Guatemala, cob 4 reales, (17)37/6J, rare, with sun-over-mountains countermark (Type II, 1839) on shield side.S-G1; Cal-unl (131 for Type); KM-unl (Type 5); JP-4R5a.12.82 grams.Large flan with full 37 of date showing clear 7/6 overdate, full mintmark, slightly off-center strike, deeply toned About Fine with typical hole near edge, full and deep countermark (VF) with curious die-crack that on other, less well-defined examples is often confused for Type I (Quetzaltenango).Pedigreed to the Antigua collection.
($350-500)