Watch List notes:

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer O below mintmark oM to left. S-M11; KM-43; CT-156. 27.04 grams. Thick (small) flan with good full shield and cross but most peripheral areas flat, bold denomination 8 and fairly clear oMO, VF. See note in previous lot about the popularity of this former "first dollar" of Mexico. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of November 2007, with original lot-tag #617.
(175 - 250 USD)