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MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 4 reales, (1712-14) J, obverse struck from 8R die, "cabo de barra" flan.

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MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 4 reales, (1712-14) J, obverse struck from 8R die,  cabo de barra  flan.
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MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 4 reales, (1712-14) J, obverse struck from 8R die, "cabo de barra" flan. S-M22; KM-40; Cal-Type 139. 13.17 grams. Neat shape with one wide, straight edge and the rest of the edge rounded (hence an end-piece from the silver strap from which the blanks were cut, known in Spanish as a "cabo de barra"), with well-centered full cross, off-center and oversized shield (as struck from an 8 reales die) with most of oMJ visible, no corrosion, toned on fields for nice contrast. From the Rathman's site (found in 1980), with photo-certificate from the finder (Buddy Martin). Recovered from: Spanish 1715 Fleet, sunk off the east coast of Florida