^Lot 424 SWEDEN, Avesta mint, copper ½ daler "plate money," Karl XII, 1711, with Type A countermark (Gothenbu

SWEDEN, Avesta mint, copper ½ daler "plate money," Karl XII, 1711, with Type A countermark (Gothenburg, 1718) on top and two three-crowns countermarks on bottom. KM-PM30. 469 grams. Roughly 4½" x 5". All five original stamps bold and readable (some surface corrosion) with edges intact, the Gothenburg countermark on top a bit weaker, one of the three-crowns countermarks on bottom quite clear but the other weak, nice copper color all over. Pedigreed to the Steve Valentine Collection, with original certificate from the salvor/conservator. Recovered from: Nicobar, sunk in 1783 off South Africa