Watch List notes:

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1647 P, very rare, NGC AU 50, finest and only example in NGC census. S-M19; KM-45; Cal-1341. 27.43 grams. Broad flan (extending past the outer border) with superb full and bold date and oMP, choice full shield and cross, lovely rich toning all over, a very rare date but even rarer as certified in numeric AU grade, in fact one of the choicest late-1640s Mexican cobs we have ever seen. Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard Collection, with his original tag/envelope.


Estimate: 2500 - 5000 USD