Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1650-1)O, with crowned-arms countermark on cross side, ex-Jones (Plate Coin).S-P35; KM-19b.25.48 grams.Huge flan with peripheral flatness but practically no visible corrosion, bold mintmark and crown, good full cross, about 20% of countermark visible (much more than normal), with brockage of it appearing on shield side (looks like another countermark), nicely toned in crevices.Pedigreed to the Dr. Peter Jones collection, plated on pages 171 and 226 of his book The First Coins of the Americas (2020), with Sedwick photo-certificate.Recovered from: Shield Type
Estimate: 250-375 USD