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Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales "greenie" (encrusted as found), Philip V(?), assayer not visible,

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1660s-1740s Start Price:120.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 225.00 USD
Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales  greenie  (encrusted as found), Philip V(?), assayer not visible,
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Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales "greenie" (encrusted as found), Philip V(?), assayer not visible, ex-Ward. 25.64 grams. Small but solid coin with patch of greenish-white encrustation harboring a few shell bits on obverse, the cross side with some pristine surfaces peeking through oxidation and more green-white stuff on edge. Pedigreed to the Bruce Ward collection (Cargile auction of December 2019, lot #27, with photocopy of certificate [group lot]). Recovered from: Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida