Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction 22-26 Aug 2022
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MEXICO. 8 Reales, 1772-Mo FM. Mexico City Mint. Charles III. PCGS MS-61.
KM-106.1; FC-52; Cal-1105; Yonaka-M8-72A. Variety with inverted Assayer's letters and mint mark. Tied for finest certified of the date with one other example, also the inverted variety, on either the NGC or PCGS population reports. This handsome example offers well struck devices with smooth surfaces. A lovely pervasive dove gray graces the fields and design elements with a slight iridescent sheen. When rotating in the light underlying luster in the protected areas pops out. The VERY RARE inverted Assayer's letters and mint mark variety is seldom encountered and is especially desirable in this high state of preservation. To view all items from the Pat Johnson Collection, click here.
From the Pat Johnson Collection.
Estimate: $2000 - $3000
KM-106.1; FC-52; Cal-1105; Yonaka-M8-72A. Variety with inverted Assayer's letters and mint mark. Tied for finest certified of the date with one other example, also the inverted variety, on either the NGC or PCGS population reports. This handsome example offers well struck devices with smooth surfaces. A lovely pervasive dove gray graces the fields and design elements with a slight iridescent sheen. When rotating in the light underlying luster in the protected areas pops out. The VERY RARE inverted Assayer's letters and mint mark variety is seldom encountered and is especially desirable in this high state of preservation. To view all items from the Pat Johnson Collection, click here.
From the Pat Johnson Collection.
Estimate: $2000 - $3000