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Comayagua, Honduras, royal crown countermark (1824) on pillars side of a contemporary counterfeit Po

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Comayagua, Honduras, royal crown countermark (1824) on pillars side of a contemporary counterfeit Po
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Comayagua, Honduras, royal crown countermark (1824) on pillars side of a contemporary counterfeit Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1761 V-(Y), very rare. KM-unl. 26.36 grams. A chunky cob with slightly incorrect details but clearly circulated (toned Fine, with old test-cut on edge) and with genuine countermark (XF) below the pillars-side date in the form of a small, incuse, royal crown (easily confused with a similar Portuguese crown countermark for Sao Tome and Principe but slightly different), as mentioned in 1824 decrees stating that proper countermarks were ordered from Guatemala but did not arrive, so they had to use old Spanish colonial "royal fifth" punches instead, more often seen on "imitation cob" 2 reales of Tegucigalpa. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of November 2009, with original lot-tag 9544.