Paraguay (War of the Triple Alliance)
Paraguay (War of the Triple Alliance), 1 real, countermark "1" in rounded hexagonal field of horizontal lines (1865-70) on a wavy-edge 1/4 cut of a Bolivian Republic 4 soles of the mid-1800s, NGC F 15, c/s XF standard.Pratt-MR2; KM-B2.3.15 grams.Full countermark on worn host with some legend visible (including assayer MJ), deeply old-toned, interesting survivor from an issue of necessity coinage struck during the war against the Triple Alliance of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay.
Estimate: 350-500 USD