Tobago, 1-1/2 bitts, radiate script-T countermark (1798) on crenated center cut of a Spanish colonial bust 8 reales, rare, encapsulated NGC VF 35, ex-Rudman (designated on label). KM-9. Bold stamp with sharp edges, deep toning, faint trace of center of shield on reverse, one of the more desirable "cut and countermark" types of the West Indies. NGC #2790231-004. Pedigreed to the Isaac Rudman collection.
($1250-2000)