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Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer unclear (1640s), with possible unofficial shield c

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Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer unclear (1640s), with possible unofficial shield c
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Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer unclear (1640s), with possible unofficial shield countermark at edge. KM-19a. 27.4 grams. Decent shield and bold but off-center cross, nicely toned VF with edge-split, but perhaps the most interesting feature is the circular depression on the reverse at about 3 o'clock on the edge, which slightly resembles the shield revaluation countermark from 1649-52 and may have been an intentional imitation.