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Showcase Auction 61255 30 Jan 2022
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Brabant. Philip IV of Spain 48 Patards ND (1652-1672) XF45 NGC, Delm-324. Counterstamped (AU Strong) on a Mexico City-minted Philip IV 8 Reales 1655 Mo-P, KM45 (for host). This elusive "Golden Fleece" countermark, fully embossed (unlike most examples), was applied to Spanish cobs whose weight and finesse had been verified by the Dutch government, trying to remove the low silver examples after the Potosi Scandal and other problem coins that were in circulation. This practice was eventually ended upon the discovery of clipped counterstamped coins, so even though they were marked as regal weight, they had now become adulterated. Bold countermark on a precisely-struck cob, crowned by dove toning.
Privately purchased from Smythe
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Brabant. Philip IV of Spain 48 Patards ND (1652-1672) XF45 NGC, Delm-324. Counterstamped (AU Strong) on a Mexico City-minted Philip IV 8 Reales 1655 Mo-P, KM45 (for host). This elusive "Golden Fleece" countermark, fully embossed (unlike most examples), was applied to Spanish cobs whose weight and finesse had been verified by the Dutch government, trying to remove the low silver examples after the Potosi Scandal and other problem coins that were in circulation. This practice was eventually ended upon the discovery of clipped counterstamped coins, so even though they were marked as regal weight, they had now become adulterated. Bold countermark on a precisely-struck cob, crowned by dove toning.
Privately purchased from Smythe
https://coins.ha.com/itm/netherlands/netherlands-brabant-philip-iv-of-spain-48-patards-nd-1652-1672-xf45-ngc-/a/61255-97389.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61255-01302022
HID02906262019
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