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USA (colonial), half dollar(?), ca. 1800(?), crudely cut-down segment of a Spanish colonial bust 8R

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USA (colonial), half dollar(?), ca. 1800(?), crudely cut-down segment of a Spanish colonial bust 8R
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USA (colonial), half dollar(?), ca. 1800(?), crudely cut-down segment of a Spanish colonial bust 8R of Charles IV, very rare. 13.4 grams. We're not sure how the colonial clipper knew where to make the cuts, but somehow he created an exact half dollar in weight by cutting off at least 3 tangential pieces from the bottom and sides, leaving almost the whole bust and king's ordinal on the obverse, which clearly circulated that way for a while (Fine with dark spots and toning on the cut edges, a fascinating piece for the colonial specialist.