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Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1740MF, incorrect rim (mint error?), with Sotheby's

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1660s-1740s Start Price:160.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1740MF, incorrect rim (mint error?), with Sotheby's
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Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1740MF, incorrect rim (mint error?), with Sotheby's provenance. KM-103; CT-790. 25.9 grams. Interesting piece with extra-thick and somewhat hammered-in rim that appears to have happened during striking, a unique error that we have never seen before, with minimal corrosion but old scratches on shield, XF details, desirable pedigree. With certificate from the salvagers and original Sotheby's lot envelope from the 1970s. Recovered from: Hollandia, sunk in 1743 off the Scilly Isles, southwest of England