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Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1657 (P), with "Golden Fleece" countermark of Brabant (Spanish Ne

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Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1657 (P), with  Golden Fleece  countermark of Brabant (Spanish Ne
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Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1657 (P), with "Golden Fleece" countermark of Brabant (Spanish Netherlands, 48 patards, 1652-72) on cross side, NGC VF details / HMS Association (Shipwreck Label). Del-324; Host: S-M19; KM-45; Cal-1362. 15.30 grams. Broad flan with 100% full and bold date (rare enough just for that), nearly full shield and cross, some corrosion and low-contrast toning, but rarest aspect is the nearly full countermark showing the Order of the Golden Fleece on the cross side signifying officially approved circulation in the Spanish Netherlands, first we have seen from this wreck or from any shipwreck. NGC #5971307-002. From: Association, sunk in 1707 off the Isles of Scilly, southwest of England