1595 Potosí 4 Reales Cob – Philip II – PCGS VF35 (Full Date)
- Catalogue number: DTR-00028
- Denomination: 4 Reales
- Mint: Potosí (P)
- Assayer: B
- Monarch: Philip II
- Date: Dated 1595
- Weight: 13.74 g
- Certification: PCGS VF35 · cert 54241094
- Wreck: None — priced accordingly
- Papers: PCGS slab · PCGS TrueView · Heritage Auctions provenance
Philip II · Potosí Mint (P) · Assayer B · 4 Reales · 1595 · 13.74 g silver · PCGS VF35 (cert 54241094) A fully dated 1595 Potosí 4 Reales struck under Philip II — hand-hammered from Cerro Rico silver at the height of Spanish colonial production. The full date, clear P mintmark, B assayer, and a nearly complete shield make this a premium circulated example, certified PCGS VF35 at full standard weight. No wreck attribution — this coin's provenance is Heritage Auctions and PCGS certification, priced accordingly. Ships insured via FedEx with signature required.
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A fully dated 1595 shield cob struck at Potosí under Philip II, hand-hammered from Cerro Rico silver at the height of Spanish colonial production. The full date, P mintmark, B assayer and a nearly complete shield survive on a planchet at full standard weight. Certified PCGS VF35, with Heritage Auctions provenance and no wreck attribution.