| Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC > Treasure Auction 35 | Auction date: 7 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 1008 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot  | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1651 E/O, with crown-alone (rare variety) countermark on cross, ex-Capitana, ex-Ponte, Mastalir Plate. S-P36; KM-19b; Cal-1490. 27.16 grams. Broad-flan AVF with no corrosion but very dark toning all over, bold full •P•E/O• to left and clear •8•E/O• to right of doubled shield, complete date in full legend outside of mostly flat cross with deep (70%) countermark in center, patch of dark "horn silver" on crack near edge. From the Capitana (1654), pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection, Plate Coin on page 131 of Mastalir's The Great Transition at the Potosí Mint 1649-1652: The 1649-1652 Crowned Shield Coinage and the Countermarks of 1652, Part A: The 1649-1652 Crowned Shield Coinage (2021) and on page 305 of Part B: The Countermarks of 1652. Estimate: $700 - $1000 |  |
