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Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible, uncleaned, mounted in a heavy-gaug

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Coins: Shipwreck Silver Start Price:280.00 USD Estimated At:350.00 - 500.00 USD
Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible, uncleaned, mounted in a heavy-gaug
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Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible, uncleaned, mounted in a heavy-gauge 14K gold necklace bezel. KM-47. 37.1 grams. Very large and imposing piece of jewelry, probably the first time we have seen an encrusted coin in a bezel, the coin itself with good full cross and shield, darkly toned with green spots and lightly corroded. From the Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida, with Pat Johnson photo-certificate.