Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1712J, full date (very rare thus), ex-Real Eight. S-M22; KM-47; CT-741. 26.25 grams. Small but thick and solid flan with no corrosion but a few spots of dark "horn silver," bold date and oMJ, nearly full cross, nicely toned on fields. With Real Eight Co. certificate from 1972 and stock certificate for one share. Recovered from: Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida
Estimate: $800 - 1200