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Seville, Spain, 1 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, with large C countermark (for Castilla de Oro[?], the orig

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Seville, Spain, 1 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, with large C countermark (for Castilla de Oro[?], the orig
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Seville, Spain, 1 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, with large C countermark (for Castilla de Oro[?], the original name given to the Panama area), extremely rare. 3.1 grams. At some point during the conquest period, Ferdinand-Isabel coins that were imported to the New World were countermarked for use there, and these countermarked coins have turned up in only two places: Panama and a mid-1500s wreck off Cuba known as the "Ines de Soto wreck". This lot marks the first time a C countermark has been offered for public sale, and it is full and bold on the reverse of this specimen, which shows a full shield and crown, bold S to left of arrows, nearly full legends, lightly rainbow-toned AVF with slightly crude surfaces.