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MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Charles II or Philip V, assayer not visible, encrusted as found.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Coins: Shipwreck Coins Start Price:220.00 USD Estimated At:275.00 - 450.00 USD
MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Charles II or Philip V, assayer not visible, encrusted as found.
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MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Charles II or Philip V, assayer not visible, encrusted as found. 43.87 grams. Extremely thickly encrusted (up to 3/4") with gray sandy oxidation impregnated with large pieces of white and tan shells, somewhat rectangular in shape indicative of a Mexican 8R but without any part of coin exposed, very neat and solid display. Recovered from: Spanish 1715 Fleet, sunk off the east coast of Florida