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.
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.