Watch List notes:

MEXICO, Colonial. Ferdinand VI, king of Spain, 1746-1759. 8 Reales (Silver, 39 mm, 26.80 g, 12 h), Mexico. Manuel de León and Manuel Assorín, assayers, 1755. FERDND•VI•D•G•HISPAN•ET•IND•REX Crowned coat of arms; to left, assayers' initials; to right, value. Rev. VTRAQUE VNUM - M 1755 M Crowned hemispheres; to right and left, crowned columns with banners; all set on ground rising out of ocean waves. Calicó 338. KM 104. Nicely toned. Very fine.


From the collection of a Swiss scholar, formed over the past thirty years.