Guatemala, cob 8 reales, 1750J, with sun-over-mountains countermark (Type II, 1839) on shield side.S-G1a; Cal-423; KM-12; JP-8R18.20.74 grams.Full date (scarce) and clear assayer, fairly well centered with nearly full interior design but all a bit weak and worn (Good) and with neatly drilled hole in one corner, two small punchmarks on pillars side, also rather underweight so undoubtedly clipped long ago (since the edges are worn too), full and deep countermark (AXF), lightly toned all over.Pedigreed to the Antigua collection and to the Aureo auction of May 2014 (lot 928).
($300-450)