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Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer J, ex-Mel Fisher.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1660s-1740s Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,000.00 USD
Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer J, ex-Mel Fisher.
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Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer J, ex-Mel Fisher. S-M22; KM-47. 25.41 grams. Very large, triangular flan with choice full cross-lions-castles and shield (pre-1714), peripheries flat (and with edge-split), nicely toned, no corrosion, important Fisher pedigree. With Cobb Coin Co. (Mel Fisher tags and certificate #138456 and hand-signed letter from Mel referencing this coin as "from my personal collection." Recovered from: Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida