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Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1802FT, mounted in the bowl of a silver ladle with h

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Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1802FT, mounted in the bowl of a silver ladle with h
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Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1802FT, mounted in the bowl of a silver ladle with handle made of whale baleen, manufactured by Harris and Shafer. KM-109; CT-698. 106 grams, 12-1/2" long. Curious, late 19th-century antique featuring a genuine coin (XF details) permanently but tastefully integrated into a sterling silver ladle with maker's name stamped in back, the handle a twisted, dark stick of whale baleen, perfectly intact.