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BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, (1651-52) E, with crowned-o countermark (rare) on cross, ex-Ponte, Ma

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BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, (1651-52) E, with crowned-o countermark (rare) on cross, ex-Ponte, Ma
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BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, (1651-52) E, with crowned-o countermark (rare) on cross, ex-Ponte, Mastalir Plate. S-P36; KM-17b; Cal-Type 279. 8.15 grams. Bold and clear countermark (near center of cross) that is currently unique for this variety (Mastalir O3) on the reverse of a 4 reales, not much else visible due to heavy corrosion and thinning, two edge-splits, toned. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection and plated on page 199 of Mastalir's book The Great Transition at the Potosí Mint, 1649-1652: The 1649-1652 Crowned Shield Coinage and the Countermarks of 1652, Part B: The Countermarks of 1652 (2020). Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador