Watch List notes:

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 escudos, 1700L, encapsulated NGC AU 50, from the 1715 Fleet, extremely rare. S-M29a; KM-unl.; CT-31. 27.04 grams. Bold penultimate 0 of date but the rest of date certain too, also with bold full oXML, nearly full shield and cross, somewhat odd shape (typical for the period), some flat areas and blunted points on edge. By our records only one other specimen has hit the public market within the past 35 years or more. From the 1715 Fleet, as stated inside the slab.

Estimate: $20000