An extraordinarily complete specimen with strong visual appeal, something rarely seen in this fractional denomination. It displays a triple date, most notably with all four digits “1689” fully legible in the legend; additionally, it shows a triple assayer’s mark, double mint mark, and double value mark—an exceptional concentration of information for this type. Very few 1 real coins from Potosí survive with this level of completeness and clarity.
An extraordinarily complete specimen with strong visual appeal, something rarely seen in this fractional denomination. It displays a triple date, most notably with all four digits “1689” fully legible in the legend; additionally, it shows a triple assayer’s mark, double mint mark, and double value mark—an exceptional concentration of information for this type. Very few 1 real coins from Potosí survive with this level of completeness and clarity.