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Brazil, 600 reis countermark (1663) on a Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8R (1640s, assayer not visible), very

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Brazil, 600 reis countermark (1663) on a Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8R (1640s, assayer not visible), very
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Brazil, 600 reis countermark (1663) on a Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8R (1640s, assayer not visible), very rare combination and as from this wreck. 26.7 grams. Thick and solid but crude and polished coin with full cross and shield, its best aspect being the full and bold countermark on the cross. From the Association, sunk in 1707 off the Scilly Isles, southwest of England, with certificate #11672 from the salvager.