Watch List notes:

Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1744 MF, very rare provenance, ex-McKee, ex-Eidel. Yonaka-M8.44; KM-103; Cal-1466. 25.47 grams. Near-AU details with minimal surface corrosion and deep, rich toning all over, first and only example we have ever seen from this obscure wreck that was found in 1950 but not identified until years later (despite the name of the adjoining island, Looe Key), yielding "a number of fine artifacts" (according to Marty Meylach). Pedigreed to the Charles Eidel collection, with original certificate hand-signed by Mrs. Arthur McKee, Jr. (Art's wife) stating origin as "found by Bob Cruz on the Tom Gurr expedition."Recovered from: HMS Looe, sunk in 1744 in the Florida Keys.

Estimate: $500 - $1000