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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1650-1)O, with two countermarks (rare): crown alone (common variety)

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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1650-1)O, with two countermarks (rare): crown alone (common variety)
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1650-1)O, with two countermarks (rare): crown alone (common variety) on shield and arms on cross. S-P35; KM-19b. 25.34 grams. Broad flan with very bold countermark on full shield flanked by P-O and 8-O, also full cross with bold partial second countermark, some corrosion near part of edge, a bit weakly struck overall, lightly toned. With Marex tag and certificate #0271, pedigreed to our Auction 20, with original lot-tag #377. Recovered from: Maravillas, sunk in 1656 off Grand Bahama Island