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Sombrerete (Vargas), Mexico (War of Independence), 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1812, colonial edge.

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Sombrerete (Vargas), Mexico (War of Independence), 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1812, colonial edge.
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Sombrerete (Vargas), Mexico (War of Independence), 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1812, colonial edge. KM-177. ; CT-651. 25.0 grams. Bold and lightly toned VF with adjustment marks and edge flaws, typically crude strike, but very nice for the issue, in fact described by Long as the "best strike that I've ever seen" and "a real prize," interestingly with 8 and R at 9 and 3 o'clock respectively, outside the part of the design that is normally seen. Pedigreed to the John Pullin collection, and pedigreed to the Richard Long auction of June 7, 2005 (lot #255).