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PHILIPPINES. Philippines - Mexico. 8 Reales, ND (ca. 1834-37). Manila Mint. Isabel II. NGC EF Details--Environmental Damage; C/S: XF Standard.
KM-Not listed; Basso-56; PNM#6-136; PNM#16-304; PNM#21-Not listed; Cacho-Not listed; Gil-5-3-2-IV; DP-Do09. Type VI Countermark, crowned Y.II. within circle. Countermark applied to the obverse of a 1832/1-Do RM/L Mexico republic 8 Reales; European dies, die style of 1832-42. A somewhat more available date for this SCARCE and popular mint. We have more than 20 examples recorded for all dates bearing a Y.II. countermark. For this date we have seven documented with three different crown varieties (5-3-2-IV[1], 5-4-1-II[1] and 5-4-3[5]). The countermark is strong, though the "Y" in the queen's cipher is slightly obscured by the design. Otherwise all pertinent details of clear. The host is nicely preserved exhibiting light signs of circulation as the grade would suggest displaying attractive mottled blue-gray patina and minor earthen deposits amongst the devices. The surfaces do exhibit areas of trivial granularity and remaining encrustation on the reverse between the eagle's head and left wing. This handsome example is pleasing to the eye.
From the Angelita and Benito Legarda Collection.
Estimate: $400 - $600
KM-Not listed; Basso-56; PNM#6-136; PNM#16-304; PNM#21-Not listed; Cacho-Not listed; Gil-5-3-2-IV; DP-Do09. Type VI Countermark, crowned Y.II. within circle. Countermark applied to the obverse of a 1832/1-Do RM/L Mexico republic 8 Reales; European dies, die style of 1832-42. A somewhat more available date for this SCARCE and popular mint. We have more than 20 examples recorded for all dates bearing a Y.II. countermark. For this date we have seven documented with three different crown varieties (5-3-2-IV[1], 5-4-1-II[1] and 5-4-3[5]). The countermark is strong, though the "Y" in the queen's cipher is slightly obscured by the design. Otherwise all pertinent details of clear. The host is nicely preserved exhibiting light signs of circulation as the grade would suggest displaying attractive mottled blue-gray patina and minor earthen deposits amongst the devices. The surfaces do exhibit areas of trivial granularity and remaining encrustation on the reverse between the eagle's head and left wing. This handsome example is pleasing to the eye.
From the Angelita and Benito Legarda Collection.
Estimate: $400 - $600