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BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1651 O, with crowned-•T• countermark on shield, ex-Kosoff, ex-Stallar

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BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1651 O, with crowned-•T• countermark on shield, ex-Kosoff, ex-Stallar
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BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1651 O, with crowned-•T• countermark on shield, ex-Kosoff, ex-Stallard, ex-Woodside. S-P35; KM-19b; Cal-1489. 25.34 grams. Well-detailed VF (rare as non-salvage, toned in crevices) with choice full date outside of full cross-and-tressure, bold full countermark (scarce, Mastalir subtype Ta with high dots) near center of full shield with full P-O to left and 8-O to right, interesting old pedigree. (Note: The printed catalog shows an article about the countermarked Potosí shield-type issues of 1649-51, which can be downloaded here: https://sedwickcoins.com/articles/countermarks.pdf.) Pedigreed to the Barry Stallard collection (Sedwick Auction 31, with original lot-tag 579), purchased from A. Kosoff in the 1940s (New York), with original tag, and to the Rob Woodside Collection.