year | 1760-1770 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#39, Hernández#269-271 |
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| Obverse lettering | CAROLUS•III•D•G•HISPAN•ET IND•REX VJ 8 |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Carlos III's reform decrees of the 1760s pushed colonial mints toward the new milled coinage — the macuquina style was dying — but Bogotá lagged badly. The Santa Fe de Bogotá mint was producing cob-style pieces well into a decade when Lima and Mexico City had already transitioned. These transitional-period 8 Reales occupy an awkward administrative moment: the crown was demanding uniformity it couldn't yet enforce at distance.
Hernández references 269–271 capture meaningful die variation across this window, worth consulting before attribution.