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MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, 1680/79 L, with natural bubble-hole, extremely rare.

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MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, 1680/79 L, with natural bubble-hole, extremely rare.
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MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, 1680/79 L, with natural bubble-hole, extremely rare. S-M21; KM-unl (46 for type); Cal-unl (Type 108). 24.06 grams. Very choice full date with faint but certain 79 digits under the 80 (first we have seen), also full oML (without L/G as reported for another 1680/79), nearly full cross despite much peripheral flatness, lightly toned, only minor surface pitting. Pedigreed to the Steve Valentine Collection, with original certificate from the salvor/conservator. Recovered from: Joanna, sunk in 1682 off South Africa