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Bogota, Colombia, cob 4 reales, 1622, assayer A to right, mintmark S to left, Grade 1 (assumed), ext

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Bogota, Colombia, cob 4 reales, 1622, assayer A to right, mintmark S to left, Grade 1 (assumed), ext
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Bogota, Colombia, cob 4 reales, 1622, assayer A to right, mintmark S to left, Grade 1 (assumed), extremely rare, Atocha Research Collection Plate Coin, NGC XF 40 / Atocha, ex-Pat Johnson. Restrepo-M33.1; S-B1; KM-2.1; Cal-1134. 13.03 grams. Very broad flan with virtually no corrosion, choice full cross-lions-castles, full crown and nearly full shield, bold king's ordinal IIII, mintmark S and assayer A, and (best of all) a full and bold 1622 date, beautifully toned all over, among the finest of an issue for which maybe five are known, this example photographically featured in the famous Atocha Research Collection and for many years ensconced in the world-class 4-reales collection of the late Pat Johnson (certified thus by NGC). It has been many years since we have seen one of these no-denomination 4R on the market, its mintmark S no doubt for Santa Fe de Bogota before the local decision to use NR for Nuevo Reino instead, believed to be part of a sample shipment struck from Madrid-made die-punches and all lost on the 1622 Fleet. Its importance in this 400th anniversary year cannot be understated. NGC #6275813-004. Plate Coin 234 in the Atocha Research Collection, with original Mel Fisher tag and special photo-certificate 85A-236036, and pedigreed to the Pat Johnson Collection (stated on label). From: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida

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