212

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1649 (O), with crowned-dot-PH-dot countermark on shield, ex-Mastalir

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1500s-1650s Start Price:325.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 600.00 USD
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1649 (O), with crowned-dot-PH-dot countermark on shield, ex-Mastalir
SOLD
Sign In To View Winning Bid
This item SOLD at 2022 Nov 03 @ 14:28UTC-4 : AST/EDT
By registering for our auction, you agree to the terms and conditions.
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1649 (O), with crowned-dot-PH-dot countermark on shield, ex-Mastalir (Plate). S-P35; KM-19b; Cal-1487. 23.05 grams. Solid flan with minimal surface corrosion, good full cross and shield, the former with right side of 9 of date visible and the latter with practically full countermark near center, attractively toned for good contrast. Pedigreed to the Robert Mastalir Collection and plated on page 360 of Part B of his books The Great Transition at the Potosi Mint, 1649-1652: The 1649-1652 Crowned Shield Coinage and the Countermarks of 1652 (2021), with copy of Moro certificate countersigned by Daniel Frank Sedwick.Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador.