Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1622/1 D. S-M18a; KM-45; Cal-1297. 26.95 grams. Choice satin surfaces (100% corrosion-free), with clear bottom half of penultimate 2 of date but weaker final digit (overdate assumed), also bold mintmark and denomination in addition to the full shield and cross, flat peripheries and unevenly thick around the edge (as made), one edge-split. Recovered from: "Lucayan Beach Wreck," sunk ca. 1628 off Grand Bahama Island
Estimate: 250 - 375 USD