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Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, (1650-2)(O or E), with crowned-•F• (no dots flanking crown) counterma

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Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, (1650-2)(O or E), with crowned-•F• (no dots flanking crown) counterma
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Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, (1650-2)(O or E), with crowned-•F• (no dots flanking crown) countermark on shield side. KM-17b. 12.6 grams. Totally corrosion-free coin with bold countermark, good shield and cross, but much of periphery flat and with minor splits. Pedigreed to the Ponterio Capitana auction, lot 34 (Plate Coin, with lot-tag) and pedigreed to the Mark Bir collection. Recovered from: Capitana (Jesús María de la Limpia Concepción), sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador