Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1714 J (old style), ex-Real Eight Co. S-M22; KM-47; Cal-1401. 26.90 grams. Very odd shape, basically a square with one corner stretched and partially encrusted with green and white, also with pristine surfaces (no corrosion), attractively toned, with flat peripheries but good cross and upper half of shield, very bottoms of digits of date, desirable early provenance. With original Real Eight Co. certificate #M-8341 hand-signed by Harry Cannon. From: Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida
($500-750)