Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1741 (MF), in thick encrustation (as found). KM-103; Cal-1458; Yonaka-M8.41. 41.98 grams total. Solid and darkly toned coin with UNC details on mostly exposed pillars side that also bears a patch of small quartz bits in orange crud, the reverse completely encrusted with similar material in such a form as to make the coin sit at a desirable 45-degree angle, a very nice display. With original (generic) certificate from the salvors #A1674. From: Hollandia, sunk in 1743 off the Isles of Scilly, southwest of England
($500-750)