Watch List notes:

SPAIN, Reino de España. Fernando VII. Second reign, 1813-1833. AR 8 Reales (38mm, 27.15 g, 12h). Madrid mint. Gregorio Lázaro Labrandero and José Sánchez Delgado, assayers. Dated 1816 M GJ. KM 466.3. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 66 WINGS APPROVED. Gem blast white full mint bloom with just a hint of luster. The only portrait 8 reales ever graded MS 66. Must be seen.


Purchased from Richard Margolis, September 1981.