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BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1649 Z/R, no countermark, extremely rare, ex-Ponte, ex-Portola, Mast.

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BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1649 Z/R, no countermark, extremely rare, ex-Ponte, ex-Portola, Mast.
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BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1649 Z/R, no countermark, rare, ex-Ponte, ex-Portola, Mastalir Plate. S-P34; KM-19a; Cal-1485. 27.66 grams. An extremely choice non-salvage example with 100% full and bold date and full assayer showing clear Z/R, good full cross and crown and fully detailed shield on a broad flan with bold denomination •8•, lightly toned VF. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection and the Portolà Collection (Aureo & Calicó auction of December 2019, lot 55), plated on page 31 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 A: The 1649-1652 Crowned Shield Coinage (2020).