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Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1733MF, possible 3/2 overdate (unlisted muling), rar

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Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1733MF, possible 3/2 overdate (unlisted muling), rar
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Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1733MF, possible 3/2 overdate (unlisted muling), rare. KM-103. 25.3 grams. Though the little corrosion in evidence on this coin obfuscates the issue slightly, the date appears to show a 3/2 overdate, which is unlisted for this assayer and would be a totally new variety for the voracious collectors of pillar dollars, but even without the overdate it is a rather nice specimen with XF details and rich toning all over, also a scarce variety with triple mouldings atop the pillars (missing in Calbetó and Elizondo), not to mention that it is the rare second year of issue. Recovered from: Rooswijk, sunk in 1739 off the southeast coast of England. With certificate #3144.