Watch List notes:

MEXICO, Colonial. Carlos III. King of Spain, 1759-1788. AR 8 Reales (39mm, 26.94 g, 12h). Mexico City mint. Dated 1779 Mo FF. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Crowned coat-of-arms between garlanded Pillars of Hercules. BW 28.6; KM 106.2. Lustrous with hints of toning around periphery. UNC. A superb example. Formerly in NGC encapsulation graded MS65.

From the J. de Wilde Collection. Ex Richard L. Lissner Collection (St. James's 29, 1 August 2014), lot 1877.