Watch List notes:

MEXICO. 8 Reales, 1852-Ca RG (5/4). Chihuahua Mint. NGC MS-61.
KM-377.2; DP-Ca23. Lustrous and toned, with adjustment marks across the eagle and a faint "X" scratched in the field near the "R" of "REPUBLICA". Only the third we have offered of this date and the first in Mint State.

Although the lines across the eagle are traditionally called adjustment marks, they are more likely the result of defects in the rollers used to flatten the strips of silver prior to the planchets being punched. All known examples of this date show the 5/4, the result of an obverse hub recycled from the 1840's.

Estimate: $500.00- $700.00