MEXICO, Colonial. Carlos III. King of Spain, 1759-1788. AR 8 Reales (39mm, 26.94 g, 12h). Mexico City mint. Dated 1779 Mo FF.

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MEXICO, Colonial. Carlos III. King of Spain, 1759-1788. AR 8 Reales (39mm, 26.94 g, 12h). Mexico City mint. Dated 1779 Mo FF. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Crowned coat-of-arms between garlanded Pillars of Hercules. BW 28.6; KM 106.2. Lustrous with hints of toning around periphery. UNC. A superb example. Formerly in NGC encapsulation 389952-097, graded MS61.

From the J. de Wilde Collection. Ex Richard L. Lissner Collection (St. James’s 29, 1 August 2014), lot 1877.


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